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Mary Cane-Honeysett (1928-2016)

Posted on December 11, 2025 by Art for Housewives

“Mary’s Last Masterpiece” is a tender documentary about Mary Cane-Honeysett (1936-2016), a self taught visual artist. At the time of the filming, Mary was 74 and living in Fulham, London, in the same house where she’d lived all her life. … Continue reading →

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Tribunal of Souls

Posted on December 10, 2025 by Art for Housewives

Feltrinelli’s book store, towards Piazza della Repubblica, Roma When we go to Feltrinelli’s at Piazza della Repubblica, I immediately head for the English language section. That’s where I discovered Donato Carrisi’s “The Lost Girls of Rome” (2011), the English translation … Continue reading →

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A DIY Tour of Parioli

Posted on November 30, 2025 by Art for Housewives

It’s Palma‘s fault. Reading her biography (“La regina di quadri, vita e passioni di Palma Bucarelli” by Rachele Ferrario) made me wonder about the effects of Fascism on a woman’s image of herself and on the possibility of her ever … Continue reading →

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Whistleblowers

Posted on November 18, 2025 by Art for Housewives

Whistles are cool. They make a high pitched, high frequency sound to get your attention. Whistles have become protagonists in the grass roots movement to protect people from ICE raids. They’re used to alert people when agents are in the … Continue reading →

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Alien Encounter

Posted on November 15, 2025 by Art for Housewives

The other night I was abducted by aliens. While I was sleeping, a wind blew open the shutters. I felt myself being sucked outdoors as if a giant vacuum cleaner was taking control of my body. Once outside, I looked … Continue reading →

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