On January 30th, 2011, TWO BEARDED FRIENDS…
…artist A.A. Bronson and Sicily-based fashion writer Angelo Flaccavento, plus beardless Roman artist Paolo W. Tamburella, came over for a cozy home-cooked meal of barley lentil vegetable minestrone…
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On January 29th, 2011, BOLOGNESE ARCADES…
…are the unique pleasures of this city which you can traverse from one side to the other within the sheltering vaults and alongside the rhythm of the columns…
On January 28th, 2011, PUBLIC PASTA MAKER AT THE ART FAIR…
…in Bologna – where we have come on a two and a half hour speedy train ride north through the mountains from Rome for a night to attend…
On January 27th, 2011, THE SUN RISING OVER ROME…
…viewed from my East facing studio window is something I anticipate every morning during the approximate two and a half hours from the time I am rising at…
On January 26th, 2011, ORTICHE…
…or nettles, are to be found all over the streets of Rome, coming up from any unattended space between stones, they sting (a fact I am sure every…
On January 25th, 2011, MY MIDLIFE CRISIS IN NERO MAGAZINE…
…comes out today – with an introduction to selected highlights of the Roman days from this Wikidiary describing my desire for a ‘crisi di mezz’età’ while living in…
On January 24th, 2011, WINDOW SILL MOSS GARDENS…
…were the impromptu focus of the day as I discovered the great abundance of gorgeous moss (the most exotic sort of vegetation to the eyes of an eleven…
On January 23rd, 2011, TWO BIG NAKED MEN WITH LONG FLOWING CAPES…
…greeted me as I was passing through Michelangelo‘s Piazza del Campidoglio this morning – Castor and Pollux, or Dioskouroi, twin cavalieri sons of Zues.
On January 22nd, 2011, A BRIGHT FLUORESCENT ORANGE WORK UNIFORM…
…is one of the best Italian street fashions around these days (since much of what we see the Romans wearing is so conservative, subtle, elegant, restrained, and even…
On January 21st, 2011, THE FLOWERING FAVA BEANS…
…or Vicia faba, are keeping my rooftop garden spring-like in the middle of a Roman winter – and since I have never grown them before, it is all…
On January 20th, 2011, MARCO RAPARELLI…
…will present the series of ink on paper portraits he has been working on for the past four months while in residence at the American Academy in Rome…
On January 19th, 2011, KNIFE SHARPENING ON VIA LEONINA…
…in Monti (my new favorite neighborhood of Rome – with the most personal little clothing stores in town – which I was seeking out today since it seems…
On January 18th, 2011, A FOGGY SUNRISE…
…and plants hanging out of a pair of oval portals that I stumbled upon during an all-afternoon bike-ride were the highlights of a day that ended with a…
On January 17th, 2011, LANDING AT FIUMICINO…
…feels like coming home now (with Alitalia yesterday afternoon) – approaching from the north over fields and farms of Lazio is especially welcoming – making me want to…
On January 16th, 2011, FISHING ON GALATA KÖPRÜSÜ…
…or Galata Bridge, spanning Istanbul’s Golden Horn, is a popular activity and everyday you will find both ends of the bridge full of fishermen shoulder to shoulder with…
On January 15th, 2011, ISTANBUL VIEW FROM GALATA KULESI…
…the medieval tower dating from 1348 located in the center of the Galata district provides a dramatic overview of the city on my last night – but looking…
On January 14th, 2011, ISTANBUL CATS AND DOGS…
…are an integral part of the urban streetscape dating back to Byzantium when street dogs served the sanitation service of street garbage disposal; with the dog population exploding…
On January 13th, 2011, ISTANBUL BOUND…
…for a first visit about a new project, after waking up in Rotterdam, lunch meeting in Den Haag, flying out of Amsterdam, stopping over in Rome for a…
On January 12th, 2011, THE NETHERLANDS ARCHITECTURE INSTITUTE…
…in Rotterdam is mostly closed for renovations (at least their bookstore is still open in the form of a trailer out front) with the vast reflecting pool now…
On January 11th, 2011, ROTTERDAM’S KUBUSWONINGEN…
…(or Cube Houses) especially the inviting central courtyards (featuring small retail spaces occupied by nail, massage, hair, and waxing salons) which I think were meant to feel like…