Italian women’s teams in Europe lack self-confidence; they get nervous even before the match begins. And if they start strongly – as Roma did when they literally dominated Real Madrid – at a certain point they almost feel guilty, and they slip back into the depths of despair.

Di Caro’s achievement is to make us understand, without ever raising his voice, that sport is always also a story of institutions and the nation. It is a book worth reading and giving as a gift

The novels by Alessandro Gazzoli and Andrea Oriente. A fascination with armed struggle and the radical right. Two debut novels that explore the need for belonging and the allure of violence, set against the backdrop of the legacy of the 1970s and the anxieties of the present day

From surrealist painting to photography, right through to the enduring cult following of “Twin Peaks”: almost two years after his death, David Lynch continues to inspire artistic pilgrimages and pop culture devotion. Through exhibitions, artefacts and places of remembrance, the director remains a legend capable of speaking to diverse audiences

Children want what they are made to want. Parents, on the other hand, leave me perplexed: just what are they putting into their children’s hands? Halloween is a festival of death, yet they reply that ‘it’s just a game’. 

Since stand-up comedians are now the last people to be taken seriously, Anthony Jeselnik has made it a point of honour to bring men back to fiction – which, according to market data, is the most ‘feminine’ type of reading, and, according to the most common cliché used by those who can’t be bothered to read, the most pointless.

The ability to be attuned to our times is the hallmark of a true festival, one that does not merely celebrate the past but seeks to chart a course for the future, and does so by fostering dialogue, community and relationships. A reflection on the sidelines of the Romaeuropa Festival

Go it alone or be received? Be feared or presentable? Futuro Nazionale’s imaginary meeting transforms the contradictions of the new right into a comedy of phone calls, press releases and waiting. A very national party, this one. Confirmation regarding the future is awaited.

It seems that scholars are keen to emphasise a particular trend within one interpretation of post-liberalism, which has its roots in classical reactionary thought and which regards the state as the earthly instrument of the Catholic religion and the implementation of God’s will

“Recording is a journey to encounter other versions of oneself”. With *Tears in Time*, the founder of Van der Graaf Generator reflects on time and artistic independence. Five concerts in Italy this November.

A spate of murders stretching from 1993 to 1997, a mystery that remains unsolved. The only common factor: the victims’ homosexuality

From Siri to open-weight models, American and Chinese Big Tech companies are setting the pace. The EU is losing ground in innovation and lacks an internal market for the Dutch machinery that makes the most advanced semiconductors possible

From the last public hanging in 1936 to Hegseth’s plan to broadcast the execution of the Fort Hood terrorist live – a plan later halted by Trump. Ninety years of American history tell the story of attempts to conceal the death penalty without abolishing it. And the resurgence of the temptation to turn justice into a spectacle of vengeance

In "Lido Land", journalist Tom Fort delves into over a century of social housing designed to cater for the leisure time of British citizens. “Those were different times,” one might say, but the story of the “lido” is inevitably also one of social and political change.