Michele Masneri

Michele Masneri (1974) è nato a Brescia e vive tra Roma e Milano. Scrive da un bel po’ sul Foglio. I suoi ultimi libri sono il romanzo “Paradiso” (Adelphi, 2024), “Steve Jobs non abita più qui”, una raccolta di reportage dalla Silicon Valley e dalla California nella prima èra Trump (Adelphi, 2020) e il saggio-biografia “Stile Alberto”, attorno alla figura di Alberto Arbasino, per Quodlibet (2021), da cui anche l’omonimo documentario.

From America to Europe

The fanatics of our tribes

Symbols, uniforms, battle cries. It is difficult to talk to one another; to convince is impossible. All that remains is to stick together. As crucial elections draw near, politics is turning its back on relativism and heeding the call of the wild

Michele Masneri

12 SEP 26

Why the restaurant industry is the only serious thing in Italy

See you in – or rather, ‘at’ – Cefalù, as they say in Milan. A modest proposal for Madame Lavitola

Lavitola’s partner would like to change the name of the venue. A serious mistake. She should open a chain, starting in Milan.

Michele Masneri

8 SEP 26

See you in – or rather, ‘at’ – Cefalù, as they say in Milan. A modest proposal for Madame Lavitola

Cultural hegemony and symbols

Germany, the right wing and the nostalgic charm of the moped

Ulrich Siegmund, the winner of the German regional elections, and the Simson Schwalbe, a moped that was once Jewish, then Nazi, and then Communist. In Italy, there would be Fantozzi’s Bianchina.

Michele Masneri

8 SEP 26

Germany, the right wing and the nostalgic charm of the moped

From memes to data centres

The AI of our discontent

Forty years on from Chernobyl, AI is the new nuclear power and data centres are its power stations. Everyone needs it, everyone fears it. Hatred of AI has brought Jane Fonda and Steve Bannon together

Michele Masneri

5 SEP 26

From Chora to Mayor of Milan

Mario Calabresi and his foray into podcasting

Never before has a political career emerged from the world of podcasting. But we now live in the ‘republic of podcasts’. Ranucci has turned down ‘the podcast portfolio’.

Michele Masneri

2 SEP 26

Mario Calabresi and his foray into podcasting

Terrace

I found my love in Rogoredo

The latest development is a wedding for which attendees must pay. The event features "Me contro te," popular children's idols and shrewd entrepreneurs, who are set to tie the knot in an arena in Milan. Tickets are priced at 48 euros. Some observers have questioned whether guests should also be compensated for their participation.

Michele Masneri

1 SEP 26

Mazzini blues

The historic Prati residence, once home to figures ranging from Fellini to Zalone, is up for sale

Anyone who has ever been anyone at Rai has spent time there (or lived there). Memories from Carlo Freccero, Carlo Verdelli and Antonio Ricci

Michele Masneri

31 AUG 26

The residence was built in 1938, designed by architect Piccinato in collaboration with engineer Landi (photo: Prati House).

From Livorno to Boston

Giuseppe Conte, ‘woke’ culture and the Botero statuette

Statues have played a significant role in this recent journey, from political correctness to cancel culture and finally to ‘woke’ culture. From Christopher Columbus to Montanelli, and now Conte

Michele Masneri

25 AUG 26

Giuseppe Conte, ‘woke’ culture and the Botero statuette

From Lavitola to Arday to Aschenbrenner, the new AI guru

A haven for scams

A phenomenon considered to be Roman in origin but which has spread across the world. Part mythomaniac, part impostor, part victim, the "sòla" knows no boundaries

Michele Masneri

24 AUG 26

With this endless summer, a new social class has emerged

This is us: high-end climate migrants

Version 2.0 and the overheated ‘digital nomads’ – we used to be content to stay put in the city. Now we’re on the run, ravenously searching for second homes and a place to stay. Watch out for squatters

Michele Masneri

18 AUG 26

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