The midterm results show that protectionism, tariffs, the trade war with Europe, leniency towards Putin, hostility towards Ukraine and isolationism have neither improved the lives of Americans nor rewarded those who advocate them

The redevelopment of Piazza Monteleone in Spoleto, in the Fleming district, will see the introduction of new trees, benches and pedestrian areas. However, some residents and shopkeepers are protesting against the loss of parking spaces and changes to the traffic layout. It’s a scenario we’ve seen before in many Roman neighbourhoods.  

The southern belt is attracting new investment in logistics, with major operators set to open new distribution centres. It is a growing sector, but one facing the risk of saturation of available sites and an increasingly congested road network. The regional government is exploring new transport links 

The three musicians’ new album tells the story of Italians in England who, at different times and with varying degrees of success, have ventured into the richest and most challenging league in the world

“If you do something that doesn’t fit into the mainstream or the authorial category, you become unclassifiable. To me, both labels seemed too restrictive.” Interview

The Republican defeat goes beyond the traditional rejection of the president’s party: voters have punished Trump and his administration, without necessarily endorsing the Democratic agenda. Now the winning party must unite moderates and progressives, whilst the Republicans must reflect on their future. Analysis by political scientists Hans Noel and Anthony Fowler

Amidst plundered temples, the Khmer Rouge and Western museums, Douglas Latchford turned the looting of Cambodian art into an empire. Reporter Matthew Campbell traces the rise and fall of an art dealer who wanted to be Malraux, yet failed to turn his plunder into literature or civic engagement

Mosé Bianchi’s painted fashion: an exceptional collection on display

Ilide Carmignani and Elena Battista have compiled a list of idioms which, by featuring animals, convey the joys, hardships, disappointments, enthusiasm or mistrust that we experience every day, whatever language we speak

A wide-ranging conversation with Stefano Beraldo, CEO of the OVS Group, which continues to enjoy double-digit growth; the group has just opened its largest store in the emirate and offers a preview of the guidelines for its new aeroponic production project (zero pesticides, environmental impact reduced to a minimum), currently being trialled in Piedmont 

From Perego to Sardone, from Majorino to Calabresi: every mayoral hopeful has a weakness to overcome. Between public profile, party politics, the stadium and stances on city issues, the race for Palazzo Marino is already a balancing act

Whereas once the focus was on Ignazio Marino (see Avs), agreements are now being struck with the outgoing Democratic Party mayor. And the Civic Ecologist Left is back on the scene ‘in support of Gualtieri’, whilst the M5S is showing a willingness to engage in dialogue

In Milan, a city of glittering shop windows and neglected greetings, all it takes is a dog to rediscover a little human warmth. Between ambushes on the lead and memories of lost companions, Winston unearths a sense of camaraderie that seemed to have vanished

From their workshop in Via Diaz, Como, to the kilns of Murano, Ico and Luisa Parisi have woven together architecture, design and the applied arts in a journey of creative freedom. A catalogue raisonné captures the surprising modernity of objects and ceramics that fully convey their originality.

“I try to write through visuals and to suggest a different way of thinking.” Travelling to lose oneself and learn to look at the world. From carved pumpkins in Peru to Indian woodblock prints. “Artisans are the scribes who understand visual languages that are often overlooked.”

With three rather unusual new products, Apple is back to experimenting and is banking on a future of increasingly diverse screens and devices. It is a strategy that remains somewhat unclear, whilst competitors are investing billions in artificial intelligence. In the meantime, however, the Cupertino-based company continues to rake in record revenues 

The impression given by this entertaining and profound production is that Gounod is truly the flip side of Offenbach. And we know that a production which reveals an aspect of an opera that had always eluded you is a successful one. Erath and Rustioni, A magnificent production at La Scala 

For seventeen years, through Henry Beyle, he has been publishing valuable books – often rare or forgotten – printed with an almost artisanal attention to typographical detail. Amidst misprints destined for the waste paper bin, uncut pages and authors from whom to learn, his approach to publishing is, above all, a lesson in freedom: knowing how to say no