Cats have long been a settled presence in human culture. They turn up in the lines of poets, in the reflections of philosophers, in the offhand jokes of writers who could never have imagined that… 365 giorni con i gatti: a whole year, one page at a time
We had the pleasure of speaking with Jodie Stewart — Australian historian, lecturer at the University of Wollongong, and author of The Cats of Australia, published by HarperCollins.
Nestled in the Valli dello Judrio, in the municipality of Prepotto, lies the hamlet of Ciubiz, a place where the boundary between reality and fairy tale begins to blur. Officially, the village has only five… Enchantment in Ciubiz: “Il Borgo dei Gatti”
Cat Stole My Album caught our eye immediately. It wasn’t just the presence of the cats themselves, but the way they are presented. These aren’t your typical “cute” or performative kittens, tamed by a polished… Don’t call them “kittens”: The rebellious aesthetic of Cat Stole My Album
Cats appear frequently in car commercials: a massive presence that seems to say far more about the attention needs of the automotive industry than about any sudden love for felines.
I was three or perhaps four years old when I realized that I had been born into the wrong body, and should really be a girl. I remember the moment well, and it is the… Kindred Creatures: Jan Morris, Cats, and Otherness
It’s 1983 when Bill Williams, a young American programmer, decides it’s time for a cat to enter a computer and video game history. At the time, videogames were mostly about spaceships, pixelated heroes and intergalactic… The Cat Who Jumped Into a Computer: The Poetry of Alley Cat
James Joyce’s Ulysses has a reputation for being a monumental and, at times, intimidating work. Yet, hidden within its dense pages are moments of profound simplicity. One of these can be found in the opening… A Feline Glimpse into Joyce’s Ulysses
When people speak of meeting a cat, they often say: “It was destiny.” Yet perhaps it is more accurate to say: “Meeting this cat changed my destiny.” Few stories illustrate this better than that of… Walter Chandoha’s Photographs, or How a Cat Changed a Life
Elegant and mysterious creatures take shape from Lecce limestone, at once trapped and freed. Biography Born in Lecce in 1980, Andrea Guido is a self-taught artisan and sculptor. From an early age, he developed a… Andrea Guido: Lo Scultore dei Gatti