culture

14/01/2014

Economy



If “emerging” countries become creative

Say Africa (and more generally, developing countries) and you think of raw materials and low…

25/09/2013

Economy



Federculture Report: one year on

Just over a year ago I wrote a post on the annual report by Federculture.…

26/07/2013

Philosophy



Humanities: fewer applicants, but we are all losing out

The current economic crisis is having many effects. Some are more apparent – the recession,…

28/03/2013

Philosophy



Holi, colour and diversity: a “Benetton style” festival

In India it’s the time of a traditional Hindu festival that celebrates the end of…

22/02/2013

Philosophy



Cooking as a bridge between cultures

Although it only has a few million inhabitants, there are eighteen different officially recognized religions…

25/01/2013

Philosophy



Cultural primaries: the beauty of participating

We’re in the middle of an election campaign: an important moment in the democratic life…

21/01/2013

Economy



Growth, the real issue for our future

Italy is not growing: and hasn’t been for some time. In an IMF survey of…

10/09/2012

Contemporary Art



The Italian Renaissance on show in Beijing

A few weeks ago Beijing witnessed the opening of an exhibition about the Renaissance in…

10/07/2012

Economy



Culture can save us

“In times of crisis, who would want to spend money on culture?” This is a…

30/05/2012

Economy



Ellen Johnson Sirleaf: the future is woman

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf’s autobiography entitled “This child will be great” is now also available in…

26/03/2012

Contemporary Art



Glenn O’Brien tells of magic and science in the paintings by Ouattara Watts

Following my post about the exhibition by Ouattara Watts in New York, I received a…

16/03/2012

Contemporary Art



Art and fashion, contamination is a plus

I just found out that a major exhibition dedicated to Ouattara Watts recently concluded in…