The Science of Fear and How to Overcome It

Posted by milanblogger | milan | Thursday 22 April 2010 10:53 am
Fear is a natural response, and a healthy one. It is designed to alert us to potential dangers in our environment and triggers a series of physical reactions to help us out. Fight or flight is the most well-known response to fear. When your body perceives a danger, your system is flooded with the hormones [...]

Internet Hoaxes

Posted by milanblogger | milan | Friday 16 April 2010 11:51 am
A message to all my friends. Stop sending me chain e-mails. No, I am not going to die if I don’t forward your email to 10 people in the next 3 minutes. No, Apple is not going to give you a free Ipod if you send an email to 100 friends. No, the little girl [...]

Dotcom is history

Posted by milanblogger | milan | Tuesday 13 April 2010 11:34 am
If we were to start writing a history book about the recent past, we would have to add a new category: the web. And note the following date: the 15th of March 1985, the day that the first internet domain was created, the .com, which just celebrated its 25th this past month. So [...]

The invasion of the ‘click’ society

Posted by milanblogger | milan | Thursday 1 April 2010 11:22 am
While in former times we send us carrier pigeons, or contracted an errand boy or just waited for the nice postmen to give us the desired love letter of our beloved flame from far away, now we, the every time more primitive human beings, only push the “on” button, we “connect” us, do the “log [...]

The World’s Most Stylish Cities

Posted by milanblogger | milan | Monday 29 March 2010 12:16 pm
Forbes magazine, well-known for its list of billionaires, published a list with the 10 ‘Most Stylish Cities’. And guess what, 6 of them are European! Move over America, Europe is hot! Top 10 Cities of Style 10. Barcelona: The architecture of Gaudi combined with modern designers such as Custo is a perfect mix. Shopping malls, beach bars [...]

Greta Garbo, the mystery of style

Posted by milanblogger | milan | Monday 22 March 2010 12:50 pm
With no doubt, Greta Garbo is one of the most mysterious and intriguing of the Hollywood stars. For many, Garbo is remembered as the screen idol who shimmered on film, but was a recluse in real-life. Despite ruling the Silent Era and the Golden Age of Hollywood, she gave no interviews, signed no autographs, and [...]

Contemporary Art Comes To Milan

Posted by milanblogger | milan | Monday 15 March 2010 12:30 pm
Milan has a long and rich artistic history, and now modern art fans can revel in the latest event to be coming to town. ArtExperience is due to hit Milan in March with meetings, seminars, lectures and concerts all being held at the Domus Academy and Spazio Oberdan, truly giving art lovers a great experience. The [...]

Will The Beckham Clan Be Moving To Milan?

Posted by milanblogger | milan | Friday 12 March 2010 12:41 pm
Rumours are rife that David Beckham, currently playing for AC Milan and living out of a luxury hotel suite in the city, could be buying some prime real estate in the area. George Clooney’s stunning villa on the shores of Lake Como is apparently up for sale, and the Beckham’s are first in the running [...]

African, Latin American and Asian Milan Film Festival

Posted by milanblogger | milan | Wednesday 10 March 2010 11:50 am
For 20 years, the city of Milan has organized a unique film festival of African, Asian, and Latin American culture in Italy. This is an extraordinary event that leads us to discover new horizons in independent cinema, away from the blockbusters and commercial topics. From March 15th to the 21st, 80 movies and short films [...]

Milan Sanremo Cup – historic cars parade

Posted by milanblogger | milan | Friday 5 March 2010 11:16 am
Close your eyes and imagine a red, sport car, running by the curves of a hill. It seems to be taken out of a futuristic painting: it is a convertible car with the driver behind the wheel wearing the typical pilot’s cap, a scarf around his neck and sunglasses to protect him from the wind. [...]
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