I've spent countless hours on video calls recording my parents and relatives' voices, transcribing their stories, and discovering an Italy that no longer exists. Today I'm sharing the beginning—the 'why' behind this project, and the opening pages of my father's story.
Most fans remember him for At the Gates—but his most daring, poetic work was hidden in plain sight.
A personal reflection on D. Randall Blythe’s Just Beyond the Light — where extreme metal, Stoicism, sobriety, and fatherhood converge in the search for meaning.
I thought I was just reading a Buddhist book—then it helped me do something I hadn’t done in 20 years.
Letting Go offers a powerful emotional technique wrapped in a mix of insight and questionable claims. Used with discernment, it can be a helpful ally. But it's not a shortcut to awakening, nor a substitute for rigorous practice or compassionate inquiry. Take what works. Leave what doesn't. And above all, stay awake.
Freedom wasn’t gifted to Europe — it was earned in blood. In an age of naïve pacifism and rising autocracy, we must remember: peace survives only when we’re willing to defend it.
In March 2025 we stayed in Ravenna, easing into life with our newborn Luce and sharing daily moments through music. This playlist blends indie folk, ambient, and conscious sounds — a personal soundtrack that Mauro, her big brother, now dances and laughs to with me.
Six years of hard work building a legal business, wiped out by Italy's sudden CBD ban, leaving employees, investments, and customers abandoned. This is not just a political failure; it's a betrayal of entrepreneurs who believed in building something honest in Italy.
Peter Attia's Outlive offers a data-driven approach to extending healthspan, but as someone raised near Campodimele—Italy's 'village of eternity'—I found myself balancing high-tech longevity science with time-tested Mediterranean wisdom. Here's what this synthesis taught me about living longer and better.
Explore how hidden taxes, property loopholes, and opaque finances sustain the Catholic Church in Italy — and what citizens can do about it.
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