How this Italian liquor was sold legally and survived Prohibition in the US.
In 1845, herbalist Bernardino Branca was trying to treat cholera in Milan, Italy by creating what may be the first known fernet: an...
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Apr 9
Beyond Belle Epoque: the innovative art of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec is one of the most representative protagonists of the late-century Parisian environment. Palazzo Roverella, in...
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Mar 8
The Art of Italian Aperitivo was born in Milan
Aperitivo, the beloved Italian pre-dinner ritual, has been gaining popularity around the world in recent years. It is a time-honoured...
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Feb 6
The out-of-ordinary legacy of Italian artist Ezio Anichini
Ezio Tiburzio Anichini (Florence, 24 April 1886 – Florence, 23 September 1948) was an Italian illustrator whose expansive career bridged...
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Nov 30, 2023
The most wanted "Grafofoni Columbia"
Although the Columbia brand name has a long and distinguished history as a record label, it only reflected the work of an independent...
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Mar 6, 2023
Made for America
In the winter of 2004 an exhibition of vintage photographs from the Time-LIFE photo archive entitled "Made for America" took place at the...
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Jan 24, 2023
Vivian Maier: the nanny photographer who lived twice
While working as a nanny, she took 150,000 photographs. She lived in absolute anonymity and only became famous and exhibited around the...
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May 6, 2022
Tina Modotti, the activist behind the camera
The amazing and adventurous life of a model, Hollywood actress, photographer and politician activist. When I first read her biography I...
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Jan 20, 2022
My "Silent Neighbourhood"
The "Quadrilatero del Silenzio" is a true gem in the heart of Milan where hidden gardens and luxurious villas cohabit in a harmonious...
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Nov 28, 2021
The hidden Racetrack...
The Lingotto's unusual rooftop is a true high-speed test track where thousands of Fiats underwent testing once they came out of the...
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May 30, 2021
The seductive design of Art Deco posters
"An assertively modern style that ran to symmetry rather than asymmetry, and to the rectilinear rather than the curvilinear; it responded...
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Jul 14, 2020
Living the "Ligurian Riviera" Life
“The blue of the water of one of the most beautiful seas in Italy lays the coast, made of rocks, Mediterranean scrub and pastel colours...
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Jun 3, 2020
Dreaming of a new "Golden Age"
The Belle Époque (a.k.a "Beautiful Era" or "Golden Age") was a peaceful and economic prosperity period that started in 1871 and ended...
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Mar 7, 2020
A place that stole my heart: St. Moritz
Small, cozy, and and 322 Sunny Days a Year. Saint Moritz is a jewel amidst the Upper Engadin lakes district in the southern side of the...
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Mar 21, 2019
History for sale
New York City’s iconic Chrysler Building is selling for $ 150 million One of the most recognizable Art Deco building of New York City is...
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Oct 26, 2018
The George Grantham Bain Collection
Taking photos is a hobby that seems to involve many people nowadays. Instagram is full of talented photographers who, thanks to their...
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Aug 28, 2018
A pioneer fashion and lifestyle magazine
It is funny what you can find in an old dusty box ... On an ordinary day, during a hot summer holiday at my grandmother's house, I...
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Jun 10, 2018
The time-capsule apartment
I well remember the first time I read about this story: I was sitting in a bar drinkig a delicious cup of cappuccino, with the...
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