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Tag Archives: Milan
Travel: “Closed City – Milan Under Quarantine” (The New Yorker Videos)
Scenes from a day of weirdness in quarantine, as Milan socially distances to avoid spreading the coronavirus.
Urban Culture Podcasts: “Milan – City Life Under Quarantine” (Monocle 24)
Monocle 24 “The Urbanist” discusses the impact that quarantines can have on cities and what lessons city planners can learn when an outbreak causes borders to close. Here is a report from the ground on the changing nature of city life in Milan.
New Arts & Culture Books: “Federico Fellini – The Book Of Dreams” (Rizzoli)
The volume will be released to coincide with the centenary of Federico Fellini’s birth (January 2020), which will be celebrated in Italy with a traveling exhibition on the director that will start its journey from Milan in December 2019.
Motor Scooter Nostalgia: “1968 Lambretta 125 E” (Classic Driver)
Description from a Wikipedia listing:
Along with the Vespa, Lambretta was an iconic vehicle of the 1950s and 1960s when they became the adopted vehicle of choice for the UK youth-culture known as Mods. The character Jimmy from the influential scooter movie Quadrophenia rode a Lambretta Li 150 Series 3. Of the 1960s models, the TV (Turismo Veloce), the Special (125 and 150), the SX (Special X) and the GP (Grand Prix) are generally considered the most desirable due to their increased performance and refined look; the “matte black” fittings on the GP model are said to have influenced European car designs throughout the 1970s. These three models came with a front disc brake made by Campagnolo. The TV was the world’s first production two-wheeled vehicle with a front disc brake.
Pictures from Classic Driver: https://www.classicdriver.com/en/bike/lambretta/125-e/1968/478697
To read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambretta
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