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Black and white screen shot of Johnny Dorelli singing whilst sitting on a sofa
Tanti auguri a Johnny Dorelli! 89 today 🎉
And yes, in case you were wondering, there is indeed an episode of the TV Italian Style podcast on Johnny Dorelli if you want to learn more!
This is certainly my experience of 2026
Wasn’t aware of this. Solidarity to colleagues affected.
Here we go!
Lasagna in a large rectangular glass dish. The top is covered in melted, browned cheese. The dish is on a cooker top.
Made lasagna for lunch. Can’t wait to eat it 😋
Brown and white rabbit in side profile with her eyes close as a hand moves in to stroke her nose
Yes please fuss
What am I doing? Just resting my paws
Brown and white rabbit with ears folded looking sideways at the camera
Fuss?
Screenshot of the black and white cover of the Radiocorriere listings magazine from 1964, showing the four members of the Quartetto Cetra in period costume.
What am I actually doing today? marking PG Certificate in Academic Practice assignments.
What do I wish I was doing today?
Watching La Biblioteca di Studio Uno (1964) and writing about these four
Brown and white rabbit nosing between bright coloured cups
Looking for biscuits
The #Beatles in Italy, Genoa, 26 June 1965.
The #Beatles in Italy, Genoa, 26 June 1965.
Spent some time today writing 2 abstracts: a conference paper on La Biblioteca di Studio Uno and the unseen labour of bringing music & literature to the small screen & a book chapter on the reframing of Marcello Mastroianni’s star image on Italian variety TV 59-76. Excited to get writing!
A series of stylised squares on a beige theme, some with stylised images of faces. The squares resemble television screens.
So obviously the most important thing when writing a book is to procrastinate with the writing by thinking about a cover image. Option 1: this AI-generated interpretation of the prompt ‘Italian variety television 1950s, 60s, 70s’
Canal reflecting a blue sky with white clouds lined with green trees on both sides
Looking back at photos of better weather given all this rain
The UCFL Small Grants call is out.
❗ Deadline: 20 Febrary 2026 ❗
More information here:
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Brown and white rabbit stretched out and lying down on beige carpet.
Maximum relaxation
Brown and white rabbit with her ears back
Is it time for fuss?
Thank you to everyone who keeps listening to the TV Italian Style podcast! I’m really pleased that the episodes are of interest and strike a chord. You can listen online via tvitalianstyle.wordpress.com - I recommend the less-listened to episodes, too (episodes H, P, Q, U and W!)
Screenshot of paragraph of text. It says, For those with an interest in Italian culture or Italian popular entertainment and music, this book will be a very welcome addition in an area that is, perhaps surprisingly, under-researched. Given Italy's strong association with music, it might be expected that popular song would be a key sub-field of Italian cultural studies. In fact, this is not the case and Haworth is one of only a handful of scholars to have made this her specialism. Indeed, she can be regarded as the pioneer and a leading expert in the field. Even in Italy, it must be said, most serious writing about popular music is conducted outside the academy by journalists and freelance authors. The reason for this marginalisation has nothing to do with the music itself, although there are many in Italy who do not conceal their preference for American and British sounds over domestic products, and everything to do with the way some cultural forms and media acquire legitimacy as objects of study while others struggle to gain the same recognition.
Been having a bit of an identity wobble of late - so have had a read of Stephen Gundle’s review of The Many Meanings of Mina. Not sure I feel like the pioneer and leading expert but if Stephen says it, then it bears thinking about!
Urlatore Tony Dallara has passed away - RIP www.corriere.it/spettacoli/2...
Photograph of a brown and white rabbit with short ears looking straight at the camera. Her white front paws are balanced on a piece of brown upholstered furniture so she is slightly standing on her hind legs.
What?
The Open Library of Humanities Open Access Award 2026. Applications for OLH funding of up to £500 are welcomed from individuals or organisations and may be used to help fund events, projects or activities on #OA or with an #openaccess component.
📅 Deadline 30/06: www.openlibhums.org/news/882/
Photo of Pinderfields hospital at a distance at nighttime. In the foreground is the road to the hospital and zebra crossing. The road is lit with street lamps. Behind the buildings of the hospital are visible against a black sky.
Home from hospital. Staff were brilliant. I feel tired. What a start to 2026!
And they’re on Bluesky too @europeana.bsky.social 🥳🥳
Something from five years ago and the other place but I’m resharing here as a way of bookmarking and reminding myself that this goldmine exists:
Explore more than 51M of artworks, artefacts, books, videos and sounds from across Europe
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Photo of a hovering sparrow hawk hunting. The sun is catching the underside of the wings giving them a warm hue. The sky behind is clear and shows signs of an approaching sunset.
Another Photo of a hovering sparrow hawk hunting. The wings are in a V shape. The sun is catching the underside of the wings giving them a warm hue. The sky behind is clear and shows signs of an approaching sunset. There are power lines visible across the bottom half of the photo.
Long day in hospital today so a flashback to a walk the other week and photos my husband captured of our local sparrow hawk on the hunt!
Photograph of an IV cannula in my right arm
Well that escalated quickly
