“The inspiration for the film stems from the simple realisation that it was possible – and indeed necessary – to tell the character’s story beyond the confines of documentaries, as has been done abroad for so many musical heroes. It has an inspiring moral.” Interview

Linguistic diversity and cultural diversity are intertwined, and it is only through dialogue with the other that we can learn from one another without losing sight of who we are. Linguistic nationalism, on the other hand, is untranslatability as isolation – the true sin of Babel

Now a century old, this road – forever etched in the minds of travellers – no longer exists, but lives on in a thousand fragments: motels, diners and neon signs. In a living mausoleum to the United States of yesteryear, and what remains of it

On the one hand, it is as if our society were undermining the very foundations of its own structure. Yet, on the other hand, this loss of identity gives rise to that atmosphere of openness and general tolerance in which a society thrives

London remains a global cultural capital, yet the system is showing signs of strain, revealing a structural crisis that has not been resolved following the pandemic lockdown. Arts Council, funding, training: key issues for the new government

A lofty poetic style, far removed from the digitised and hyper-connected world, yet still capable of stirring deep emotions. The American writer’s biting voice returns in this volume edited by Benedetta Centovalli

After the Second World War, the cult of strength vanished from the Old Continent’s radar as swiftly as someone trying to forget a nightmare. Not only that: what prevailed was a cult of weakness

Before anyone can ‘explain’ to us what freedom is or teach us techniques for achieving it, we know full well when we feel free and when we do not. Experience does not lie. A summary of Costantino Esposito’s talk at the third edition of the Piccolo Festival of Philosophy