5 May 2026 – Tuesday
5 May 2026 – Tuesday

BLAB 2 The Park 2026: A Festival Break in the Heart of Bocconi

Kiefer and Milan: A Bond Strengthened through Alchemy 

Monday Briefing 13/04/2025

Machina Homini Imperat: l’intelligenza artificiale e la nuova logica della guerra

Control, Chaos, and Canvases: Why Modern Art Threatens Fascism

Monday Briefing 06/04/2025

Columns

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Streets of Minneapolis

Streets of Minneapolis dimostra come la musica può ancora avere un forte valore politico e sociale. Springsteen riafferma il legame profondo fra arte e politica: il brano non si limita a raccontare un fatto di cronaca, lo trasforma in sentimento collettivo in grado di far smuovere l’animo della gente dimostrando che la musica non è solo intrattenimento o una storia d’amore, ma anche voce critica del presente.
In quante occasioni negli ultimi anni abbiamo letto e sentito cantanti essere duramente criticatiper aver parlato di politica o aver inneggiato alla pace durante concerti o festival della musica?Quante volte abbiamo sentito che la musica non è politica ed…
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Monday Briefing 30/03/2025

The Monday Briefing is back after exam season, with an even larger team! Internet is shaken by a LA jury, while the No Kings movement takes the street. Argentina and Brazil face different kinds of institutional problem. In Europe, Zelensky brings Ukrainian drones to the Gulf, while the EU Parliament approves new migrant regulations.
The Monday Briefing is back after exam season, with an even larger team! Internet is shaken by a LA jury, while the No Kings movement takes the street. Argentina and Brazil face different kinds of institutional problem. In Europe,…
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Homo Homini Broker: il realismo capitalista di Mark Fisher

Il capitalismo non è solo un sistema economico, ma l’orizzonte stesso del pensabile. Dalla fine della Guerra Fredda alla cultura pop contemporanea, il “realismo capitalista” descritto da Mark Fisher rivela un mondo in cui l’alternativa sembra scomparsa. È davvero possibile immaginare qualcosa di diverso? In questo nuovo articolo della colonna “Parole Forti”, Nicola Francia esplora le radici culturali e psicologiche di un’epoca che fatica a credere nella Storia.
Il capitalismo non è solo un sistema economico, ma l’orizzonte stesso del pensabile. Dalla fine della Guerra Fredda alla cultura pop contemporanea, il “realismo capitalista” descritto da Mark Fisher rivela un mondo in cui l’alternativa sembra scomparsa. È davvero…
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Street Art as Social Infrastructure  

Street art doesn’t just decorate a city, it can quietly become part of how a community lives, gathers, and remembers. From Maradona’s face in the Quartieri Spagnoli to the murals of Ponticelli, these walls aren’t just images but shared reference points, shaped as much by people as by paint.
For years, Ciro Maiello kept the window of his apartment in Naples’ Quartieri Spagnoli tightly shut. Not because of the noise, nor the narrowness of the streets below, but because when he opened it, it opened directly onto Diego Armando Maradona’s…
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From Art to Equity: is Fractional Ownership redefining collecting?

When a masterpiece is segmented into shares, its aesthetic value remains intact but its social function changes.
Rapidly evolving financial markets and digital technologies are increasingly redefining consumption patterns and challenging traditional notions of property. Not immune to these transformations, the art sector is responding by integrating models such as fractional ownership. This concept first took shape in real estate during the twentieth…
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La Grande Tragedia

La guerra non è un’anomalia della storia, ma la sua tragica costante. Dall’ascesa della Cina alle tensioni tra superpotenze, il realismo offensivo di Mearsheimer offre una lente spietata per leggere il presente. È davvero inevitabile la corsa verso l’egemonia? In questo primo articolo della nuova colonna "Parole Forti", Riccardo de Ambroggi offre una riflessione urgente sul destino del nostro tempo.
La guerra non è un’anomalia della storia, ma la sua tragica costante. Dall’ascesa della Cina alle tensioni tra superpotenze, il realismo offensivo di Mearsheimer offre una lente spietata per leggere il presente. È davvero inevitabile la corsa verso l’egemonia?…
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One Thousand and One Nights: a Bridge to the Medieval Orient 

When you were reading tales as a child, there is a great possibility that some of them were from One Thousand and One Nights. The magical and mysterious world of merchants, voyagers, sorcerers, creatures, sultans and princesses portrays the whole spectrum of human nature. In these works of art, magic plays a very special role, and it is not used as means of escaping reality.
Oh, imagine a land, it’s a faraway place Where the caravan camels roam Where you wander among every culture and tongue It’s chaotic, but hey, it’s home. These are the lyrics to Will Smith’s opening performance in the 2019 live…
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Order in Chaos: Escher Between Art and Science 

In a culture where we crave systems Escher surprises us: in his works chaos meets structure.
We live in a culture of uncertainty, and we respond by craving systems. Human beings require rules not because they are always good, but because chaos is exhausting. It’s not difficult to see why order has become a modern obsession: we increasingly tend to…
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Monday Briefing 02/03/2025

Today’s issue of the Monday Briefing focuses on the newly escalated conflict in the Middle East. Read about the air force actions, diplomatic development and human tragedy. In other news, Mexico is swept by Cartels’ violence and Bolivian indigenous communities protect the forest. EU aid to Ukraine is halted and Zimbabwe bans mineral exports.
Today’s issue of the Monday Briefing focuses on the newly escalated conflict in the Middle East. Read about the air force actions, diplomatic development and human tragedy. In other news, Mexico is swept by Cartels’ violence and Bolivian indigenous…
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The Strong Words Manifesto – Il Manifesto di Parole Forti

Strong Words begins from a dilemma: how to write without pretending originality. At twenty, we inherit more than we invent. Rather than disguise derivation, we confront it—restating, reframing, and reconnecting the thunderous texts that shaped us. In speaking through others’ words, we seek intellectual honesty and renewed meaning for today.
English version That is to say: invective against derivativeness To write about political philosophy, to practice political journalism at twenty, entails an unavoidable dilemma: no novel interpretation, no unheard-of scoop. Outside of critique, introspection and interview, fresh ideas are…
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