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January 26th, 2010
Published in Attualità, Portraits, Primo Piano
by Laurence Yème
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January 15th, 2010
Published in Attualità, Columns
by Hackney bird
Now that the snow is melting away and twinkling lights no longer adorn our streets, the people outside have lost the impetus to be merry. New Years resolutions hang over our heads as we increasingly retreat into a state of denial exacerbated by the looming January 31st tax returns deadline… “£800 all in one go? But that’s so much money!!! This year I promise I’ll put aside 20% of my [...]
November 23rd, 2009
Published in Attualità, Columns
by Hackney bird
I woke up on Saturday morning dreaming of my weekly hit of Weasel turd coffee. Sadly however, I looked out the window and was confronted by a dark and tempestuous sky. Oh well, Broadway market was just going to have to wait this week. Anyway, I’m sure I’ve already given the owner of Ca Phe Zgoz, the Vietnamese coffee stall that produces the aforementioned drink, more than enough [...]
November 18th, 2009
Published in Attualità, Opinioni, Opinions
by Laurence Yème
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November 16th, 2009
Published in Attualità, Blog
by Hackney bird
When I was a little girl my mother used to make me go and kiss people with chicken pox so that I would get it and not run the risk of getting it in my older life and becoming infertile. Unfortunately I never did manage to contract the disease, so I suppose I’m still at risk and might ruin my chances of having lots of little kiddlywinks. I’ll probably end up having to do a Brangelina, although now [...]
October 23rd, 2009
Published in Attualità, Society
by Christina Kolyva
As the time for my annual eye check-up and renewal of my prescription eyeglasses approaches, and consequently my optician prepares to flee the country rather than watch me in dismay while I methodically take his shop apart trying on every single frame in store, I find myself musing on how much we take spectacles for granted. Imagine for a second, how progress over the past centuries [...]
June 23rd, 2009
Published in Attualità, Society
by Giovanni Biglino
In the heart of Notting Hill, on Talbot Road, next door to the iconic Roughtrade record store, Pedlars is not just a shop. An orange bike is usually parked outside and, once inside, you are always welcomed with a smile. But then your attention is immediately caught by the vast assortment of the most unexpected – yet harmoniously cohabiting – simple treasures. Vintage bakelite telephones and [...]
May 20th, 2009
Published in Attualità, Opinions
by Christina Kolyva
I caught myself wondering the other day how interesting it is that the English language has the expression ‘it’s all Greek to me’ for something we find difficult to understand. This is in fact the usual reaction of people when I try to explain what my academic research involves: blank eyes, a shrug, a mischievous smile and ‘it’s all Greek to me!’ A choice of words that is intended not [...]
May 19th, 2009
Published in Attualità, Society
by Christina Kolyva
With tea being zealously consumed in all corners of the world, it is not at all surprising that a huge number of tea drinking rituals and habits are followed by diverse societies and ethnicities all around the globe today. For the Chinese, tea is considered to be one of the seven necessities of life, along with firewood, oil, rice, salt, soy sauce and vinegar. Tea is prepared and poured with great care in [...]