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Tutankhamun’s dagger is extraterrestrial
Pharaoh Tutankhamun ruled Egypt around 1332-1323 BC. A wonderful dagger was found in 1925 the wrapping of his mummified body. It has been recently analysed utilizing X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy...
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A Chinese Beauty in a Renaissance Poem at the time of Leonardo Da Vinci
Ruggero and Angelica by Ingres Matteo Maria Boiardo (1434-41 – 19/20 December 1494) was a famous Renaissance poet. He was born at Scandiano, Reggio Emilia, Italy and he was a contemporary of Leonardo...
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A first presentation of the documentary ‘L’ispirazione poetica di Grazia...
On Friday 4th of November 2016 I took part, together with a group of Italian friends and ladies from the Italian Women’s Association, to the Hong Kong first launch of the documentary ‘L’ispirazione...
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Siamo nuovamente noi gli extracomunitari (con tutto il rispetto)
Lasciatemi esprimere il sentimento che mi ha accompagnato in questi giorni a Hong Kong e Singapore: la sensazione che ormai l’Italia sta smontando le proprie bancarelle (ovvero, sta sbaraccando) e sta...
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Presentation of ‘The Dew of Heaven’ at the Dante Alighieri Society
Yesterday night my latest book, ‘The Dew of Heaven’ was presented to about 30 spectators, brave enough to have negotiated their way through the mad mad traffic on a Friday evening in Causeway Bay....
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Hard work in the workplace is also called “woman” by Francesca Toffanin
Versione originale in italiano It was thanks to the intuition of James Taylor before and Sir Thomas Lipton later that today Sri Lanka is the fourth largest producer of tea in the world. Taylor arrived...
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Can the Moon cause earthquakes?
Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls) It has been long thought but never proved. The coincidence of the last super moon with a quake in New Zealand has again spurred a strong debate. Dr John...
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Are the Romans back?
There is an uncanny resemblance between the new CIA’s chief Mike Pompeo (30 December 1963) and Gnaeus Pompeius (29 September 106 BC – 28 September 48 BC). In Italian the name Pompey is written Cneo...
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Il Futuro – The Future
Il Futuro Ciarlatani, maghi, astrologhi, ci dicono che il nostro futuro sta scritto nelle stelle, nella posizione delle stesse quando siamo nati. I segni zodiacali sarebbero i possibili governatori...
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Leonardo Da Vinci e la sua missione segreta in Friuli
Memorandum Ligny Il 1499 è un anno pieno di colpi di scena. Il ventottenne re di Francia, Carlo VIII, una sera alza troppo il gomito e, rientrando nei propri appartamenti del castello d’Amboise sulla...
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Fall, she walks
This poem has been published on the November issue of my school’s magazine, ‘Bou Zi’, of which I am a regular contributor. Fall, she walks Fall sleeps on rusting park benches with one boot off, legs...
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Chie Ses?
CHIE SES? (And you?) Vorremmo e potremmo se fossimo all’altezza delle nostre attese in coda alle promesse della politica vana. Nel mio disterru londinese, dove osservo con l’ampiezza insulare il...
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A Brief History of Time
Since at the beginning of time their back was scattered with charges of hell’s explosive fire by an infiltrated commando of infernal troopers, the Heavens’ ever(b)lasting doors broke open emitting...
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Sul referendum e ben oltre
Cameron, Obama, Merkel, Hollande, Renzi Mi rivolgo a lettori intelligenti, indipendentemente dal loro credo e dalla croce posta nel segreto della cabina elettorale o nell’esposizione dei processi del...
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Dezső Bozóky’s Photography and Diary Extracts in his Pictures of the Past
Despite seeing nostalgic pictures in books and on the web, I have never had the chance to visit a photographic exhibition of past Hong Kong and enjoy the vicinity of those old black and white prints –...
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Raccolta miei commenti su L’Unione Sarda sino al 12-12-2016
La piaga sarda dei Gratta e Vinci – Un giorno in una tabaccheria a Nuoro – 6 dicembre 2016 Entro di corsa in un tabacchino di via Manzoni per acquistare un ticket per il parcheggio e mi arresto:...
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Sella & Mosca e Caddu Nigheddu
Foto collezione signora Mura Una delle cose che maggiormente sconcertano in Sardegna è l’acquiescenza. Ho già abbondantemente scritto del fenomeno (vedasi ad esempio l’articolo La psicologia dello...
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Un articolo del professor Massimo Pittau: Nuoro
Massimo Pittau, professore ordinario nella facolta’ di Lettere e gia’ preside di Magistero dell’Universita’ di Sassari, linguista, filologo, storico e scrittore, e’ stato allievo di Giacomo Devoto e...
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I Racconti della Kolyma e la maledizione dell’ideologia
Rileggo I Racconti della Kolyma di Varlam Salamov e, come ogni capolavoro, il libro mi sommerge di pensieri. E’ scritto con un tono spassionato e uno stile appena un po’ più ricercato di un buon...
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Donut Hole
Recently, I’ve been stuffing my body and organs with tissue paper, empty, slippery butter and holes, I climb through donut holes, as a small mole in woe at indentations into fried dough, dirty oil...
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