A review of the book by Francesco Longo, published by 66thand2nd, 168 pp., 19 euros

Amidst shirts and caps, robot factories are trying to project – in order to appear less cold – an aesthetic that appeals to humans, a visual language reminiscent of an organic bakery or handmade products. To appear less cruel, they are crafting a handcrafted, friendly and trendy exterior, embracing a hipster aesthetic.

A review of Marco Amerighi’s book, published by Bollati Boringhieri, 352 pages, 18 euros

Various developers have started contacting architectural firms to make their AI behemoths look stylish. The aim is to give them a hipster makeover, making them resemble those Silicon Valley campuses with organic vegetable patches on the roof and table tennis tables in the conference rooms, rendering them indistinguishable from any art museum or university library

The French critic’s writings on the author of "The Trial" paint a picture of a man of letters who suffered terribly when he could not be bent over his papers, because "writing is what makes him exist"

A review of Alexis de Tocqueville’s book, published by Utet, 896 pp., 18 euros

A Romanian man who flees anti-Semitism and arrives in Italy, only to flee once more to the United States when racial laws are introduced here too. In his drawings, perspective and spatiality are always central to the composition