http://eternallycool.net all that's hip & happening in Rome's past & present Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:38:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Via EPA/VASSILIS PSOMAS:  The recreation of the ancient Greek ship Argo, the vessel used by Jason and his Argonauts on the quest for the 'golden fleece' sails in the canal of Corinth, some 83 km west of Athens on 2 July 2008. The 50-oar vesssel crewed from all 27 European ... http://eternallycool.net/2008/07/jason-sails-again/ If you've always wanted to build your own Trojan Horse, book a ticket to California and take part in the upcoming Trojan Horse Tournament. Cash prizes, enduring fame, and favor from the gods for the winners! The contest announcement reads: The Millard Sheets Center for the Arts located at Fairplex, Pomona, ... http://eternallycool.net/2008/07/trojan-horse-tournament-in-california/ If you've been reading recent posts, then you know that the richest man in the Renaissance, Agostino Chigi, hired Raphael (shown above, left) to paint the Loggia of Cupid & Psyche in his "love shack," the Villa Farnesina.  And you'll also know that Raphael didn't have much time for Chigi: ... http://eternallycool.net/2008/07/renaissance-love-actually/ There's a skateboard shop on Rome's Viale Trastevere that has a certain kind of street chic that we don't see much in this hood. Always fans of that street smart look (even if we don't sport it ourselves), we wander by now and then just to see what's new ... http://eternallycool.net/2008/06/vatican-street-cred/ A sweet sentiment has appeared on Ponte Principe Amedeo, the bridge leading from the Trastevere/Vatican area to the historic center in the area of San Giovanni dei Fiorentini. It reads: Chi getta semi al vento fara fiorire il cielo... or Whoever throws seeds in the wind will make flowers in the sky... A bit ... http://eternallycool.net/2008/06/street-poetry/ Yesterday was the summer solstice and in honor of the very longest day of the year, photographer Susan Sanders brought us images of the Pantheon's dome and oculus. Click here to see them. But that's not all she accomplished yesterday! She took herself to the Pantheon and spent some ... http://eternallycool.net/2008/06/photo-saturday-summer-solstice-at-the-pantheon-ii/ Today, 20 June, is the summer solstice, the day on which the sun reaches its highest point in the sky. And, there's no better day to visit the Pantheon--especially if you can manage to get there between 12pm and 1pm, when the sun's position peaks. Between 12pm and 1pm, the ... http://eternallycool.net/2008/06/photo-friday-summer-solstice-at-the-pantheon/ For the next three nights, the Colosseum will be a glowing billboard for the cause of human rights. The UN has marked today, the 20th of June, as World Refugee Day, saying: The refugee challenge in the 21st century is changing rapidly. People are forced to flee their homes for increasingly complicated ... http://eternallycool.net/2008/06/1565/ Today we bring you another installment in our Myths Remastered series. We began the series several weeks ago with a retelling of the story of Apollo and Daphne. Today we take on Cupid and Psyche, the famous lovers featured in a loggia designed by Raphael in the Villa ... http://eternallycool.net/2008/06/myth-remastered-cupid-psyche-in-the-love-shack/ Tourists and Romans alike often complain about the amount of graffiti on the city's walls and they're right to be outraged by the innumerable and artless tags that mar most buildings in the Eterna. But Rome's street art scene is much more than a bunch of high school kids with markers. ... http://eternallycool.net/2008/06/dante-hits-the-streets/