Saturday and Sunday in Il Foglio. What’s in the weekend supplements

This weekend, the newspaper features a twelve-page cultural supplement. Here’s what you’ll find on newsstands (and you can also download it here from 10.30 pm on Friday)

Life as a cardinal. Jacobin anger has not spared the cardinals of the Holy Roman Church, whose salaries the Pope has restored to pre-Covid levels. Yet, in these times of widespread poverty, the only things that remain princely are the ancient portraits – by Matteo Matzuzzi

The Long Applause. From the producers to the sequins that crowned him: an analysis of the perfect ‘Naza’ operation. Israel’s area of interest – by Giulio Meotti

They
sounded like blasphemies. From Togliatti’s appeal ‘to the comrades in black shirts’ to the historic compromise. When the Left took its opponents by surprise – by Siegmund Ginzberg

A symphonic rave. From sacred chants to techno: Caterina Barbieri tells us about her Venice Music Biennale. “This will be my last edition; then I’ll go back to composing” – by Luca Roberto

The Turks in our midst. Istanbul-based series are increasingly taking over the Mediaset schedule. There’s something for everyone. Rai left empty-handed – by Michele Masneri

The Outsider. The communities to flee from and the worlds in which to find refuge. Forced affiliations and those chosen. The life of a solipsist who dreams of freedom – by Claudio Giunta

The Women’s Commandments. The Laws given to Moses were written for men. Ten female writers reinterpret them in their novels – by Sandra Petrignani

Unease and old-style Nazism. Two Germanies, one major crisis. A dictionary of mistakes and fears – by Stefano Cingolani

Violetta for ever. La Traviata and its immortal heroine take to the stage at La Scala. The long absence and the ghost of Visconti’s memorable Callas – by Alberto Riva

A snapshot of love and death. Two Jews on the run behind the iconic photograph of the Spanish Civil War. The mysteries of “The Falling Soldier” – by Maria Pia Farinella

Mancuso’s
New Cinema. This week’s films, the hottest series and behind-the-scenes stories, as told by Mariarosa Mancuso