Fedez responds to Marracash. The rhymeless verbal sparring between supporters and detractors of the riots taking place in Milan, Turin and Paris, particularly in their most extreme, savage and hooligan-like forms.

In the morning, the programmes on Rai 1 and Canale 5; at lunchtime, the talk show on Rai 2; in the late afternoon, La7; and on Fridays, in prime time, the sung Mass on ‘Quarto Grado’. The celebrant changes, but not the rite.

Eight episodes recount the musician’s rise to fame against the backdrop of the Palais Brongniart in Paris. The producer leads the conversation and succeeds in weaving together an effective and heartfelt portrait of the rapper

The essayist and psychologist Ian Leslie explores the cultural significance—even more so than the musical significance—of the friendship between John Lennon and Paul McCartney. The meeting of two young men who had both lost their mothers gave rise to the most prolific creative partnership in the history of pop music

Thirty years after the war between rap crews in America, a courtroom in Las Vegas is hosting what resembles a trial of an era. Now the marginalisation that killed Tupac is archive material

Chiara and Sigfrido: one seeking redemption, the other (perhaps) branded for life. But a culture that treats information as entertainment ends up treating every news item with the same emotional tone and the same attention span

From New York to Washington, the DSA is winning primaries and local councils and aims to change the Democratic Party from within. But its base – young and educated – is far removed from the working class it claims to represent. November will be the first real test