Philip Curnow
@philipcurnow.bsky.social
Lived, studied & worked across 3 continents before settling in Rome to co-found @Deliciousitaly. Television production, qualitative ad researcher, travel author (Hurst), linguist & Arabist. BlueSky is my daily jotter, but a pencil is always close to hand.
“Pecunia non olet” si accompagna immancabilmente all’altro: “di notte tutti i gatti sono grigi“. 🐈⬛
December 5, 2025 at 5:46 AM
“Pecunia non olet” si accompagna immancabilmente all’altro: “di notte tutti i gatti sono grigi“. 🐈⬛
#Eurovision Spain, lreland, Holland and Slovenia demonstrating what it means to be European.
December 5, 2025 at 5:29 AM
#Eurovision Spain, lreland, Holland and Slovenia demonstrating what it means to be European.
Back in the day ⚽
December 4, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Back in the day ⚽
ESPN ruining sport again. "Oval Invincibles, the most successful franchise in the Hundred, will be rebranded as MI London from 2026 onwards." Not that I have any idea what they are referring to. 🎳 🤺
December 4, 2025 at 4:32 PM
ESPN ruining sport again. "Oval Invincibles, the most successful franchise in the Hundred, will be rebranded as MI London from 2026 onwards." Not that I have any idea what they are referring to. 🎳 🤺
Looking forward to this. A great Christmas surprise. 🥰
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www.thurrott.com/cloud/330386...
Proton Announces Sheets, a Private and Secure Spreadsheet
Proton continues to chip away at our reliance on Big Tech for key productivity apps and services.
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December 4, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Looking forward to this. A great Christmas surprise. 🥰
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www.thurrott.com/cloud/330386...
visititaly.eu is a hard read, unlike the food. "Molise surface is so limited and the most densely populated cities, country seats Campobasso and Isernia, don't exceed 50k inhabitants and most of the towns count about 1000 inhabitants".
Even the wine is misspelled. Tintrillia! Instead of tintilia. 😫
Even the wine is misspelled. Tintrillia! Instead of tintilia. 😫
Visit Italy Official: Holidays, experiences and tourist information for Italy
Discover great holiday ideas for family holidays, weekends away, short breaks and days out in Italy.
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December 4, 2025 at 9:43 AM
visititaly.eu is a hard read, unlike the food. "Molise surface is so limited and the most densely populated cities, country seats Campobasso and Isernia, don't exceed 50k inhabitants and most of the towns count about 1000 inhabitants".
Even the wine is misspelled. Tintrillia! Instead of tintilia. 😫
Even the wine is misspelled. Tintrillia! Instead of tintilia. 😫
Sound like the new author of the year?
"This stunning debut tells the story of a young mother who is trapped in a marriage to the odious Ryan who subjects her to an array of emotional abuses and coercive control. When she attempts to escape her path is neither linear nor smooth."
A triumph!! 📚
"This stunning debut tells the story of a young mother who is trapped in a marriage to the odious Ryan who subjects her to an array of emotional abuses and coercive control. When she attempts to escape her path is neither linear nor smooth."
A triumph!! 📚
December 4, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Sound like the new author of the year?
"This stunning debut tells the story of a young mother who is trapped in a marriage to the odious Ryan who subjects her to an array of emotional abuses and coercive control. When she attempts to escape her path is neither linear nor smooth."
A triumph!! 📚
"This stunning debut tells the story of a young mother who is trapped in a marriage to the odious Ryan who subjects her to an array of emotional abuses and coercive control. When she attempts to escape her path is neither linear nor smooth."
A triumph!! 📚
Want to sound like you know everything about Italian art? Then drop these words into your conversation:
confluenze, concepita, articolazioni, inedite, molto diverse, vernissage, appartenenti, progetto condiviso.
confluenze, concepita, articolazioni, inedite, molto diverse, vernissage, appartenenti, progetto condiviso.
December 4, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Want to sound like you know everything about Italian art? Then drop these words into your conversation:
confluenze, concepita, articolazioni, inedite, molto diverse, vernissage, appartenenti, progetto condiviso.
confluenze, concepita, articolazioni, inedite, molto diverse, vernissage, appartenenti, progetto condiviso.
Reposted by Philip Curnow
The Winter Olympics are closing in and Milano is warming up the piste in Piazza del Duomo.
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Facciamo il punto a poche settimane dall’inizio delle Olimpiadi 👀
YouTube video by Il Milanese Imbruttito
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December 3, 2025 at 8:44 PM
The Winter Olympics are closing in and Milano is warming up the piste in Piazza del Duomo.
youtube.com/shorts/LyI95...
youtube.com/shorts/LyI95...
Couldn't miss this. You shouldn't as well.
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The STAGGERING Corruption of Benjamin Netanyahu - (ft. Christopher Hitchens)
YouTube video by Christopher Hitchens Resurrected
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December 3, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Couldn't miss this. You shouldn't as well.
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Too much art? What sort of art. Even the Academia Belle Arti Roma has sat out of this one. Something's not right. Testaccio cannot and should not live on art alone. It's to visceral for that with it's own foundations literally built on built on broken amphore.
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Perché l’Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma è stata esclusa dalla nascente Fondazione Mattatoio?
Il Presidente dell’Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma esprime il suo stupore per l’esclusione dalla Fondazione che vuole fare dell’ex Mattatoio di Testaccio un polo di formazione e ricerca all’avanguardi...
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December 3, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Too much art? What sort of art. Even the Academia Belle Arti Roma has sat out of this one. Something's not right. Testaccio cannot and should not live on art alone. It's to visceral for that with it's own foundations literally built on built on broken amphore.
www.artribune.com/professioni-...
www.artribune.com/professioni-...
Most bizarre. Think it's set in New York.
