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Saint Francis: Strength, Courage, Gentleness
By Francesca Lungarotti October 4, 2026, marked the 800th anniversary of the death of Saint Francis of Assisi. This anniversary offers an opportunity to celebrate a historical figure who profoundly influenced humanity and spiritually through the values of simplicity, brotherhood, and charity. He opened the human mind to Creation, to Nature, and to the living beings…
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The Supremacy of Feeling: Kazimir Malevich and the Gestation of a New Art
By Francesca Lungarotti “By ‘Suprematism’ I mean the supremacy of pure feeling in creative art. For the Suprematist, the visual phenomena of the objective world are, in themselves, meaningless; what matters is feeling. Art no longer concerns itself with serving the State and religion; it no longer seeks to illustrate the history of manners; it…
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Vibrant Chaos by Peter Bennett
UIG congratulates long-time contributor Peter Bennett on the release of his second book, “Vibrant Chaos – NYC’s East Village and Lower East Side in the 1980’s”. Vibrant Chaos features Peter Bennett’s photographs documenting the colorful streets and eclectic atmosphere of the neighborhood he grew up in and focused his photography during his twenties. For for more…
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Par-ty time! It is World Miniature Golf Day on 21 September
Every year on 21 September, World Miniature Golf Day celebrates one of the world’s most entertaining and accessible leisure activities. Miniature golf, also known as mini golf or crazy golf, is enjoyed by people of all ages, whether playing with family and friends or simply having a bit of fun. Unlike traditional golf, you don’t…
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Crete Senesi, the Surreal Soul of Tuscany
By Francesca Lungarotti There are places on Earth that take us to other universes, and some of them occupy small areas yet are capable of transporting us to the moon! In the central Italian region of Tuscany, in the area encompassing the municipalities of Asciano, Buonconvento, Montalcino, Rapolano Terme, Monteroni d’Arbia, Pienza, and Trequanda, southeast…
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Mauritania, The Last Frontier
“My gaze was vague, confused. They were lost in embraces made of strips of pale, almost white earth. I traveled with light in my eyes, blinded by it. I delicately touched a hypnotic state that transported me elsewhere, to a place where reality did not exist. In this land of immense silences, where sky and earth…
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