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 3, 2022 - 2:26 pm in Art @en, Art and Culture @en, Cover @en, Design @en, Home @en, massimo gava, Style @en“Black and White – a Matter of Principle”: the Artistic Concept of Qin Chong.
Have you ever wondered what effect the reduction of our national differences due the ceaseless pace of globalisation have had on our culture, art, philosophy and centuries-old traditions? Qin Chong,…
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…
November 10, 2021 - 12:20 pm in Cover @en, Food for thought @en, Home @en, Marc Forget, massimo gava, Mens sana in corpore sano @en, Window of the soul @enGreenwashing our conscience?
Even though many pay lip service to the very real need to clean up our environment and protect our planet for future generations, Marc Forget, in this eye-opening article, give some sobering…
Day of the Faithful Departed in Jujuy, Argentina
Mexico, has perhaps the most famous Day of the Dead celebrations. But similar syncretic traditions and remembrances can be found in other countries in Latin America, where pre-Columbian rites have…
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 is…
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 fire…
The Magical Worlds of Mamuka Dideba
Georgia is an ancient land of inspiration, diversity, and artistic mastery. It is the home of Mamuka “Dideba” Didebashvili. Opening Russian Art Week London 2019, Katrine Levin Galleries…
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 12, 2019 - 6:02 am in Art @en, Art and Culture @en, Food for thought @en, Home @en, massimo gava, Mens sana in corpore sano @en, Music @en, Travel @en, Window of the soul @enJoseph Tawadros. Breaking Boundaries With the Oud
The flamboyant Joseph Tawadros is a multi-instrumentalist, best known for playing the oud. Massimo Gava meets the virtuoso and discovers more about his instrument of choice. Joseph Tawadros…
