Umberto Eco’s library is split between Milan and Bologna
VA few weeks ago, a video of Umberto Eco in his apartment in Milan went viral on Italian social media. The camera follows the great … Read more
Karen Kruger
Government crisis in Italy
KShortly after the attack on the Capitol, a video sequence with Matteo Renzi from 2016 appeared on social media in Italy. It shows the chairman … Read more
Dante’s bones remain in Ravenna on the 700th anniversary of his death
GJubilee anniversaries run the risk of bringing out the worst in culture: superficiality, exhibitionism, bad rhetoric, abuse of power. The risk appears all the greater … Read more
Elif Shafak, Philip Ording, Campino, Kristof Magnusson
What’s the point of a twenty year old novel by Elif Shafak? What about Philip Ordings math book, Seriously Fun? The Tote Hosen singer Campino … Read more
Why the Christian mosaics of Hagia Sophia could soon disappear
EOne of the many legends that exist about Hagia Sophia tells of an angel who has lived in the building since the beginning. The story … Read more