Discussing the illnessIt is no longer possible to argue with Barbara Spinelli, but reporting on cancer is also a civic dutyThis illness affects everyone; it strikes everyone; and those who can tell its story create literature, but they also help the poor souls caught up in it to find their bearings at the moment of greatest bewilderment. We might as well talk about it rather than pretend nothing is happening, given that nothing isbyCamilla Baresani9 OCT 26
ANTIQUES BIENNIALOvertourism gives us a BiafFrom the Old Masters to the fine craftsmanship of the decorative arts, one cannot help but regret not being a billionaire – or at least a millionaire. In Florence, amongst elegant foreigners queuing for antiques byCamilla Baresani29 SEP 26
terraceEveryone at Wimbledon in Richard Rogers’ futuristic houseThe grandchildren of the famous architect have donated 22 Parkside to the National Trust. The English residence inspired the design of the Centre Pompidou in ParisbyCamilla Baresani26 SEP 26
TERRAZZOYou are, and will always remain, nothing but a bunch of poor cyclistsExtremely dangerous kerbs, car parks that no longer exist in Milan, Rome, Verona and Sardinia – the right-wing hates cycle lanes. And the war on bicycles has become one of the defining issues of the international right. Could Trump be missing from this? Of course not: the US President has said he is disgusted by ‘idiots on bicycles’.byCamilla Baresani12 SEP 26
terraceAll that glitters is not gold: behind the glamour of the HamptonsInsects, fines, exorbitant costs. This is the beach of the billionaires, who now far outnumber the millionaires in the area. Behind the veneer of splendour, however, lies a system of despotic exploitationbyCamilla Baresani22 AUG 26
terraceMid-August in TransylvaniaForget Capalbio: it’s much better in Romania at King Carlo’s. The experience includes colourful wooden houses, enchanting landscapes and a mixed population, obviously in perpetual conflictbyCamilla Baresani8 AUG 26
