Celebrating secondary school teachers in Florence
Selfless and dedicated: a message of gratitude
Patricia O’Neill
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In the last days of summer, when most of us were indulging in myriad entertainments, Florence’s secondary teachers were bracing for the fall semester. I learned this first-hand on an outing to Carrara with friends in early September. As I enjoyed the views of the countryside from the back seat of my companions’ sedan, my seatmate, a teacher, spoke on the phone with her colleagues all the way from Florence to Forte dei Marmi.
I was later informed that this was one of several conference calls focused on implementing the new general safety guidelines for schools decreed by the Italian Government and Department of Education. These guidelines aimed to allow schools to reopen after a tumultuous spring semester during which the Covid quarantine had forced them to close. With no advance warning or training, in March 2020, teachers and students had been
After spending most of last year confined to his homes in Forte dei Marmi and Broni, Giorgio Armani returned to his studios in early January. âWalking to my office in an empty city, I am constantly touched by the beauty and the quietness of Milano,â he wrote in an email. With restrained poetry, he interpreted through the language of haute couture the newfound nakedness of the city he loves. The collection was filmed inâand informed byâthe Via Borgonuovo palazzo that hosts his couture ateliers and salons, its soft gray walls and whispered opulence lending an ecclesiastical palette to the proceedings. He originally bought it as a possible home, but found a house two numbers down the road a bit less baroque, a bit more to his standards.
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Fiorucci Captures L.A. s Artistry With Hollywood Angels
Fiorucci Captures L.A. s Artistry With Hollywood Angels
To showcase the Pre-Spring 2021 collection, Fiorucci launched a platform for 6 LA-based creatives to share their stories and spirit.
To showcase the Pre-Spring 2021 collection, Fiorucci launched a platform for 6 LA-based creatives to share their stories and spirit.
January 20, 2021
Dubbed “Hollywood Angels,” the platform evokes Fiorucci’s roots: since the brand’s inception in 1967, bringing American classics to the streets of Milan, the label has been a supporter of and platform for up-and-coming talents including Madonna, Andy Warhol and Keith Haring, icons of Fiorucci’s LA concept store in the 70s.
Demonstration outside the building of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine on October 30th 2020. Photo: Review News / Shutterstock
Ukraine has been the focus of international attention for two reasons in recent months. Apart from local elections held in October, a controversial ruling by the Ukrainian Constitutional Court regarding government officials’ assets has sparked a constitutional crisis in Kyiv. Both events have significantly undermined popular support for President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his ruling Servant of the People party. This steady decline in support for the current political authorities, as well as an economy weakened by the coronavirus, have enabled pro-Russian forces to reassert their position in the country. These groups now pose a direct threat to Ukraine’s Euro-Atlantic ambitions.
Living Nativity Scene of Equi Terme in Tuscany
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living nativity scene of Equi Terme in Tuscany is one of Italy’s best events taking place during Christmas time. Dozens of real people in costume let visitors re-live the magical atmosphere of
the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem.
Besides, a healthy stroll around a live nativity scene,
Presepe Vivente in Italian, is a good idea to survive after the big feasts of Christmas and Boxing Day.
The village of Equi Terme
Equi Terme is a small village of Lunigiana, an area in northern Tuscany known for its
mountains,