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Dec
10
Saturday, 10 December 2011
It’s been a long time since I last blogged. During the interim Silvio Berlusconi has gone leaving Italy in a financial and cultural crisis that no one expects it to solve by itself. The [...]
Aug
23
Tuesday, 23 August 2011
Rune of the Day: Fehu, wealth
Those of you who follow this blog will remember that last August I wrote about being in Lyon during the European holiday month. Deserted streets, shuttered [...]
Jun
27
Monday, 27 June 2011
Rune of the Day: Perth reversed, Danger
As I suspected they would, Italians voted overwhelmingly against the revival of nuclear energy in the referendum a couple of weeks ago. I accompanied a [...]
Jun
12
Sunday, 12 June 2011
Rune of the Day: Inguz, Fertility
As I sit and write this Italians are preparing to vote in a referendum on a number of issues about their future. One of these is to do with who will manage t [...]
Jun
04
Saturday, 04 June 2011
Rune of the day: Sigel , harvest
June 2nd was the 150th anniversary of Italian unification and some journalists are using the opportunity to assert that Italy isn’t really united [...]
Feb
23
Wednesday, 23 February 2011
Stranger Beware
Rune of the Day: Algiz reversed, protection
English speakers, in general, don’t have much idea of what it’s like to be a foreigner.
In fact [...]