Category: Article
-
There was a time when writing, composing music, and drawing were not for everyone. You needed ideas and the know-how to execute them. Maybe you had a beautiful painting in mind, but without the skills to paint, you would not have been able to bring that painting into existence. Becoming…
-
+
+
+
+
+
+
I just learned that Paul Thigpen has passed away. And if you don’t know who he was, let me tell you: you should. This was a man who went from atheism to the Presbyterian ministry to full communion with the Catholic Church in 1993. Not a casual journey. Not a…
-
+
+
+
+
+
+
The current social media model—characterized by high ad density, almost zero revenue share for the average user, and draconian terms and conditions—is broken. Why build content for platforms that monetize our attention without fair compensation? Blogging may not solve every issue, but right now, it is the only way to…
-
Puglia is shrinking, and the latest figures from Istat aren’t just dry statistics—they are a wake-up call for anyone who cares about the future of South Italy. In just the first ten months of 2025, my home region lost nearly 9,000 residents. Once the final December tally is in, we…
-
-
A quiet, comfortable, wooden space. Filled with my favorite books, musical sheets, and a piano. Isolated from outside, a personal, safe, welcoming micro-world where only I and a few selected people have access. Meanwhile, I bought this small bookcase, which is already insufficient to hold all the books I have…
-
I love the world of social media, communication, and cooking. Above all, I love the cuisine of my home country, Italy. And rightly so, because Italian cuisine—universally recognized as one of the best in the world—has recently been declared an intangible cultural heritage of humanity. In my opinion, this recognition…
-
-
How did we end up doing the exact opposite? And why?
-
Generative AI tools created a new, scary set of problems. It is extremely easy to insert anyone into deepfake pornography that is believable. The issues are immense: smearing, defamation, shame, disgrace. And the victims have little to no recourse. AI technology is so advanced that it takes less than 15…
Vincenzo martemucci 