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    Tina Modotti, the activist behind the camera
    • May 6

    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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    Before Disney there was FELIX
    • Oct 27, 2021

    Before Disney there was FELIX

    F. - Hello Maggie, My name is Felix. I. - Hello Felix, nice to meet you. It's an honour to have you here. F. - And it's a pleasure for me...
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    Three sisters with the passion for fashion
    • Sep 16, 2021

    Three sisters with the passion for fashion

    The successful story behind "Sorelle Fontana Atelier": from Rome to Hollywood and the beginning of the "Made in Italy" concept. Today, I...
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    The seductive design of Art Deco posters
    • 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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    100 years ago today: the first women’s Olympiad
    • Mar 30, 2021

    100 years ago today: the first women’s Olympiad

    The world’s first international sporting event for women took place in Monaco in 1921 The 1921 Women’s Olympiad was held in Monte Carlo...
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    The Eye of the Century: Henri Cartier-Bresson
    • Feb 26, 2021

    The Eye of the Century: Henri Cartier-Bresson

    "To photograph is to put the head, the eye and the heart on the same line of sight" - Henri Cartier-Bresson From the late 1920s to the...
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    A tribute to the “Cowboys of the Sky”
    • Jan 15, 2021

    A tribute to the “Cowboys of the Sky”

    In one of my older posts I talked about the Barnstorming, a form of entertainment in which stunt pilots used to make the craziest things...
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    METROPOLIS, 1927. The future was then
    • Nov 17, 2020

    METROPOLIS, 1927. The future was then

    “One of the biggest, strangest, maddest films in cinema history” — THE GUARDIAN When I was 13 I loved spending the whole Saturday night...
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    "L'Exposition Universelle de Paris, 1900"
    • Sep 30, 2020

    "L'Exposition Universelle de Paris, 1900"

    I never underestimate the power of a picture when this can make me travel back in time, through my memories. Usually, this step back in...
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    If you don't fall 10 times, then you are not learning it right!
    • Feb 24, 2020

    If you don't fall 10 times, then you are not learning it right!

    There’s only 20 days to Springtime! There’s only 20 days to Springtime, though the deep blanket of snow covering the road on my way to...
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    "Rosie the Riveter", the timeless icon
    • Jan 9, 2020

    "Rosie the Riveter", the timeless icon

    During the World War II, more than six million American women made significant contributions by going to work at plants that produced...
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    Meet the legendary "Unsinkable Sam"
    • Oct 18, 2019

    Meet the legendary "Unsinkable Sam"

    Let me introduce you the cat who survived 3 sinking ships! It is said that cats have nine lives. If so, there has been one very lucky in...
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    Brigitte Helm: the woman behind the screen vamp
    • Feb 23, 2019

    Brigitte Helm: the woman behind the screen vamp

    The cool-eyed screen vamp was lucky enough to act during the glory days of the German film industry. Sometimes I get asked by people I...
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    Mickey Mouse: 90 and still going strong!
    • Nov 18, 2018

    Mickey Mouse: 90 and still going strong!

    On November 18th 1928 Mickey Mouse was born. Let’s celebrate together his 90th anniversary! Dear Mickey Mouse, you turn 90 years old...
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    The George Grantham Bain Collection
    • 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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    The time-capsule apartment
    • 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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    The Art Deco movement
    • May 10, 2018

    The Art Deco movement

    Art Deco can be described as "an assertively modern style that ran to symmetry rather than asymmetry, and to the rectilinear rather than...
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    Alphonse Mucha, the Spirit of Art Nouveau
    • Apr 10, 2018

    Alphonse Mucha, the Spirit of Art Nouveau

    To the lovers of beautiful things … you are in the right place! In today’s post I would like to drag you into a world of allure and...
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