Category Archives: Rome/Italy

Feltrinelli’s Zhivago

The Dude & I are book addicts. We periodically raid our favorite bookstore, the Feltrinelli’s near Piazza della Repubblica. The Dude chauffeurs me on his scooter (the only way to get around Rome) so I just hold on, sit back … Continue reading →

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Roma Pittrice

Roma Pittrice is an exhibition celebrating the women artists who, between the 16th and 19th centuries, lived and worked in Rome. Some of the artists include: Artemisia Gentileschi, Lavinia Fontana, Angelika Kaufman, Emma Gaggiotti, Maia Felice Tibaldi Subleyras, Laura Piranesi, … Continue reading →

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Protect your Womanhood

Women need to take themselves seriously or nobody else will. Just think of it, the history of every human begins inside a woman’s body. It may have been provoked by a male orgasm, but the responsibility of the new life … Continue reading →

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Rope Story No. 3

How the Futurist used his Rope: Giacomo Balla (1871-1958) was only nine years old when his dad died. His mom now had to fight to survive. Nevertheless, she made her son’s education a priority. Monuments should be made world wide … Continue reading →

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Migraines or Metaphysics?

Lewis Carroll, the author of Alice in Wonderland, suffered from terrible headaches. They were painful and made him feel weird about himself. In 1955, the British psychiatrist, John Todd, began studying symptoms related to migraines and epilepsy. Noticing that certain … Continue reading →

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