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Venezia / Los Angeles. I read books.
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It’s live! Presenting the new incarnation of my site, #ReadingVenice. Like it says on the tin, it’s about #Venice and its #books, from classics by Henry James to stories by Daphne du Maurier & the latest non-fiction

www.readingvenice.com
Black gondolas with San Giorgio in the distance under the dawn sky
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Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych has been disqualified by the IOC from competing in the Olympics after wearing to practice a memorial helmet featuring images of Ukrainians killed by Russia in its war on Ukraine.

Despite being unable to compete, he has become a hero in Ukraine.
Ukraine / Україна ½ @Ukraine X.com Disqualified by IOC. Overqualified by dignity. [photo of Heraskevych wearing a memorial helmet] • Vladyslav Heraskevych OLY 7:09 AM • 2/12/26 • 79K Views
February 12, 2026 at 3:01 PM
petipaw.bsky.social
I guess the #squirrel is Cortina d’Ampezzo’s spirit animal…? The adorable critter is everywhere.
#Olympics #MilanoCortina2026
A red cutout of a squirrel A Cortina poster featuring an adorable squirrel
February 10, 2026 at 4:12 AM
petipaw.bsky.social
It’s a lovely day in Cortina d’Ampezzo…
#Olympics #WinterOlympics #chocolate #snow #Olympics2026 #MilanCortina2026
The bell tower in Cortina with snowy mountains in the background A chocolate ski and ski boot reading CORTINA 2026 A snowy mountain
February 9, 2026 at 2:02 PM
petipaw.bsky.social
Call it a competition and you can create extraordinary drama with just a broom and a slab of stone…
#Olympics #WinterOlympics #curling #MilanCortina2026
A game of curling
February 9, 2026 at 10:35 AM
petipaw.bsky.social
Who knew a novel about artist in AIDS-devastated 1980s #NYC could be hilarious, wild and witty in addition to being poignant? @jasonnoiles.bsky.social that’s who. #PlaysWellWithOthers by #AllanGurganus is truly brilliant.
Plays Well with Others with a cover featuring art by Keith Haring, and a cup of coffee
February 6, 2026 at 8:07 AM
petipaw.bsky.social
If you’re interested in the #history of #publictransportation, check out Alessandro Rizzardini’s book Dal remo al vapore, which focuses on #Venice and its famous vaporetti.
#ReadingVenice #Venezia

readingvenice.com/2026/02/01/d...
Dal remo al vapore with the Giudecca in the background
February 4, 2026 at 8:38 AM
petipaw.bsky.social
Dazzling Byzantine manuscripts on display until Feb. 22 @ the Biblioteca Marciana in #Venice
#Venezia
A Byzantine manuscript featuring a portico with birds perched on top of it
February 2, 2026 at 6:27 PM
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maddow.bsky.social
granular, practical, well organized info here:

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How to Film ICE
Filming federal agents in public is legal, but avoiding a dangerous—even deadly—confrontation isn’t guaranteed. Here’s how to record ICE and CBP agents as safely as possible and have an impact.
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January 31, 2026 at 10:25 PM
petipaw.bsky.social
Anthony Horowitz is one of my very favorite crime writers but #MarbleHallMurders is not his best vintage IMO
Marble Hall Murders and a glass of wine
January 30, 2026 at 7:33 AM
petipaw.bsky.social
If you’re in #Venice, don’t miss the Gabriele Bella exhibition @ Fondazione Querini Stampalia. Bella delightfully documented daily life in 18th c. Venice, including the lagoon’s 1706 freezing over…
#Venezia #art
Painting of people walking and falling on the icy surface of the lagoon
January 29, 2026 at 1:35 PM
petipaw.bsky.social
It’s live! Presenting the new incarnation of my site, #ReadingVenice. Like it says on the tin, it’s about #Venice and its #books, from classics by Henry James to stories by Daphne du Maurier & the latest non-fiction

