May 2012
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Sprezzatura
This man is count Baldassarre Castiglione (December 6, 1478 – February 2, 1529), from Canatico, near Mantua. Courtier, priest, politician, diplomat, bon vivant. He lived between his native Canatico, Milan, Mantua, Urbino, Rome, Madrid, Toledo. He met, amongst the others, Raphael, the painter. Daresay he had a rather intense life. Amongst all the other things, he authored a book called Il...
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A couple of weeks ago I wrote this piece on... →
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Things one realises when travelling: the modern...
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"From Athens to Athens. Europe, crisis, and... →
An unmissable event for those of you who happen to dwell in the Brisbane area, or anywhere in the world for that matter.
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A famous anecdote relates that during the mid-1980s, an intoxicated Jagger...
– http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Watts
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