FERIDHOO (Maldives) – Ars gratia artis? Not always. Sometimes, art has a purpose, a practical utility. And we are not talking about a political-social or moral message, but a concrete, practical objective. That’s the case of “Coral Sonic Resilience”, the new work-project by Marco Barotti, an Italian multimedia artist based in Berlin, Germany, actually operating wherever it is possible to make art outside of any scheme and canon and wherever it is useful to stage any metaphor of the anthropogenic impact on the Earth, to make people aware of environmental and social issues. →
by Marzio Pelù
TORONTO – Endorsement “pesante” per Mark Carney ed i Liberali canadesi: il presidente degli Stati Uniti, Donald Trump, ha infatti dichiarato, martedì, che non gli dispiacerebbe se il Partito Liberale vincesse le prossime elezioni canadesi, affermando: “Preferirei avere a che fare con un liberale che con un conservatore”… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>>
by Marzio Pelù
TORONTO – A “heavy” endorsement for Mark Carney and the Canadian Liberals: U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he wouldn’t mind if the Liberal Party won the next Canadian election, saying that “I think it’s easier to deal actually with a Liberal and maybe they’re going to win, but I don’t really care. It doesn’t matter to me at all…”. →
by Marzio Pelù
TORONTO – Gli esperti l’avevano (pre)detto, e purtroppo avevano ragione: il tasso annuale di inflazione è aumentato, il mese scorso (febbraio), salendo al 2,6%, rispetto all’1,9% di gennaio… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>>
by Marzio Pelù
TORONTO – The experts had predicted it, and unfortunately they were right: the annual rate of inflation increased last month (February), rising to 2.6%, from 1.9% in January. Statistics Canada announced it today, noting that the end of the GST/HST suspension (the tax on commercial goods, suspended by former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau before Christmas, until February 15), contributed “notable upward pressure to prices for eligible products”. →
