Articles and thoughts
Articles 2008
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November: (Inter)National Writing Month |
November
2008 |
Autumn has finally come in the North Hemisphere of Earth. Most of the days are grey and rainy, the leaves are falling and it’s getting colder and colder. The only thought you have is to stay at home with a hot steaming cup of tea in your hands and relax on the sofa under a soft and warm blanket.
Why not trying to take the most of it and writing a full novel in just one month? If you have ever dreamt to write one but never succeeded in completing one, November might be... [ READ THE ARTICLE]
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6³: the future of Literature |
June
2008 |
How do imagine the Literature of the future? In which forms will it be written and divulged?
Don’t worry, it won’t be reduced to a mathematic formula as the title seems to hint. Yet, it refers to a new formula invented by Penguin UK in collaboration with the reality game company Six To Start.
They tried to answer the questions above by exploring all the possibilities offered by the new media and most of all by the Net... [ READ THE ARTICLE]
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When social networks travel back in time |
June
2008 |
From Myspace to Facebook passing through Flickr and the mysterious charm of blogs: getting to know new people means sharing, just like building new friendships and be part of a family, a group, or a team.
Is this Internet and social networks' secret? Giving people the opportunity to feel closer like never before?
We travel around the world with a rucksack, and we travel around the web with a computer and... [READ THE ARTICLE]
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Express yourself: African mobile murales |
April
2008 |
Every day our eyes witness the multiple faces of art, but we often renounce to express our own voice, thoughts and ideas because of lack of talent and courage.
We suppose that remaining silent is the most suitable choice when we think we are not very talented. Nevertheless, numb with silence, thoughts, ideas and feelings still whisper their unequalled truth... [ READ THE ARTICLE]
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Beijing 2008: feeling the Olympic spirit? |
April
2008 |
I've always liked the Olympics. Every 4 years, they are my fixed rendez-vous with sport and - why not - with the opening and closing ceremonies. Stadiums full of people, the colours of the various nation's flags, the smiles and disappointments of the athletes, the spirit of competitiveness but also of union... [ READ THE ARTICLE]
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XXI, the new French quarterly magazine of journalism |
March
2008 |
How much would you pay for a magazine? Some cents? E few euros? Let's say a few euros.
And how many pages would you expect to leaf through? Thirty? Fifty? A hundred? With or without commercial ads?
Being in the Internet and the quick communication era, what is the acceptable length of an article... [READ THE ARTICLE]
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Kenya: a declaration of love |
March
2008 |
War never comes alone. It brings violence, chaos and death, causing innocent victims not only among human beings, but also causing the destruction of the environment and the animals.
This is what happening in many parts of the world, and... [READ THE ARTICLE]
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A key called success |
February
2008 |
Have you ever stood before a door, your hand on the handle, a dark landing around you and the joyful and warm noises of a party beyond that door? Have you ever held the handle impatiently, endeavouring to open the door and cross the threshold but without success?
Have you ever felt like you were about to take part to... [ READ THE ARTICLE]
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The silence of energy, the breath of the Earth |
February
2008 |
As last February, this year too we're happy to point out an important initiative about energy saving. An Italian initiative, but of global significance, about a topic of great importance, and in our opinion (and not only ours) vital.
or the fourth year, the famous Italian radio program Caterpillar, broadcasted on Radio2, launches the "M'illumino di meno" campaign, an international energy saving day... [ READ THE ARTICLE]
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The Time Machine |
January
2008 |
What would you do if you had a time machine and had the opportunity to travel through time? Would you go back to your past and re-live some episodes of your life? Would you change something?
Another year ended and the new one is just at its beginning. This is usually a time when we all take stock of our lives of the last twelve months... [ READ THE ARTICLE]
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