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…
April 27, 2022 - 8:24 am in Art and Culture @en, Business, design, Design @en, Fashion @en, Health @en, Home @en, massimo gava, Nonno Panda tales @en, technology, Travel @en, Window of the soul @enGreen Revolution – How Cities Can Rise to the Challenge
Flavio Lirussi for DANTE explains how cities around the world are leading the charge against climate change in fascinating and innovative ways. The ‘100 Resilient Cities’ network defines urban…
December 1, 2021 - 8:00 am in Art @en, Blog @en, book, Business @en, Events @en, Home @en, Nonno Panda tales @en, Window of the soul @enChristmas – The Cosmic Feast
Luminous decorations add to the electric glow that conceals the stars above the city buildings. At the darkest time of year, the blazing streets light the way for crowds of shoppers. They are…
November 25, 2021 - 8:00 am in Art @en, Art and Culture @en, Business @en, Food for thought @en, Health @en, Home @en, Libiam con gusto, massimo gava, Nonno Panda tales @en, Style @en, Window of the soul @en, Wine & Food @enPandoro or Panettone? Let Us Eat Cake!
Luckily, in today’s world, cake is not longer just for royalty – especially at Christmas. Pandoro and panettone are two traditional Italian Christmas cakes, that everyone can enjoy. Massimo…
November 25, 2020 - 11:33 am in Art @en, Art and Culture @en, Business, Business @en, Cover @en, Design @en, Fashion @en, Food for thought @en, Health @en, Home @en, massimo gava, Mens sana in corpore sano @en, Nonno Panda tales @en, Photography, Style @en, Theatre, Travel @en, Window of the soul @enDantemag and Belstaff
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May 12, 2020 - 6:57 am in Art @en, Art and Culture @en, Food for thought @en, Home @en, interview, Literature @en, massimo gava, Nonno Panda tales @en, Politics @en, Travel @en, Window of the soul @enTHE LAST AFRICAN COLONY
The Spanish Empire was one of the first great colonial empires and one of the largest. Here Professor Alberto Maestre Fuentes talks about its former colony in Africa, The Spanish Sahara, which…
June 15, 2019 - 8:20 am in Art @en, Art and Culture @en, book, Food for thought @en, Home @en, Literature @en, massimo gava, Mens sana in corpore sano @en, Nonno Panda tales @enThe Knights and the Princesses. In the Grenfell Tower.
A tragedy can be turned into a fairytale. In this heartfelt story, author Chiara Lenisa tells us about a Knight and a Princess that turned, the Grenfell Tower inferno, probably the most serious…
June 14, 2019 - 7:56 am in Art @en, Art and Culture @en, Business @en, Events @en, Home @en, interview, massimo gava, Nonno Panda tales @en, Politics @en, riffi khan, Uncategorized @en, Window of the soul @enThe Luxury of Education – From Kashmir to Cambodia
From her Kashmiri grandfather dying in the Great War to being brought up and educated in the UK, Riffi Khan repays her gratitude by urging others to realise their dreams through education, as…
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…
May 20, 2019 - 5:27 am in Business & Politics @en, Food for thought @en, Home @en, massimo gava, Mens sana in corpore sano @en, Nonno Panda tales @en, Politics @en, Window of the soul @enDiplomatic Protocol In An Undiplomatic Age
In the era of Trump, Cold War and undiplomatic language, the art of diplomacy is getting lost. As an antidote, we consider a new book by Rosalie Rivett. Professor Nabil Ayad writes a review…
May 13, 2019 - 7:11 pm in Art @en, Art and Culture @en, eurovision festival 2019, Home @en, massimo gava, Music @en, Nonno Panda tales @enIt’s Eurovision Time 2019!
Massimo Gava picks out the front runners and homes in on the remarkable story behind Italy’s entry “Soldi” and the personal journey on one of the punters’ favourite Alessandro Mahmood.…
April 24, 2019 - 5:42 am in Art @en, Art and Culture @en, Business, design, Home @en, massimo gava, Mens sana in corpore sano @en, Nonno Panda tales @en, Photography, Style @en, Travel @enArt Fair’s Fare
Cape Town has recently held another successful art fair but Heidi Erdmann asks whether the financial stakes involved are undermining their representative nature and clouding correct attribution…
December 22, 2018 - 5:02 pm in Art @en, Art and Culture @en, Events @en, Home @en, massimo gava, Nonno Panda tales @en, riffi khanOh Yes It Is! Oh No It’s Not! – The Great Muslim Panto?
