Renzi’s patienceRenzi: “To prevent Meloni from becoming President, I’ll put up with Appendino. The votes will go through despite Ciccio Tajani.”The former prime minister speaks out: “Comparing me to Delmastro? That’s grounds for a lawsuit. The government has failed on every front, from security to culture. As for the Biennale, I side with Buttafuoco: Giuli hates him”byGinevra Leganza25 JUL 26
Venerable Masters“Ranucci has restored his friendship with the Freemasons,” says the Grand Master of the Grand Orient of ItalyMaestro, would you be pleased if, deep down, Ranucci were your friend? “We wouldn’t mind. But we don’t ask him to be one either. However, you know, all this is merely a reflection of our magnificent country.” byGinevra Leganza25 JUL 26
Ranucci’s HarmonyNot even Bompiani knows (or is willing to say) whether Ranucci’s book is a novel or an autobiographyAre the erotic exploits Sigfrido recounts true or plausible? We asked his publisher, but they simply shruggedbyGinevra Leganza24 JUL 26
Basic Instinct at the CampidoglioSharon Stone adjusts Gualtieri’s tie. Victory assuredIt was on 14 July that, during the Global Assembly of Nobel Laureates on Artificial Intelligence, the stunning 68-year-old embraced the most natural form of intelligence. She approached the mayor – not in a white sheath dress but dressed in black – and looked at him… They drank some freshly squeezed juice. “Let me fix your tie for you…”. A masterstroke for the mayor-influencer byGinevra Leganza23 JUL 26
The interviewMaria Rosaria Boccia on behalf of Ranucci: “Enough of this intrusion into Sigfrido’s private life. Hands off a great man”“Sigfrido is part of my magic circle,” says Maria Rosaria Boccia, repeating herself. “Sigfrido is in my heart, and like everyone else ‘in the circle’, he too, as far as I’m concerned, borders on perfection.” Really. “You should stop invading his privacy.” byGinevra Leganza23 JUL 26
The right-hand fieldThe government’s first steps regarding Vannacci: a resolution against Islam in schoolsFollowing the vote on electoral reform, an unexpected dialogue is taking shape between the government and Futuro Nazionale, with MP Rossano Sasso speaking with Valditara. FdI’s overturebyGinevra Leganza17 JUL 26
Rainbow HegemonyMeloni’s supporters are pushing for renewed funding for LGBT+ and pro-Pal cinema. Mantovano is unhappy with the MICThe expert panel for selective grants funds films by Pif or adapted from books by Scurati and Chiara Valerio. Gender identity and Gaza are at the heart of these debut worksbyGinevra Leganza16 JUL 26
I’d prefer not toAlemanno: “Nobody really wanted the preferential votes, not even Fratelli d’Italia”The former mayor of Rome, an adviser to Roberto Vannacci: “Disappointed by Fratelli d’Italia, which has contradicted its own words on preferential votes. The electoral law? It will go ahead but will be dangerous for Meloni, who will have to reach an agreement with Vannacci”byGinevra Leganza16 JUL 26