E’ qui l’Oktoberfest?

May 18, 2006

Oggi sono arrivata bella tranquilla in studio (senza aver mangiato) e che ti trovo sul pianerottolo sotto di noi? Tredici casse di birra. Boh, mi dico, dovranno festeggiare qualcosa… avranno molto caldo… ci sarà stata un’offerta all’esselunga…
Non faccio nemmeno in tempo a farmi aprire la porta, che dall’appartamento in questione inizia un festoso e festante vociare, suoni di boccali che brindano, stompare (perdonate il neologismo) di pesanti piedi ed altre simili amenità. Mentre scrivo, stanno intonando raccapriccianti cori a più voci. Ma si può lavorare, in queste condizioni? Offrissero un giro di birra al palazzo, almeno…

books and literature

Werewolves Wednesday: Robert E. Howard’s In the Forest of Villefère

The sun had set. The great shadows came striding over the forest. In the weird twilight of a late summer day, I saw the path ahead glide on among the mighty trees and disappear. And I shuddered and glanced fearfully over my shoulder. Miles behind

March 19, 2026 9:00 am

architecture, engineering and construction

ISO/DIS 19650-1:2026 — Back to the Future

Well, the new draft of the ISO 19650 has been out for public consultation for a week, now, and I have the feeling nobody’s actually consulting the thing, because the heat of the debate has been around the “disappearance of BIM”. I already wrote about

March 18, 2026 9:00 am

art and fashion

Metafisica / Metafisiche

What a splendid exhibition! I was expecting your regular, run-of-the-mill show at Palazzo Reale, which is usually good enough, but I was surprised at the depth and width of this new endeavour, that spans across the city with multiple initiatives and, even within the show

March 15, 2026 9:00 am