Riffi Khan gets over her shock and rushes to see a new phenomenon and reports back for DANTE on a unique event. Yes, it took me a few seconds of shock to absorb such an entity existed.…
December 2, 2017 - 9:38 am in Alice James, Architecture @en, Art @en, Art and Culture @en, Business & Politics @en, Cover @en, design, Design @en, Divine Comedy @en, Events @en, Fashion @en, Food for thought @en, Home @en, Kevin Regan, Kevin Regan, Letters from the editors @en, Literature @en, Marc Forget, Marc Forget, Marco Pernini @en, Mark Beech, massimo gava, Mens sana in corpore sano @en, Mission statement @en, Nonno Panda tales @en, pano masti, Style @en, Travel @enOUT NOW
The new issue of Dante is out now Worldwide
Siezus Lazius Fortius
One day I got lost in the dark wood, unable to find the right way... around the zoo. A story.. by "Nonno Panda" ...happened to stumble across my friend Virgil. He has always been a strange character.…
Miss Chi hUa hUa and the Rehab Centre for Animals Addicted to Humans
One day, wandering along life’s path, I got lost in a dark jungle, unable to find the right way… by Nonno Panda It was a sunny day, one of those days when you feel like winter is finally…
Nonno Panda and L B Chow the Cow, Who Wanted to Become a Fishmonger Artist
One day, wandering along life’s path, I got lost in a dark jungle, unable to find the right way… Nonno Panda and L B Chow the Cow, Who Wanted to Become a Fishmonger Artist Despite…
Nonno Panda and the Absent Bees
One day, wandering along life’s path, I got lost in a dark jungle, unable to find the right way… On a rare sunny day we have not seen around here for a long time, I ventured out of my…
December 10, 2013 - 6:22 pm in Art @en, Blog @en, Home @en, massimo gava, Mens sana in corpore sano @en, Nonno Panda tales @en, Nonno Panda tales @en, Politics @en, Travel @enNonno Panda TALES 13
Nonno Panda and... the Rhino - One day, wandering along life’s path, I got lost in a dark jungle, unable to find the right way … I stumbled across a small herd of rhinos. It was the…
October 1, 2013 - 12:00 am in Art and Culture @en, Film @en, Food for thought @en, massimo gava, Mens sana in corpore sano @en, Nonno Panda tales @en, Nonno Panda tales @en, TheatreNonno Panda TALES 12
Nonno Panda and... The Gorilla Strike - Part II One day, wandering along life’s path, I got lost in a dark jungle, unable to find the right way... “No way” was Captain Ttwani’s first reaction…
August 1, 2013 - 7:00 am in Architecture @en, Art and Culture @en, Cover @en, Design @en, Food for thought @en, Health @en, Mens sana in corpore sano @en, Nonno Panda tales @en, Travel @en, Window of the soul @en, Wine & Food @enPermaculture: The True Story of Fagagna ’s Storks
In times like ours, where greed is destroying the world and nobody seems to care much about it, the simple truth of a small community, gathered around a project of solidarity to support a specific…
July 16, 2013 - 9:16 am in Blog @en, Nonno Panda tales @enDanteMag Blog – Nonno Panda’s Welcome
Summer is coming, I can feel the air getting thicker and my hairy paws puffy as the dry season approaches. There are several reasons why a panda does not like so much the summer, first and foremost…-
June 1, 2013 - 9:29 am in Art and Culture @en, Columns @en, Home @en, Literature @en, massimo gava, Mens sana in corpore sano @en, Nonno Panda tales @en, Nonno Panda tales @en
Nonno Panda and the Dolphin
Nonno Panda and... The Dolphin One day, wandering along life’s path, I got lost in a dark wood, unable to find the right way... I heard the noise of waves breaking on the shore. It’s always… -
April 16, 2013 - 9:38 pm in Art and Culture @en, Home @en, massimo gava, Mens sana in corpore sano @en, Nonno Panda tales @en, Nonno Panda tales @en
Nonno Panda and… The Urban Foxes
Nonno Panda and... The Urban Foxes One day, wandering along life’s path, I got lost in a dark jungle, unable to find the right way... I came across my friend Rox the Fox. It had been a while… 
December 9, 2012 - 6:32 am in Art and Culture @en, Cover @en, massimo gava, Mens sana in corpore sano @en, Nonno Panda tales @en, TheatrePam Ann: A Divine Comedian for a Divine Comedy (Around the World with Style)
Humour is a form of feeling. Comedy is not a matter of instinct, but springs from intelligence and a cultured mind,and its sole purpose is not only to make us laugh or just smile, but often to…-
December 8, 2012 - 4:44 pm in Art and Culture @en, Home @en, massimo gava, Mens sana in corpore sano @en, Nonno Panda tales @en, Nonno Panda tales @en
Nonno Panda and the Beautiful Little Girl
Nonno Panda and the Beautiful Little Girl One day, wandering along life’s path, I got lost in a dark jungle, unable to find the right way... “I must be getting old,” I said to myself, because… -
September 3, 2012 - 11:00 pm in Art and Culture @en, massimo gava, Nonno Panda tales @en, Nonno Panda tales @en
Nonno Panda and … a Goblin an Elf and a Fairy
Nonno Panda and ... a Goblin an Elf and a Fairy One day I got lost in the dark wood, unable to find the right way... around the zoo. One day, wandering along life's path, I got lost in a dark… -
July 1, 2012 - 12:36 am in Literature @en, massimo gava, Mens sana in corpore sano @en, Nonno Panda tales @en, Nonno Panda tales @en
Nonno Panda and the Killer Whale
One day I got lost in the dark wood, unable to find the right way... around the zoo. I happened to be passing by the big pool. Seeing that there were no humans around, I thought I'd say hello… -
February 27, 2012 - 11:24 am in Nonno Panda tales @en, Nonno Panda tales @en
Nonno Panda TALES 3
Lily the Albino Hummingbird and the Crying Ficus One day I got lost in the dark wood, unable to find the right way... I came across Lily the albino hummingbird in a state of shock. Following a…
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