29 October 2026 – Thursday
29 October 2026 – Thursday

So, Where Are You From?

Perché abbiamo ancora bisogno dei classici greci

Violence is Never the Answer in Democratic Politics

Studio or Library: Can Skydance Afford to Be Brave?

To Vandalize or Not to Vandalize? In Defense of Political Destruction

Nelle Foreste Siberiane

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Articles written by the various members of our team.

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So, Where Are You From?

“Where are you from?” For most people, it is a simple question with a simple answer. But what happens when home has never been just one place? From Saudi Arabia and Dubai to Singapore, Bahrain, the UK and now Italy, growing up across different countries can make the idea of belonging more complicated than it seems. Between navigating cultural identities, building friendships and learning to embrace the unfamiliar, each place leaves behind experiences that shape who we become. But does having roots in multiple countries mean never truly belonging to one, or does it mean finding a little piece of home everywhere?
“Where are you from?” For most people, it is a simple question with a simple answer. But what happens when home has never been just one place? From Saudi Arabia and Dubai to Singapore, Bahrain, the UK and now…
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Perché abbiamo ancora bisogno dei classici greci

Che cosa può raccontarci Euripide del mondo in cui viviamo? La guerra, il potere, la condizione delle donne e di chi viene considerato straniero. Nelle sue tragedie ritroviamo domande che continuano a interrogarci; tornare ai classici significa ascoltare voci lontane capaci di mettere in discussione le nostre certezze. L'articolo è un viaggio nell’antica Grecia per capire perché abbiamo ancora bisogno dei suoi classici.
Può apparire superfluo parlare di antica Grecia in un mondo in cui regna sovrana la tecnologia e il suo progresso, in cui tutto è così dinamico e in continua evoluzione. Eppure, dovremmo soffermarci a pensare a come siamo arrivati…
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Violence is Never the Answer in Democratic Politics

On the 17th of October Milano was overwhelmed by protesters. Among the vastly peaceful demonstrators, a dangerous minority employed violent tactics against people and buildings in the city center. The city, my city, was left burnt and scarred. In this article, I make the case that political violence in democratic policy is never a legitimate and effective tool for social change.
On the 17th of October Milano was overwhelmed by protesters. Among the vastly peaceful demonstrators, a dangerous minority employed violent tactics against people and buildings in the city center. The city, my city, was left burnt and scarred. In…
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Studio or Library: Can Skydance Afford to Be Brave?

Sequels and reboots, or a studio brave enough to make the next Sinners? Warner Bros. has a new owner, and the next few years will decide which one we get. We look at what’s at stake, from Burbank to Venice and Cannes.
Sequels and reboots, or a studio brave enough to make the next Sinners? Warner Bros. has a new owner, and the next few years will decide which one we get. We look at what’s at stake, from Burbank to…
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To Vandalize or Not to Vandalize? In Defense of Political Destruction

Protests have taken over the streets all across the world, and the media’s attention seems to be taking a very specific stance. Protests have turned violent, and movements have turned to riots and looting. While it is easy enough to condemn this violence, it is also important to understand the logic and political theory behind these acts and see it from a different perspective.
Protests have taken over the streets all across the world, and the media’s attention seems to be taking a very specific stance. Protests have turned violent, and movements have turned to riots and looting. While it is easy enough…
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Nelle Foreste Siberiane

Abbandonare tutto per sei mesi, vivere nella taiga siberiana tagliando legna, bevendo vodka e leggendo. Svegliarsi con panorami sconfinati in chilometri di solitudine. E poi scrivere, cercando di restituire tutto questo a chi non l'ha mai vissuto, fermo nella frenesia della vita in società. Il prodotto di tutto questo è il diario di Sylvain Tesson "Nelle foreste siberiane", in un libro che chiede a gran voce di fermarsi a riflettere, di guardarsi attorno, solo, e lasciarsi avvolgere.
Ore 23:45, l’aria si è fatta fredda e il cielo non promette nulla di buono. Sono con un mio amico, siamo in macchina a fumare l’ultima sigaretta nel parcheggio della chiesetta vicino a casa mia. Tutto attorno tace; la…
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Of frogs and men

Since its coinage by than Richard Spencer in 2008, the words “alt-right” had been sitting in the margins of internet forums when they suddenly rose to fame during the 2016 presidential election. Both traditional media and mainstream political establishments were unable to define the new phenomenon, and to deal with it. The political community was left facing a Weimarian dilemma: was it more harmful to ignore the growing violent voices, or to listen to them?
Since its coinage by than Richard Spencer in 2008, the words “alt-right” had been sitting in the margins of internet forums when they suddenly rose to fame during the 2016 presidential election. Both traditional media and mainstream political establishments…
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The Curtain Never Falls: The Classics’ Eternal Encore

The curtain never falls on the classics. Through Valerio Binasco’s reimagining of Goldoni, discover how old stories find new meanings,  and why they still feel unmistakably ours.
“A classic is a book which has never exhausted all it has to say to its readers” wrote Italo Calvino, ironically a writer who has since become a classic himself. Have you ever wondered why, to this day we…
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Monday Briefing 12/10/2026

The Monday Briefing welcomes some fresh faces this week, in which we highlight the protest movement sweeping France. Still in France, we discuss Mistral, Europe’s leading LLM model. Elsewhere, we talk about the three-year anniversary of the October 7th attacks, the Nobel Peace Prize, a deal between Putin and Trump, and oil in Trinidad and Tobago. In economic news, we cover the sale of British retailer Boots, a billionaire tax in California, and apocalyptic warnings on AI.
The Monday Briefing welcomes some fresh faces this week, in which we highlight the student movement sweeping France. Still in France, we discuss Mistral, Europe’s leading LLM model. Elsewhere, we talk about the three-year anniversary of the October 7th…
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Whose Future Are We Protecting?

We are very good at being horrified for a few minutes. We read the messages. We shake our heads. We say that something should have been done. Then we close Instagram, go to class, meet our friends, complain about our day, and eventually forget. Someone else does not get to forget on command. And perhaps that is where our responsibility begins. In the friend who refuses to laugh. In the person who speaks when everyone else stays quiet. In the institution that keeps caring after the headlines disappear. In the stranger who chooses compassion over curiosity. In all the moments when protecting someone costs us something, and we decide they are still worth protecting. It is easy to say that survivors are not alone. But it is much harder to make sure they actually are not. Whose future are we protecting?
We are very good at being horrified for a few minutes. We read the messages. We shake our heads. We say that something should have been done. Then we close Instagram, go to class, meet our friends, complain about…
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