“Palermo isn’t perfect. Cities aren’t perfect. They are like families: some of them work  more than others. Some siblings are talented at doing something while others at doing  something else. Some do well, and others don’t. And yet, this is the reason why there’s  ample room for improvement. 

Certain places are fragile, scarred by long-lasting abandonment, just like people. And the  longer the neglect, the more complex and prolonged the cure. Nonetheless, there is a  cure, and we can do a lot."

1924, Poland, Koberwitz Castle – Rudolph Steiner, PhD, who had turned sixty a few years before, held the course "Scientific-spiritual impulses for the progress of agriculture". It was a cycle of eight lectures on soil, fertility, and cosmic and spiritual forces. Far from being technically an agriculture course, it was the well-structured description of a vision, a fascinating – and modern – approach to agriculture. A holistic, global vision in which every element contributed to fertility. So, you could not merely hoe the soil – just simplifying – without considering the air, surrounding grounds, water, breeding, and seasons as well. A philosopher, theosophist, Grand Master Deputy of the Masonic Order, tireless lecturer and anthroposophist (the founder of anthroposophy), Steiner abhorred the scientific method in the strict sense of the word. According to him, this method was affected by materialism and greed

Catering that welcomes you in the family rather than a family in catering: the multifaceted project by Stefania Milano and Franco Virga savours of Vucciria, of the art of sharing, of sensitivity to space and people. From Palermo to the stars with love.

I miss the sea. Covid-19 affected our emotions. As if there were – and there is – a higher stake that is life. Hence no cinema, no walks, no shopping at the market. How much I miss it! I'm not worried about myself. I'm a fatalist. I overcame a tumour – they couldn’t take it anymore at the Veronesi hospital [European Institute of Oncology]. They said I puzzled them, but I know they had fun after all! Now, I’m worried about my family, my daughters and grandchildren.The sea, like paintings, is a kind of inheritance, a family thing. My father was a real artist [Eustachio Catalano, an artist and former director of the Academy of Fine Arts in Palermo], and my brother was a marine biologist. Part of my childhood was imbued with the sound of the waves of the Sperone suburb. What else could I have painted if not the sea?

I miss my sea and going fishing. I miss Ar