The Colors We Carry
Isn’t it wonderful how you can find beauty almost anywhere? It can be found within a place, a material piece or in a person.
Barry Lyndon: a movie or a walk through a gallery?
Stanley Kubrick directed, in 1975, the costume drama Barry Lyndon. Adapted from William Thackeray’s novel, the movie tells the story of the rise and fall of an Irish rogue who, after going to war, marries a rich widow.
The Anatomy of a Celebrity Crush
There are numerous directions one can go in when exploring the realm of beauty and art. The amounts of literature there is on the connection of the two is unlimited. Philosophers like Aristotle, Hegel, Kant, etc. have been discussing the idea of beauty in art for centuries.
Letter from the editor January
Are you beautiful? Do you consider yourself a beautiful person? How dare I ask that question in this day and age?
The Hegemonic Power of the Christmas Spirit
When I moved to Europe, I could for the first time experience Christmas in the wintertime. Although it didn’t snow, for the first time I stayed indoors during the celebration, close to a heater and wearing a warm sweater. The most striking part about all that change is that it didn’t feel weird.
On the way to Christmas
Now that you ate all the chocolates in your advent calendar waiting for Christmas day, what would you say about discovering the story of these little boxes you love so much ? Once upon a time in Germany, children were about to celebrate Jesus Christ’s birth.
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Reminiscences of artisanal Christmases in Italy
At the foot of the Alps, in the region that is called Piedmont, lived a little old lady… No, she was not the befana. The befana is the lady who, on Epiphany Eve, on January 5, delivers little presents to the children of Italy.
“Joyful Christmas” by Viggo Johansen (1891)
Oh, Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree, how I love your branches…
When the air starts to turn frisky, the roads in the cities slowly become covered with thin icy layers of ice, and the Christmas decorations flood the stores, so starts the hunt for one of the main components of Christmas. We can all agree, it is the famous Christmas tree.
It’s a Wonderful Life
The most magical time of the year has finally arrived and it is more than time to spend all our weekends watching Christmas movies! To help you with that, here’s an idea: It’s a wonderful life, by Frank Capra.
Die Hard: Very Much Not A Christmas Movie
20th Century Fox I have never seen Die Hard before. The only two things I know about it is that Bruce Willis plays the main character and that it is considered to be a Christmas-action movie. Yes, you read it right.