Archive for September, 2007


Male and female?

September 3rd, 2007 by Roger Darlington

For a tongue-in-cheek look at gender stereotypes, check out this Italian cartoon.

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Global cities in a changing world

September 2nd, 2007 by Roger Darlington

I managed to miss the recent exhibition on “Global Cities” in the Turbine Hall of the Tate Modern Museum in London, but there’s a lot of material on the museum’s web site here. The exhibition looked at growth and development in 10 major cities around the world. I live in one of these cities – […]

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The Italian political system

September 1st, 2007 by Roger Darlington

Over the last few months, I’ve been adding to my web site a series of short guides to the political systems of different countries around the world. I started with Britain and the USA, then moved on to France and Germany, before taking on India and Japan. This week, I have added “A Short Guide […]

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