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THE SUBLIME AND THE HORRID
A politically incorrect blog about travel, diving, art, photography, food, books and other things that make life wonderful (or terrible). Cool photos, some bad videos and a lot of presumptuous and inconclusive words.
Antonio Canova's Pauline Borghese: Marble Venus and Imperial Ego
Antonio Canova’s Paolina Borghese: marble, vulgar glamour, and aristocratic embarrassment set to the beat of banlieue hip-hop. Un poil de chatte tire plus qu'une charrette de bœufs.
The Introvert Traveler
Nov 19, 20256 min read
Plaza Premium Lounge, Rome Fiumicino (FCO): an oasis of comfort just steps from the gate
Plaza Premium Lounge at Rome Fiumicino Airport: Comfort and Good Food in the Eternal City’s Main Hub
The Introvert Traveler
Oct 25, 20252 min read
Roman food: What to Order (and Understand) When Visiting Rome
Eat like the locals in Rome. Worried you might feel a bit lost when facing the menu of a typical Roman trattoria? Let me take you by the hand and guide you through what to eat in Rome.
The Introvert Traveler
Jun 29, 20254 min read
Rome, the Vatican, the Pope, St. Peter's Square and the Angelus
Experiencing the Angelus at St. Peter’s Square: A Journey Through Faith, Security, and Spectacle
The Introvert Traveler
May 10, 20254 min read
Pluto and Proserpina by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Borghese Gallery, Rome): a marble narrative between pathos and technical virtuosity
*The Rape of Proserpina* by Gian Lorenzo Bernini at the Galleria Borghese in Rome; an unsurpassable marvel of Baroque sculpture.
The Introvert Traveler
Mar 30, 20257 min read
The National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia (Rome): A Journey into Etruscan Civilization
Visit to the National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia, main artworks, building description, review
The Introvert Traveler
Mar 8, 20257 min read
The Ara Pacis monument in Rome: is it worth the visit?
Is it worth spending 12 euros to visit the Ara Pacis?
The Introvert Traveler
Dec 5, 20241 min read
Marshall McLuhan, Michelangelo's Pietà, and the 15 Minutes of Oblivion
The Cast of the Vatican Pietà in the Era of the Technical Reproducibility of the Self
The Introvert Traveler
Nov 18, 20245 min read
Michelangelo's Moses in San Pietro in Vincoli: the superhero we don't deserve
Michelangelo's Moses is the hero we don't deserve but cannot stop idolizing
The Introvert Traveler
Sep 30, 20246 min read
The Boxer at Rest from Palazzo Massimo (Rome)
The bronze sculpture of the Boxer at Rest in Rome
The Introvert Traveler
Sep 29, 202411 min read
Where to eat in Rome: Felice a Testaccio
Review of the Restaurant Felice a Testaccio in Rome
The Introvert Traveler
Sep 27, 20243 min read
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