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The scientist's daughter
Virginia Galilei and the bells of San Matteo
Have you ever
stopped to think that looking at the starry Florentine night is like looking
back in time? Perhaps many of the stars we see were extinguished ages ago, but
because of the time that light takes to travel the mindboggling distances
between those …
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Ancel Keys
From soldiers' rations to the Mediterranean diet
This time of
year, we start thinking about bikini waxes and getting into perfect shape for
those lazy, hazy days on the beach. To help us, every day there seems to be a
new diet fad to try that frequently turns out to be …
Interviews
Where design, technology and humans meet
Frontiers of Interaction
If I
tell you that Frontiers of Interaction is a two-day conference about
technology, you might stop reading now. Luckily, it's a whole lot more than
that. Yes, there are speakers, but, as a past attendee of a Frontiers
conference, I can guarantee that the …
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Charles Edward Stuart
A Florentine sejour
John Blake MacDonald's 1880 painting Lochaber No More depicts the mournful moment on September 20, 1746,
when Prince Charles Edward Stuart, the Young Pretender to the English throne,
commonly known as ?Bonny Prince Charlie,' left Loch Nam Uamh in his beloved
Scotland forever. After …
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Artigianato e Palazzo
An interview with Neri Torrigiani
by Devin Tooma
It's been said time and time again: Florence is
changing. Whether or not it be with the times, modernity is beginning to
replace museum visits with Google street views, gelato with Ben & Jerry's,
and, sadly, artisanal handicrafts with cost-friendlier, foreign-made goods.
Luckily, there is …
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David Broomfield
On the British Consulate's closure
by Devin Tooma
On March 21,
the British Embassy in Rome announced that the British Consulate in Florence,
after a presence in the city lasting over half a millennium, will close.
Effective on December 31, 2011, British consular services for Northern Italy,
including Florence, will be available through …
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Elaine Ruffolo
An art historian living a rich life in Florence
When Elaine Ruffolo was an undergraduate studying baroque art in Rome for two weeks, she took a train to Florence for a visit. She had such a strong sense of belonging in Florence that she considered not returning to Wisconsin to …
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Petra Casini
From selling stones to designing jewelry
Petra Casini had always dreamed of making her own path in life, one that would not involve her family business of stone cutting. She spent her entire life surrounded by stones: she was born and raised in Idar-Oberstein, the capital of …
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John Paul Getty III
A life marred by billions
On July 10, 1973, John Paul Getty III, the grandson of John Paul Getty, the owner of the Los Angeles-based Getty Oil Company and founder of the California museum that bears his name, then considered the richest man in the world, …
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Rieko Hayashi
Coordinating weddings for Japanese in Europe
Rieko Hayashi had always dreamed of living abroad, which is why she studied English and European culture at university. While most of her classmates traveled the world before starting their careers, Rieko went straight to work. During her vacations, she traveled …
Interviews
Dr. Sandro Rosseti
Helping students adjust to life abroad
by Devin Tooma
Living or studying abroad is no small feat: you may be thousands of miles away from home for months at a time, perhaps outside your own country (and, according to our interviewee, ‘on another planet') for the first time. Your usual …
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Daniel Graves
American artist passing down realism techniques
Daniel Graves had the makings of an artist since the age of three, when he began drawing. But it wasn't until he was 15 and saw Rembrandt's self-portrait at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, that he decided to …
People
A grave matter
Finding the other Einstein
by Helen Glave
It's late afternoon on a sweltering summer Sunday and
we are on a family mission to find Einstein's grave. We have already …
People
Sant'Anna: Protectress of the Florentines
by Katie Nelson
Walk into palazzo Vecchio, and you may notice a
surprising amount of religious iconography for a secular town hall. In
particular, one fresco by Orcagna depicts a strange scene; a large and serene
woman standing next to an image of the palazzo itself, looking …
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Mother Mary Taylor
Followed her heart to lead a religious life in Florence
Mother Mary Taylor had always been attracted to
religious life, but didn't make the decision to become a nun until she came …
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