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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Fierce, mysterious, and gloriously unclassifiable — Leonor Fini (1907–1996) wasn’t just an artist who loved cats. She lived like one. Born in Buenos Aires and raised in Trieste, Fini grew up among sea winds, cultural…