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Cat Bauer

Venice
As seen in: CNN International, Planet Hockey Magzine
Covers:  In-depth, local knowledge of Venice and the Veneto, focusing on art, culture, and history. Contemporary art. Venice Film Festival. Museum openings. Luxury market.
Doesn't Cover: Politics
Author. Loves original thinkers. Venice based since 1998.

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Cat Bauer’s Biography

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Award-winning author Cat Bauer (HARLEY, LIKE A PERSON; HARLEY'S NINTH - Alfred A. Knopf) has been a resident of Venice, Italy since 1998.

She was a regular contributor to the International Herald Tribune's Italian supplement, Italy Daily, published with Corriere della Sera.

Her Venetian Cat - The Venice Blog has been featured in the Financial Times Weekend Magazine, and read in 198 countries & territories, and 160 languages.

Cat Bauer was a regular contributing editor to LUXOS Magazine, and…

Cat Bauer’s Journalist Portfolio

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A Tour of the Asia Pacific Presence at the Venice Biennale 2024 - Design Anthology

A Tour of the Asia Pacific Presence at the Venice Biennale 2024 - Design Anthology

Asian artists are increasingly visible at the Venice Biennale, with national pavilions and collateral events …

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The delicious snack you can only find in Venice

The delicious snack you can only find in Venice

Editor's Note - The new season of " Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy" starts this Sunday at 9 p.m. ET/PT. D…

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Rising from the Ashes - The 25th Anniversary of the Teatro La Fenice Fire in Venice

Rising from the Ashes - The 25th Anniversary of the Teatro La Fenice Fire in Venice

(Venice, Italy) Twenty-five years ago today, the world watched in horror and disbelief as Venice's beloved op…

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Homo Faber Revamps the Renaissance - Contemporary Craftsmanship in Venice

Homo Faber Revamps the Renaissance - Contemporary Craftsmanship in Venice

"I will embroider the world," declares Alicia Stanska as she pierces a panel of black silk fabric with her ne…

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The Venice Carnival and a Brief History of Masks

The Venice Carnival and a Brief History of Masks

(Venice, Italy) A sleek, black gondola glides up the Grand Canal and docks in front of a 15th century Gothic …

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Living Like Nobility in Venice

Living Like Nobility in Venice

Renting a palazzo in Venice is not only a luxurious way to spend time in the world's most intriguing city, it…

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The Venice Gazette Blog - Venetian Cat Bauer

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(Venice, Italy) Venetians have practiced the art of glassmaking for more than a thousand years, a talent that has always fascinated me. To celebrate the ninth edition of The Venice Glass Week, I am republishing an article I wrote 24 years ago, way back in 2001, for Italy Daily, the Italian supplement of the International Herald Tribune. It's interesting to see how much times have changed. Italy switched from using the lira to the euro by 2002.
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Can "The Voice of Hind Rajab" Change the Course of History? Venice Film Festival 2025

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By Cat Bauer
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(Venice, Italy) Hind Rajab, a five-year-old Gaza girl, was murdered by Israeli forces moments after the ambulance sent to save her arrived. For hours, she had been trapped in a car at a gas station surrounded by the corpses of her aunt, uncle, and four cousins, who had already been killed by Israeli fire while fleeing Gaza City. When they arrived at the scene, the two ambulance workers were also murdered in cold blood.
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"In Minor Keys" -- Koyo Kouoh Curates the 2026 Venice Art Biennale from Beyond the Grave

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(Venice, Italy) I was deeply moved by the beautiful and poignant presentation of Koyo Kouoh's In Minor Keys, the title of the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, held on Tuesday, May 27, 2025 in Sala delle Colonne at Ca' Giustinian, headquarters of La Biennale.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

For the International Herald Tribune’s Italian supplement, Italy Daily. I became a regular contributor.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Ding!

How is social media changing news?

Depends on your bubble. Reconfirms what you’ve figured out on your own, yet also gives bad actors a megaphone to try to control the narrative