During a conversation with somebody, you involuntarily show your background. It can be expressed through various means like the choice of words and your pronunciation. For the majority, these could s...
The Medieval Period – Carolingian Art Welcome back to the Art 101 series, where we will be talking about Carolingian Art.. This week we will talk about the first of our three topics for the Medi...
Time for a relaxing trip! Now that all the countries are easing travel restrictions, we all have found ourselves thinking of where to go for our first trip after the pandemic. Or at least, while it is...
The Trojan war According to the Iliad, Paris was called as right judge to choose which deity had the primate to be the most beautiful; his choice was Aphrodite who in return promised him the love of H...
Four facts about the Queen of the Nile Cleopatra ? One of the most famous women in the world, Cleopatra was a defining person of Ancient Egypt and to this day is revered for her beauty and refi...
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a field of study that combines the applications of machine learning, algorithm production, and natural language processing. AI is mainly known to common people through ...
Notre-Dame de la Garde is a Catholic basilica in Marseille, France. Its official name means “Our Lady of the Guard”, but locals know it as la Bonne Mère (“the Good Mother”) because they regard the bui...
Greek poet Homer Tradition here comes to tell about an author whose poems have changed the worldwide literature; Poet and orator, Homer from Greece, lived in 8-9 century BCE. About him v...
In the heart of Milan, in the famous Navigli-Darsena area, we find Tenoha: a Japanese concept store, bar and restaurant. Among the things people can do there, the most relevant is their latest exhibit...
Part 2 of the first instalment in the Art 101 series In this post we will look at the ancient art from three of the most advanced and celebrated ancient civilisations in Western Art history, sp...
The first instalment of the Art 101 series The first post of this week will look at Ancient Art – focusing briefly on each of the following: Stone Age, Bronze Age, and Iron Age art.  ...
What is the Situation Today? Nowadays in so many parts of the world people are able to speak more than one language. It is because increased social mobility and globalization created a demand for bili...
Civita is a suburb of the comune of Bagnoregio, in the Province of Viterbo. The area this town is in, is on the border between Tuscany and Lazio, la Tuscia. Civita di Bagnoregio is close to Lake Bolse...
The Church of Santa Maria dell’Ammiraglio, also known as La Martorana, is a church located in Palermo, Sicily. History The church was founded around 1143, and was originally named after George of Ant...
“Where do we come from?”, “what are we?” and “where are we going?” are questions that we should all ask ourselves. When COVID-19 first spread, the world stopped. Then it starte...
What’s in a name? “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet” A quote from Romeo and Juliet by Willam Shakespeare (ca. 1600). Pardon me if I take the liberty o...
What if you could hear the coronavirus? This is possible through sonification! Sonification is the name given to the process of transforming data into sound. This technique is already used in astronom...
A great step forward : There are, at least, ten different types of known intelligence, but it was not always believed so. In fact in the past, intelligence had been commonly measured by a I.Q. Test, b...
It is safe to say that many people worldwide, particularly in the west, have heard of Santa Claus, a legendary figure considered the traditional patron of Christmas in the United States, Canada and ma...
Na sua vida, algumas coisas não são mais como antes, e isso é normal. Você ainda se lembra de ontem, porque quer você goste ou não, agora faz parte de sua história de vida. Mas, claro, você teve algum...
When speaking modern English, we use only one second-person pronoun you. It can be used when the speaker is referring to a single person or many. Yet language users can also mention thou which is also...
Should you buy a lot of presents this Christmas? As the winter holidays are approaching, so is the need to buy presents for our closer ones, but is it a good idea? Should you buy a lot of gifts this C...
Spirit Photography and Spiritualism in the 1800s. We take horror movies and media meant to scare us for granted these days. We go to the cinema, wanting to be spooked, but never really believing in th...