During the 1950s and 1960s, as a young man, I had the pleasure of attending the old Khedivial Opera House to watch magnificent performances of Chinese folk arts. I also attended, on two occasions, ballet performances by what I consider the greatest ballet company in the world, the Russian Bolshoi Ballet. These were performances of
A new chapter in cross-cultural literary exchange brings together poets, novelists, and authors through books published in English and Italian.
Italian editors, authors, and publishers Gioia Lomasti and Emanuele Marcuccio are preparing the second volume of their international publishing project, 100 Books, 100 Authors, an initiative
In the factory, nothing is supposed to stop. The machines turn, the conveyor belts move, and the worker is expected to keep pace with a rhythm that will not wait for him. Then, suddenly, a new invention appears: a machine designed to feed the worker where he stands, without requiring him to leave the production line. Charlie Chaplin is
In medicina impariamo presto che, quando un essere umano si trova tra la vita e la morte, molte delle cose che dividono il mondo fuori dalla sala operatoria semplicemente scompaiono. Non contano più la nazionalità, la lingua, i confini o le divergenze politiche. Un paziente entra in sala operatoria con una sola identità:
In medicine, we learn early that when a human being stands between life and death, many of the things that divide the world outside the operating room simply disappear. Nationality, language, borders and political differences no longer matter. A patient enters the operating theatre with only one identity: a human being who needs someone to
