Introduction For the moment (and God knows how much it pains me), I have died already twice, but the first
Continue readingΚατηγορία: country-specific
Kaoru Kakizakai: a modern Komuso (Zen Priest of Nothingness) plays Shakuhachi
Introduction I was blessed to attend a recital by Kaoru Kakizakai in the Onassis Cultural Center of Athens, Greece. Kaoru
Continue readingObjects that tell a story (2): My maternal grandfather’s 1915 travel document to Russia
Introduction Digging into a box with documents and photos I found in pieces a travel document belonging to my maternal
Continue readingUPDATED – Total War: Panathinaikos-Olympiacos / ΝΕΑ ΕΚΔΟΣΗ – Ολοκληρωτικος Πολεμος: Παναθηναϊκος – Ολυμπιακος
Καθως διαβαζετε αυτες τις γραμμες, ο ποδοσφαιρικος αγωνας ΠΑΟ – Ολυμπιακου διεκοπη, το ΟΑΚΑ εγνωρισε πρωτοφανη επεισοδια βιας και καταστροφης,
Continue readingTime according to Theo Angelopoulos – Ο Χρονος κατα τον Θοδωρο Αγγελοπουλο
Time present and time past Are both perhaps present in time future, And time future contained in time past. If
Continue readingLynda Benglis – American Artist
Today’s post concludes a sequence of three consecutive posts dedicated to female American artists (poets are artists). Sculpture, enamel, sculpmetal
Continue readingFrancesca Woodman, American Photographer
Francesca Woodman died at the age of 22. She committed suicide. She threw herself off a building in New York
Continue readingOkuribito (Departures) – A film of Yojiro Takita
“Departures” is a very special film of Yojiro Takita, about Daigo Kobayashi, a cellist with a Tokyo orchestra, who loses
Continue readingVeal Tongue With Fava (Yellow Lentils) – Γλωσσα Μοσχαρισια με Φαβα
I like veal tongue, both as flavour and texture, and already have posted two recipes with it as the main
Continue readingUn Mundo Efimero – An Ephemeral World
Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita mi ritrovai per una selva oscura, che la diritta via era smarrita Half-way
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