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Süleymaniye Hamam in Istanbul, turkish bath. The ultimate pleasure of the senses.
The Suleymaniye Hamam in Istanbul is not just a Turkish bath: it is a 500-year-old ritual of heat, marble, and silence.
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All the art in Florence
For art lovers visiting Florence who don’t want to miss a single painting or sculpture, here is a list of all the...
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Restaurants in Bologna. All’Osteria Bottega: The Temple of Traditional Bolognese Cuisine
Restaurants in Bologna: All’Osteria Bottega, the unsurpassed, unrivaled, superlative temple of traditional Bolognese cuisine. You won
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The Prada museum in Madrid
The Prada Museum in Madrid… a fashion museum? A dyslexic tribute to *Pravda*?
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The Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid: a cultural institution that escapes mass tourism
Explore the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid—a hidden gem with works by Ghirlandaio, Carpaccio, Rembrandt, Francis Bacon, Caravaggio and many others.
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Peter Godfrey-Smith, Other Minds: a review of a philosophical journey into octopus thought and intelligence.
Review of Other Minds by Peter Godfrey-Smith: a deep dive into octopus intelligence and non-human consciousness as an alternative evolutionary path.
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Restaurants in Venice. Le Antiche Carampane: eat like the locals in venice.
Restaurants in Venice: le Antiche Carampane is a historic Venetian restaurant known for authentic lagoon cuisine, fried moeche crabs and fresh Rialto...
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Beaches in Northern Sardinia. La Pelosa Beach (Stintino).
Discover La Pelosa beach in Stintino: one of Sardinia’s most stunning beaches, with crystal-clear waters and white sand. A poetic, jaded, and...
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Carl Safina, Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel. Elephants, Wolves, Dogs, Orcas, and Animal Cognition
Review of Beyond Words by Carl Safina: a journey through ethology, neuroscience and philosophy to understand animal cognition and consciousness.
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Seafood restaurants in Rimini. Fine dining. Trattoria Da Lucio.
Seafood restaurants in Rimini: Trattoria Da Lucio. Fine dining seafood with dry-aged fish, bold flavors, and avant-garde dishes like fish offal sausage...
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Karen Blixen, Out of Africa: a review of a colonial elegy suspended between nostalgia and disillusionment.
Review of Karen Blixen’s “Out of Africa”: a poetic and unsentimental memoir of colonial Kenya, exploring the complex relationship between Europe and...
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“Modern Bodies” at the Accademia Gallery in Venice. Leonardo’s Vitruvian Man and many other treasures
“Corpi Moderni” exhibition in Venice: Renaissance art, anatomy, and thought with Leonardo’s Vitruvian Man, Michelangelo, Vesalius, Dürer, and Piero della Francesca.