www.readingvenice.com
Black gondolas with San Giorgio in the distance under the dawn sky
January 28, 2026 at 4:35 PM
petipaw.bsky.social
Spotted in #Venice – beautiful, eye-catching anti war, pro #Ukraine posters from the Italian NGO Emergency
Posters featuring anti war artwork, one reminiscent of Guernica in shades of red and one displaying blue and yellow doves
January 27, 2026 at 8:42 PM
petipaw.bsky.social
I had absolutely loved On Chapel Sands by #LauraCumming so I was eager to read her Thunderclap. It’s very different but just as brilliant – it makes you see, it makes you feel, it makes you think.
#Booksky 📚 #art #Fabritius
A cup of coffee and Laura Cummings’s The Thunderclap with Carel Frabritius’s goldfinch on the cover
January 25, 2026 at 8:52 AM
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lostcitymagic.bsky.social
Your Cherokee words for today.
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.
Image is line paper with writing showing an English word followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled and pronounced. The word is Minnesota and pronounced meeneesawdah Image is line paper with writing showing an English word followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled and pronounced. The words are stay strong and pronounced aydawah oolahneekeedah
January 20, 2026 at 9:26 PM
petipaw.bsky.social
How cheerfully he seems to grin
How neatly spread his claws!
And welcomes little fishes in
With gently smiling jaws.

#LewisCarroll #crocodile #Venice #Venezia #spazzini
A fake crocodile looks over the prow (not sure it’s the right word) of a green trash boat with Venice in the background
January 23, 2026 at 10:01 AM
petipaw.bsky.social
People give you book recommendations. But only Jason @jasonnoiles.bsky.social drives across half the continent and delivers his recommendations to your doorstep. The Broken Shore by #PeterTemple is a revelation.
#Booksky 📚
Paperback edition of The Broken Shore held over a speckled black and white floor
January 21, 2026 at 3:58 PM
petipaw.bsky.social
My website #ReadingVenice is back online! #Weebly deleted it for months (no reason was ever given) so I’m ready to migrate to a new #CMS (preferably w/ hosting) – recommendations welcome!
readingvenice.weebly.com
READING VENICE
Fiction and non-fiction books about Venice or set in Venice — historical novels, crime novels, classics, essays, history, architecture, travelogues etc.
readingvenice.weebly.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:46 AM
petipaw.bsky.social
Come to me, you pretty leafy green things, come to me!

#farmersmarket #Venice #Venezia
A basket filled with greens including cavolo Nero A basket filled with greens including chard and cabbage
January 19, 2026 at 10:29 AM
petipaw.bsky.social
Carnival doesn’t start in #Venice for another 2 weeks but heaps of festive golden #frittelle can already be seen in pastry shops all over the city
#Venezia
Heaps of frittelle in a shop window
January 15, 2026 at 9:42 AM
petipaw.bsky.social
Today several #Stolpersteine were placed on the streets of #Venice – these poignant markers indicate where people used to live before they were taken to concentration camps and exterminated.
#Shoah #WW2
A shiny Stolperstein about to be placed in the pavement A man holding a mallet adjusts a Stolperstein in the pavement
January 14, 2026 at 4:22 PM
petipaw.bsky.social
Reading A Winter Book by #ToveJansson with @lizoksbooks.bsky.social. The book features enchanting pictures from Jansson’s life, including her childhood.
#ToveWinter26
Tove Jansson’s A Winter Book, a pencil and a cup of coffee on a marbled table
January 13, 2026 at 2:47 PM
petipaw.bsky.social
#Venice is running an ad campaign encouraging people to drink #tapwater and use refillable bottles to reduce #plasticwaste. And there’s water fountains all over the city, which is really handy.
An ad in Italian and English BEVI L'ACQUA DEL RUBINETTO • È buona, controllata e gratuita • Usa una borraccia per ridurre la plastica DRINK TAP WATER • It's good, safe and free • Use a refillable bottle to reduce plastic waste
January 13, 2026 at 9:18 AM
petipaw.bsky.social
Taking off from Tivat is just magical! Under Mount Lovćen covered with snow you can see the #Kotor bay, the Tivat bay, the #Adriatic in the distance
Mount Lovćen covered with snow,the Kotor bay, the Tivat bay, the Adriatic in the distance under a late afternoon sun
January 12, 2026 at 8:06 AM
petipaw.bsky.social
A dusting of #snow has appeared on the mountains around the #Kotor bay
The Kotor bay in the sun with a dusting of snow on the mountain tops
January 11, 2026 at 12:20 PM
petipaw.bsky.social
Swirl appreciates it’s #Caturday but she’d rather stay under the duvet thank you very much
#CatsofTwitter
A cat with white cheeks and huge green eyes under a blanket
January 10, 2026 at 7:34 PM