the weekend supplementsThe Andrea Doria, the other TitanicIt was neither the fastest nor the largest, but it aspired to be the most beautiful ship. A symbol of Italy’s resurgence following the loss of half its merchant fleet during the Second World War. Seventy years on from the shipwreck, the end of a golden agebyMaurizio Stefanini27 JUL 26
the weekend supplementsSupplements for salvation: trends, illusions and dangersThey do not cure illnesses, but they promise wellbeing to a society that craves it. Until less than fifteen years ago, 125 million packs were sold each year in Italy. By 2025, 325 million had been soldbyNicola Mirenzi27 JUL 26
Ermes & AfroditeThe mythological origins of the hermaphrodite and the legal and social history of a troubling conditionThe androgyny of Adam according to Rabbi Isaac (1534–1572): ‘He was created as a dual being, both male and female’. For Foucault, ‘it falls within the category of infamy’byMichele Magno27 JUL 26
Not just VolkswagenThe dark side of the car. Every country has its own problems – keep an eye on ChinaIs it down to electric vehicles? Trump’s tariffs? Brussels’ ‘green madness’? There is no single cause, and turning back is unthinkable. But the future of Europe is at stake. A strategy is neededbyStefano Cingolani25 JUL 26
MagazineThe triumph of La Roja, the queen of world football, as a metaphor for SpainVictory at the World Cup is not just a sporting triumph; it is also a political one. The fractured nation of ninety years ago and the one of today, held together by the monarchy. La Coppa e la CoronabyMaria Pia Farinella25 JUL 26
magazineTragedy in a Jewish family. The story of the HerzlsThey all committed suicide or were killed by the Nazis. He gave a country to his people, not to his childrenbyGiulio Meotti25 JUL 26
magazineTrying to survive this relentless summerThe obsessions and perversions of an intolerable season, in which we all become more banal. Every year we tell ourselves: ‘This is the last one I’ll spend in the city’, and then we remain trapped. But now it really is time to set off for IthacabyAnnalena Benini25 JUL 26
Behind the scenes of the 2027 Calendar, in IndiaThe Peacocks of PirelliBetween Delhi and Jaipur, following the photographs of "The Cal", amongst photographers, models, and the world of journalism past and present byMichele Masneri25 JUL 26
MagazineThe Italian cinema dynastyThe life and work of the family that built the glorious Titanus. A chat with Guido Lombardo, third generationbyAndrea Minuz25 JUL 26
the weekend supplementsAmerican communist. Old and new fearsTrump is reviving the rhetoric of the 1950s, whilst the left is focusing on anti-capitalism. What is the president trying to tell us? That the communists are the enemy once again? Certainly not his friend Xi byGiulio Silvano25 JUL 26
