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NON-DEMOCRATIC DWARF TALES

Dec 7, 2024 | BOOKS

The last reading I owe to Mary's Handbook is Andrea Francavilla's Non-Democratic Dwarf Tales. The short stories are dwarfed in terms of length but the author's ability to evoke situations and contexts in the space of a few words by building characters through their dialogues immediately emerges....

MY BAR, FAMILY, HEALTH

Nov 30, 2024 | A COFFEE WITH, WOMEN, ITALY, ITALY, WORK, A COFFEE WITH, WOMEN, WORK

My bar, family, health ... this is the recipe that Anna Possi gives us as an example of a centenarian. Yes: tireless Anna in front of the espresso machine at the Bar Centrale in Nebbiuno on the occasion of her 100th birthday declared: I don't want anything, I already have everything. My bar, my...

HUNTING THE BOGEYMAN

Nov 23, 2024 | BOOKS

Caccia all'uomo nero Hunting the Bogeyman published by Pav Edizioni: the latest read for which I thank the author Sabino Napolitano and Mari Manual. Undoubtedly a striking title: ‘the bogeyman’ is a figure we often learn about from childhood. The first meaning that the Treccani attributes to him...

CAFÉ RACER

Nov 16, 2024 | MOTORS, MOTORS

Café Racer: two words that encapsulate a world. It is difficult to give a precise description, but the origin of the term is sure and takes us to England at the turn of the 1950s and 1960s. In particular, the Café that gave rise to this definition is the Ace Café built on London's North Circular...

DIRTY COFFEE

Nov 9, 2024 | WORLD, WORLD

Dirty coffee literally the result of the brewing that is going crazy is indeed a dirty coffee. But it is not the coffee that gets dirty, on the contrary: the coffee dirties the milk. Remember the recipe for Dalgona Coffee? Again, cold milk and coffee are needed, the milk must be very cold while...

NIRVANA UNPLUGGED

Nov 2, 2024 | BOOKS, MOVIES, BOOKS, MOVIES, MUSIC, MUSIC, ROCK, ROCK

Nirvana unplugged in New York, often known as MTV unplugged is first and foremost a high moment in music history to me. For our very first chat here on the blog, almost five years ago now, I told you about the cardigan Kurt Cobain wore during the recording of this live show. Then over time we...

TRIESTESPRESSO EXPO

Oct 26, 2024 | ITALY, ITALY

Triestespresso Expo, now in its eleventh edition, is taking place these days: 24 - 25 and 26 October under the banner of Where the world meets in a cup. It is the world of coffee and much more. I got in touch with the president of the Trieste Coffee Association a fortnight ago about the hypothesis...

TELL ME A STORY

Oct 19, 2024 | STORIES

Raccontami una storia – Tell me a story is an initiative by Maria Guidi, La tana di Aloiz and Sandra Giannetto. Raccontami una storia is a game that consists of writing a story following certain directions and a theme. The theme of the second edition: ‘drawing inspiration from a painting!’ I...