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ترامب | ساورة دي ولا إنكيلاب ؟
YouTube video by Egyptoon ايجيبتون
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December 2, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Most bizarre. Think it's set in New York.
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There are 2 types of prosecco. Those made traditionally, and those that are not. The former is as it should be. 15 of the latter are made for mass markets and might just be full of pesticides and Pfas. Eg Cinzano, Martini, Mionetto, La Gioiosa, Allini, Valdo, Meolo.
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Prosecco, Pfas e pesticidi: il test del Salvagente su 15 bottiglie | il Salvagente
Il Salvagente è tornato in laboratorio con 15 bottiglie di prosecco, tra cui Mionetto, Cinzano e Martini. Abbiamo cercato Pfas e pesticidi, e li abbiamo trovati in tutte i campioni
ilsalvagente.it
December 2, 2025 at 12:31 PM
There are 2 types of prosecco. Those made traditionally, and those that are not. The former is as it should be. 15 of the latter are made for mass markets and might just be full of pesticides and Pfas. Eg Cinzano, Martini, Mionetto, La Gioiosa, Allini, Valdo, Meolo.
ilsalvagente.it/2025/12/02/p...
ilsalvagente.it/2025/12/02/p...
I have it on good authority that this is not AI. 💂♀️
December 2, 2025 at 7:36 AM
I have it on good authority that this is not AI. 💂♀️
"Standing next to Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Pope Leo XIV decried powerful countries flexing their economic and military might, blaming that for heightened levels of conflict around the world and saying "the future of humanity is at stake".
December 1, 2025 at 12:29 PM
"Standing next to Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Pope Leo XIV decried powerful countries flexing their economic and military might, blaming that for heightened levels of conflict around the world and saying "the future of humanity is at stake".
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New exhibition in Rome
Exhibition in Rome showcases Ancient Greek treasures
La Grecia a Roma, from 29 November to 12 April, explores the legacy of Greek art within Roman culture. Rome's Capitoline Museums present an exhibition titled Greece in Rome, the second event in the se...
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November 29, 2025 at 7:56 AM
New exhibition in Rome
Same street. Left is dawn. Right is just after dusk from the opposite direction.
November 30, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Same street. Left is dawn. Right is just after dusk from the opposite direction.
Just tested two competing AI systems with a historical question from the corner of the UK of my infancy. I received 2 diametrically opposed answers. The former stated the facts we all understood as local folklore. The latter, a deeper search, giving archaeological evidence to dismiss the first.
November 30, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Just tested two competing AI systems with a historical question from the corner of the UK of my infancy. I received 2 diametrically opposed answers. The former stated the facts we all understood as local folklore. The latter, a deeper search, giving archaeological evidence to dismiss the first.
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A surprising article collated by Artribune which suggests culture (Italian?) is living a moment of crisis similar to the luxury sector! This theme could just become a post in our Substack in the near future. One for the New Year I think.
A surprising article collated by Artribune which suggests culture (Italian?) is living a moment of crisis similar to the luxury sector! This theme could just become a post in our Substack in the near future. One for the New Year I think.
Crisi della cultura? Per reagire bisogna restituire l’adeguato valore simbolico al nostro patrimonio
Oggi la cultura sta vivendo una crisi simile a quella del lusso, per reagire è importante restituire al nostro patrimonio l’adeguato valore simbolico ovvero la sua capacità di raccontare una storia co...
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November 30, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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A surprising article collated by Artribune which suggests culture (Italian?) is living a moment of crisis similar to the luxury sector! This theme could just become a post in our Substack in the near future. One for the New Year I think.
A surprising article collated by Artribune which suggests culture (Italian?) is living a moment of crisis similar to the luxury sector! This theme could just become a post in our Substack in the near future. One for the New Year I think.
Stop using Gemini and the culturally biased Chatgpt, use LUMO by Proton. The purple cat will soon be your best friend.
November 30, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Stop using Gemini and the culturally biased Chatgpt, use LUMO by Proton. The purple cat will soon be your best friend.
Outdoor advertising in our nearest underground metro stop. The slogan reads "Discover Umbria in every sense!"
November 29, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Outdoor advertising in our nearest underground metro stop. The slogan reads "Discover Umbria in every sense!"
Never ever go to Penny Store in Rome. I have never seen such a dirty, unclean, labyrinth of a premise anywhere in Italy like it. 🥵🥴
November 29, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Never ever go to Penny Store in Rome. I have never seen such a dirty, unclean, labyrinth of a premise anywhere in Italy like it. 🥵🥴
When you see people online offering themselves as a 'mentor', ask them first where the word comes from. If they don't tell you it was coined in 1750 after Mentor, a friend of Odysseus and adviser to Telemachus, then seek out someone else. Prepare yourself. It may become an epic journey of its own.
November 29, 2025 at 3:24 PM
When you see people online offering themselves as a 'mentor', ask them first where the word comes from. If they don't tell you it was coined in 1750 after Mentor, a friend of Odysseus and adviser to Telemachus, then seek out someone else. Prepare yourself. It may become an epic journey of its own.
The Winter Olympics in Milan looks like this. Piazza Duomo! To me it looks like a drop in COVID test centre. What are they doing? Or not doing .... ⛷️🥉
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Olimpiadi a Milano: Piazza Duomo diventa una incredibile baraccopoli (sarà così fino a marzo)
Una torre di fianco a Vittorio Emanuele per gli studi televisivi e un inquietante megastore dentro una tenso struttura bianca. Quasi la metà della superficie di Piazza Duomo a Milano è piena di cose b...
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November 29, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The Winter Olympics in Milan looks like this. Piazza Duomo! To me it looks like a drop in COVID test centre. What are they doing? Or not doing .... ⛷️🥉
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