Tag Archives: Milan

Fashion Week Begins

Posted on September 23, 2011 by hnbjr

The fashion week party, or rather, pre-party drink like one of those early punk shows I went to when I was a boy: you feel you have total freedom to do whatever because everyone is doing anything. A man is … Continue reading →

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On the Artistic Theater of the Cenacolo

Posted on August 20, 2011 by hnbjr

A trip to Lugano reminds one of what Italy is missing, and what would make it better — courteous drivers, spotlessly clean streets, apartments and offices free of the suspicious layers of security ones finds in Italy. But in contrast, … Continue reading →

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Raiding the Ratings Agencies

Posted on August 6, 2011 by hnbjr

The financial news has been so intense this week that I’ve all but given up on trying to blog it. Twitter‘s where you’ll find most of my comments on the tumult in Europe and the US. Amid markets falling and … Continue reading →

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Osama, Mladic, Berlusconi: rough winds do shake

Posted on June 2, 2011 by hnbjr

May ended up being a very bad month for the intolerant: first Osama bin Laden, then Ratko Mladic, and now Silvio Berlusconi, whose coalition was dealt a serious blow in run-off mayoral elections all over Italy this past week. Of … Continue reading →

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La Chinatown milanese

Posted on September 2, 2010 by hnbjr

The blog has been on hold recently due to my moving to the area around via Paolo Sarpi – Milan’s “Chinatown.”  This is a fascinating neighborhood that has exploded in the past decade or so with Chinese wholesalers.  It is … Continue reading →

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