Welcome back to yet another instalment of Art 101 – this time focusing on Romanesque Art! Background to the Romanesque period The Romanesque era covers the period from around 1000 AD to t...
Short summary Returning from a won battle, Macbeth and Banquo met three witches. They announce them the next Macbeth’s coronation as king of Scotland. Shortly after, once told it to her wife, Ma...
After your pasta dishes… In Bergamo, a typical Sunday lunch consists of polenta with meat. Polenta is the most popular dish of the city, and its main ingredients are cornmeal, water and salt. Another ...
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...
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...
We all have heard about the myth of Atlantis at some point in our lives. There are many theories and different opinions on this topic and all of them are so interesting and are worth a read. Several w...
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...
Bernini and the “Bel Composto” How Gian Lorenzo Bernini created a marriage of art, light and architecture in his works Bernini and his background Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598 – ...
In the previous episode, we’ve seen the status planning If you missed it, you can click here: 2. Corpus planning Quoting Wright (2007): “corpus planning is an attempt to change the forms and st...
Previously… National language planning is made up of three elements: status planning, corpus planning, and acquisition planning. The spread of Icelandic The dissemination of the linguistic patte...
Two cities united by a date Let’s analyse two of the most interesting metropolises of the United States of America: Philadelphia and San Francisco. Two cities that might differ in appearance but...
Italian food snobbery and love for tradition: Reflections on Italian cuisine and food culture after a year living in northern Italy Paulina Chuchala Before I moved to Italy, I thought of it as ...
Have you ever considered the option of travelling alone? Many people are afraid to leave on their own. They don’t like going somewhere completely new without any company. After all, you are alon...
The nature of Yōkai Yōkai are the traditional monsters of Japanese culture. They can appear as ethereal beings or have a physical form; in other words, both seeing a giant snake and a scary ghost woul...
Pizza is undoubtedly one of the best known dishes in Italian cuisine, together with pasta. However, the history of Italian pizza is extraordinarily complex and it is difficult to establish who exactly...
You know, in a chaotic city like Hong Kong, everyone’s always in a rush. What you don’t know is that, even in that city, there is a place where Love starts to grow, making everything around it slower....
As we walk by the busy streets, we are constantly being narrated stories from the past. Stories that we might not be able to understand. Even trees might be whispering tales from the past that they wi...
Famous Church Of Sicily? The Church of San Bartolomeo is located in Ragusa, Sicily. Between two hills, the Church and the natural environment surrounding it create an incredible landscape and unseen b...
The activity of the Nigerian media is not different from the natural activities of humans. Humans are born to be free. This is why the slave trade, even as one of the most prosperous businesses in his...
Image Source: Ibiene Magazine Music has been tagged as an international language over the years. This is because every song is rhythm, imagination and spirit which can cut through cultural and ethnic ...
Constantinople changed the history of the World Constantinople, known as Istanbul, is a strategic city in nowadays Turkey. It was the city that changed the history of countries and the world. Byzantin...
Awareness about women rights is increased since the dawn of the 21st century. Countries, several non-for-profit organisations(NGOs) and women themselves have come forward to help the women realise the...