Dear Aldo, undoubtedly there are families who struggle to make ends meet and do somersaults with dignity, but I can’t understand how the majority of Italians declare incomes of less than 55,000 euros and during the Christmas holidays there can be a full house in the mountains despite the high costs of ski passes, hotels … Read more
Dear Aldo, 24 Slams. Novak Djokovic played an extraordinary US Open final. Dominating, knowing how to suffer in the 2nd set and then spreading in the 3rd set. 6-3 7-6 6-3 to Daniil Medvedev. Reached Margaret Court, who won her 24th in Ny in 1973. Infinite champion! The Serbian “hammer”, however, should have avoided making … Read more
Dear Aldo, the Murgia works very hard to appear outside the pack, makes deliberately extreme statements, takes pleasure in scandalizing with the arrogance typical of the counter-current role it practices. I found it unacceptable to talk about cancer as a very kind disease. And I sympathize with cancer patients who will have read this ridiculous … Read more
Here are the dozen of the semifinalists of the Strega Award, chosen by the Steering Committee chaired by Melania G. Mazzucco and composed of Pietro Abate, Valeria Della Valle, Giuseppe D’Avino, Ernesto Ferrero, Alberto Foschini, Paolo Giordano, Helena Janeczek, Gabriele Pedull, Stefano Petrocchi, Marino Sinibaldi and Giovanni Solimine, among the 62 titles nominated by the … Read more
Twenty years ago, we created a foundation dedicated to world health because we wanted to use Microsoft’s resources to help as many people as possible. Health is the basis for a prosperous society. It became more evident than ever last year, when the pandemic upset many lives, in Italy and around the world. – Although … Read more
Franco Loi is a case of incredible identification. He was born in Genoa in 1930 to a Sardinian father (freight forwarder and then director of a freight yard) and Emilian mother from Colorno (here the article by Cristina Taglietti for 90 years). Having already moved to Milan with his family in 1937, Loi absorbs the … Read more
The choice, shared by all countries of the world, to vaccinate doctors and health workers firsti is the most logical and obvious that there can be. It is clear that if doctors and nurses fall ill, not only can they not assist their patients but they risk spreading the infection even more. In addition, healthcare … Read more
The great British writer John le Carr died at 89. The announcement was made on Guardian, reporting the confirmation of his family. The famous author of some among the greatest thriller and espionage novels died due to a pneumonia (not linked to Covid)at the Royal Cornwall Hospital on Saturday night. – It would be not … Read more
Sometimes certain details are enough to understand how the context around us is in motion. In the first half of the year, Italy lost just a little more jobs than the countries around us: minus 2.96% against a 2.83% drop in the European Union, according to Eurostat. At first glance, it could have been much … Read more
Funtil a few years ago, the main communication tool for a primary hospital was the so-called buzzer. A small transceiver device that made it possible to be traced at any time. Students and trainees looked at him with admiration. Possession of a buzzer was a sign of authority, a demonstration of occupying a high rung … Read more