August 15, 2022 - 11:00 am in Film @en, Food for thought @en, Home @en, Literature @en, massimo gava, Mens sana in corpore sano @en, pano masti, Uncategorized @enOn the Slow Train to Somewhere
Celebrating railway journeys Writer Pano Masti recalls more literary journeys. This time, book in hand, around the world by train. “Are those your prison tattoos?” Shaun asked with a cheek, and…
May 30, 2022 - 8:00 am in Art @en, Art and Culture @en, book, Business, Film @en, Food for thought @en, Home @en, Literature @en, massimo gava, Nonno Panda tales @en, Politics @en, riffi khan, TheatreThe Globe-localisation or Animal Farm of the 21st Century? A review of “The Zoo”
Humans love a good animal story. Across time and cultures we tend to anthropomorphise animals in order to better look at ourselves. But how if those stories were truly told from the animal point of…
May 31, 2019 - 10:33 am in Art @en, Art and Culture @en, Film @en, Home @en, massimo gava, Mens sana in corpore sano @en, Music @en, Nonno Panda tales @en, Style @en, technology, Travel @en, Uncategorized @enMusic, Environment and Vedute Sonore.
Suonifreschi – or Fresh Sound - is a cultural association based in Venice, Italy, that believes that at the centre of music composition are the sounds produced by every day life. It takes its queue…
January 21, 2019 - 11:12 am in Film @en, Home @en, Literature @en, massimo gava, pano masti, Politics @en, Uncategorized @enIn Extremis. – A Life Lived
A new book takes us deep inside the remarkable life of intrepid war-correspondent Marie Colvin, who blazed trails for reporting the truth agianst the odds - and for independent fearless women. Susanne…
November 11, 2018 - 11:01 am in Art @en, Art and Culture @en, Film @en, Home @en, Literature @en, massimo gava, Mens sana in corpore sano @en, pano masti, Politics @en, Travel @en, Uncategorized @enFemale Gaze East
Pano Masti’s latest literary pilgrimage takes him to Jordan. Never mind Oscar Wilde or T. E. Lawrence, the words that echo in his mind are from women: Marie Colvin, Martha Gellhorn, Gertrude Bell…
June 23, 2018 - 12:28 am in Art @en, Art and Culture @en, Featured @en, Film @en, Mark Beech, Music @en, Uncategorized @enFictional Violence = Real Life Crime. Really?
Mark Beech argues against the case for unnecessary media censorship which spoils the enjoyment of millions, in response to the actions of a very few crazed criminals who may not be influenced by violent…
June 11, 2018 - 11:18 pm in Art and Culture @en, Cover @en, Featured @en, Film @en, Mark Beech, Music @en, Uncategorized @enSoundtracking Africa and the world: Film composer Didier Recloux
By Mark Beech Didier Recloux is a name you may not be familiar with yet, but he is worth watching. The composer for film and TV wrote the music for the 2017 ground-breaking series History of Africa…
June 8, 2018 - 6:20 am in Architecture @en, Art @en, Art and Culture @en, Business @en, Fashion @en, Film @en, Food for thought @en, Home @en, massimo gava, Mens sana in corpore sano @en, Travel @en, Uncategorized @enA place in the sun. Italian Locations for celebrity hideaways.
.At Dante we don’t do rumours. We only state facts - but we have teamed up with Rumours.it in Milan to tell some interesting stories to feed our Italian soul that seem to be shared by many celebrities.…
May 4, 2018 - 10:27 am in Art @en, Art and Culture @en, Film @en, Home @en, interview, massimo gava, Music @en, Style @en, Uncategorized @enRiver of words for a Eurovision tale.
Massimo Gava meets Eurovision and San Remo legends Jalisse for an exclusive interview – and was the first to hear rehearsals for the new soundtrack featured in the movie Niente di serio (Nothing…
Beautiful But Deadly: “Sea Gypsies” Film Documents Most Challenging Voyage
A spectacular movie has been released showing an 8,000 mile voyage. DANTE’s Massimo Gava reports. The film Sea Gypsies: The Far Side Of The World does what it says on the tin. This is a jaw-dropping…
