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La genesi della borsa di carta

Res publica   31.05.16  

La storia della nascita delle borse di carta e della donna che fu capace di rivoluzionarne il concetto.
Una storia di ingegno, femmisimo e e spirito imprenditoriale raccontata da Aeon.

The race was on to produce a paper bag that was both sturdy and easy to make. In 1852, the American Francis Wolle received the first patent for a paper-bag machine. It used steam and paste to create bags in the shape of envelopes. Though the machine became popular, the bags it produced were cumbersome and of limited use – picture a load of groceries in a large envelope-shaped sack. Still, they were better than nothing at all, and factories producing the bags multiplied. In the late 1860s, Margaret Knight, a tall, endlessly inquisitive and hard-working New Englander, went to work for the Columbia Paper Bag Company in Springfield, Massachusetts. Within a few years, her ingenious designs would revolutionise the industry.

By the time she joined the Columbia Paper Bag Company as a lowly factory worker, the 30-something, unmarried Knight had spent years as a 'Jill-of-all-trades', becoming proficient in daguerreotype, photography, engraving, house repair and upholstering. Spending long hours at the factory, she soon heard of current efforts to create a machine that could efficiently manufacture flat-bottomed paper bags. 'I am told that there is no such machine known as a square-bottomed machine,' she wrote in her journal. 'I mean to try away at it until I get my ideas worked out.' Independent of the factory and without her bosses' knowledge, Knight began to study the issue intently.

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Grandi dipinti e grandi schermi

Multimedia   30.05.16  

Quadri al cinema. Un supercut di Candice Drouet.

Paintings are rarely included in a movie without having a purpose. Sometimes they point out the social status of a family or the historic period of the story. Sometimes they provide a kind of commentary on the main characters that reveals aspects of their personalities. In this montage we can see many examples of how a story can be set, and how hints are available for the curious who want to know more about the symbols hidden between the story and the paintings. A video essay by Candice Drouet.

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La seconda dolcissima volta di Vincenzo Nibali

Res publica   29.05.16  

Steven Kruijswijk al Giro d'Italia 2016

Neve sulle Alpi al Giro d'Italia 2016

Nibali al Giro d'Italia 2016

Nibali al Giro d'Italia 2016

Nibali e la famiglia Chaves al Giro d'Italia 2016

Nibali al Giro d'Italia 2016

La corsa rosa a tappe più famosa al mondo decisa in una manciata di giorni tra cadute spettacolari, fughe solitarie, neve, classifiche stravolte, il calore della famiglia Chaves e un rinato Vincenzo Nibali che conquista il suo secondo Giro d'Italia.
Ora per lo Squalo dello Stretto si aprono le strade di Rio 2016 e del Tour.

La prima e la seconda settimana del Giro d'Italia in foto.

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