During my last trip to my hometown, Padova, I discovered my new favourite piece of art: La Madonna dell’Acqua Lurida by Federico Soffiato. Deemed by some as irreverent at best (and blasphemous at worst), I personally was extremely moved by its universal message, which can be found at the intersection of the sacred, the profane, and the political. — I was born in Padova, a city in the Northern Italian region called Veneto, mostly known for its University and for being the set of Shakespeare’s comedy The Taming of the Shrew. …

In Sweden, data such as your home address, telephone number, birthday and even your bank card references are often available to anyone through a simple Google search. The initial reaction of new residents is, usually, to panic. But don’t despair: I am here to help! — “When I found out about it, several months after I moved here, I almost had a panic attack” — Andrea told me — “I frantically started to try to remove my info from the internet, but nothing really worked. In my panic, I thought about calling the police or something…

And on why I refuse to accept the concept of ‘whiteness’ outside the context from which it originated — I am a first-generation mixed-race from Italy, a country that recently started to be aware of the inexorable shift towards being more multicultural both at the national and European level. It is also a country that has recently rediscovered its deep problems with racism and a colonial past that was…

I finally decided to write down my experience of living through the pandemic in Sweden. I have been unsure about whether this is actually a good idea — especially for my career. But I have a moral imperative to speak up, especially now that the revisionist machine is in motion…

This might be an unpopular opinion, but I have never enjoyed Venice as much as I did since the COVID-19 pandemic put mass tourism on hold. I am sorry if some business suffer a decrease in their revenues, but, honestly, mass tourism was never what the city, nor these tourists…

Carole Feuerman in Venice — I currently am spending some days on my own in Venice, Italy. I really missed traveling solo, and I was looking forward to visiting museums at my own pace. …

When art bridges the technological gap between reality and futuristic scenarios à la Black Mirror — «No preambles, we traveled in time thanks to a chronotransporter delivered to us anonymously at the beginning of 2017. Apparently we have nothing to worry about, history will continue to offer a succession of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, while the Sun does not seem so determined to explode…

In Italy, the National Day of Palliative Care is celebrated on 11 November. — This year I will spend the whole month of November in my hometown, Padova, visiting my family and holding a lecture in my former university, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. Not only I am glad to get a break from the dark Swedish winter, but also I love to immerse…

After struggling with looking for a niche, I think I am finally ready to take TikTok over with the ultimate guide on how to pick the perfect engagement ring (I know this is an extremely first world problem, but after all, I research climate change for a living). While I was writing the script, I realized there is one characteristic that is often overlooked but it makes all the difference: I am talking about either high or low setting.