“The entire Homeric mythos is nothing more than a Mediterranean adaptation of the Norse myths of the Bronze Age.” Odyssey FdI: The misty sea was the Baltic

Who is Valentina Pelliccia really? “I am a journalist and a friend of Sigfrido Ranucci, who has been used as a pawn against the right-wing government and now against Report”

The Ministry of Justice’s new website will be an online newspaper. From readers’ letters to reviews of legal dramas, the minister finds solace in writing  

Maestro, 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.” 

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”

Are the erotic exploits Sigfrido recounts true or plausible? We asked his publisher, but they simply shrugged

“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.” 

It 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 

Following 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 overture

The 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 works