1 April 2026 – Wednesday
1 April 2026 – Wednesday

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,…

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…

The Laughable Libido: The Political Erasure of Older Women’s Desire in Cinema

Cinema has always shaped how we see women—but what happens when they age? While men grow more desirable on screen, women are pushed into silence, ridicule, or endless self-reinvention. Across genres, their desire is mocked, feared, or managed, revealing how female sexuality is not lost with time, but gradually denied space to exist.
Cinema has always shaped how we see women—but what happens when they age? While men grow more desirable on screen, women are pushed into silence, ridicule, or endless self-reinvention. Across genres, their desire is mocked, feared, or managed, revealing…

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…

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…

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?…

Tra i Leoni’s Guide to the 2026 Oscars

There’s something special about this time of year. The rush of catching up on films, the quiet moments in dark theaters, the group chats that turn into debates. Awards season has a way of reminding us why we love…

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…

From Operation to Effects: Security and Hope in Mexico

Mexico struck at the heart of the CJNG in a dramatic late-February raid that left notorious kingpin “El Mencho” dead — but the fallout was swift and deadly. As violence flared across 20 states and more than 70 people were killed, officials hailed victory while analysts warned: removing a boss doesn’t uproot the cartel.
Mexico struck at the heart of the CJNG in a dramatic late-February raid that left notorious kingpin “El Mencho” dead — but the fallout was swift and deadly. As violence flared across 20 states and more than 70 people…

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…