Diving
Review of the book Shadow Divers by Robert Kurson
Review of the book Shadow Divers, the story of two technical divers and their obsession with a U-boat wreck
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Review of the book The Eloquence of the Sardine by Bill François
Review of the book The Eloquence of the Sardine by Bill François. An enjoyable and occasionally surprising read for those who love...
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New York City Public Library
The New York Public Library explored: its history, remarkable collections and the paradox of visiting a great library as a tourist.
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Review of the book “Adventures of a Young Naturalist: The Zoo Quest Expeditions”, by David Attenborough.
Review of the book "Adventures of a Young Naturalist: The Zoo Quest Expeditions", by David Attenborough.
Art
Books on sculpture. “Sculpture: Processes and Principles” by Rudolf Wittkower: When Art Takes Shape from Matter
A review of the book "Sculpture: processes and principles" by Rudolf Wittkower; a technical yet engaging journey into the tools, methods, and...
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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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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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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...
Art
“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.
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Gerald Durrell, My Family and Other Animals: an unlikely family under the Greek sun.
A witty memoir of childhood in 1930s Corfu, where Gerald Durrell’s eccentric family meets nature’s chaos in a sun-drenched, hilarious Greek idyll.