“Ricotta Eaters”
Vincenzo Campi (1536 – 1591)
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Month: December 2010
Citazione del Giorno
“I felt that I had no choice than to take over. Later on I can see that that was what I was created to do.”
— Elisabetta Foradori, on taking over the family winery at age 19
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Arte
“The Starling’s Song”
Silvestro Lega (1825 – 1895)
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Citazione del Giorno
“If children are not introduced to music at an early age, I believe something fundamental is actually being taken from them.”
— Luciano Pavarotti (1935 – 2007)
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Arte
“Interior of the Pantheon, Rome”
Giovanni Paolo Panini (1691 – 1765)
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Citazione del Giorno
“The color of a wine is like the color of a man. What matters is what’s underneath.”
— Josko Gravner (born 1952)
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Test Driving the Ferrari 458 Italia
From PopSci’s John Mahoney:
“After driving the 458 Italia, Ferrari’s latest and greatest feat of hot-blooded automotive audacity, I realized something: the merger of digital and real realities works both ways. What makes the 458 Italia so remarkable is that Ferrari has made piloting a $230,000 sports car feel like playing a video game.”
“Just remember, you don’t get extra lives.”
Can’t afford it? You can always watch the Offical Movie
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Further Reading:
- PopSci: Testing the Best: Driving Fast in the Ferrari 458 Italia
- MachineSpider: 2011 Ferrari 458 Italia – Photos, Price, Specifications, Reviews
- NetCarShow: Ferrari 458 Italia (2011)
- J.D. Power: 2011 Ferrari 458 Italia Preview
- Ferrari Offical Website: 458 Italia
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h/t Instapundit
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Arte
“The Sistine Madonna”
Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino [Raphael] (1483 – 1520)
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Citazione del Giorno
“The quest for slowness, which begins as a simple rebellion against the impoverishment of taste in our lives, makes it possible to rediscover taste.”
— Carlo Petrini (born 1949)
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Arte
“Arno in Florence”
Bernardo Bellotto (1720 – 1780)
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