There are still not enough beds for thousands of students living away from home, but universities are expanding their provision through new halls of residence, investment and scholarships. The greatest difficulties are faced by the largest universities: in addition to protests, concrete solutions are needed to make rents affordable.

Jacopo Carucci, known as Pontormo, shook up the conventions of the Renaissance with unnatural colours and unsettling figures. At the Scuderie del Quirinale, a major exhibition rediscovers the eccentric and surly painter who sought his own unique way of representing reality.

Ahead of a highly anticipated derby, the manager of one of the teams, ‘the Poirot of football’, asks an artificial intelligence programme to draw up a sort of match plan. The story of a true event

From the Capitoline she-wolf to Bernini’s elephant, from medieval dragons to cats amongst the ruins, Fabrizio Falconi recounts Rome through the creatures that inhabit its myths, art and streets. A journey through animal symbolism that reveals the city’s most ancestral and mysterious soul

Forty years of correspondence between Norberto Bobbio and Leo Valiani, now published by Biblion. The Italian Communist Party (PCI) postponing its shift towards the West, the Italian Socialist Party (PSI) reduced to a tactical ‘third-force’ stance, and a left that regards every reform as a breach of a ‘taboo’

The Canadian poet (Nobel Laureate in Literature) shows us, just as the director does, that our faltering and decadent world can at least still rely on the classics to find the words it cannot otherwise find

There may well be more authors writing by hand, but fewer writing with their feet, and they will do so the old-fashioned way – albeit more labour-intensive – because they will be writing for fun. Ideas

Cristian Mungiu’s film tells the story of a family who move to a remote Norwegian village. Its ancient, rural form of Christianity forbids technology and mandates prayer. The village is abuzz, and mechanisms are set in motion that are more reminiscent of Kafka than provincial life. From Cannes to Rome, The Dark Side of Technocracy 

From Righeira in January 1981 to Chet Baker playing at Santa Tecla with Basso and Valdambrini’s band. Seventy years of music experienced, relived and danced to beneath the stages of Milan. The ‘Dal Vivo’ exhibition at Palazzo Morando runs until 31 January 2027. Curated by Matteo Bordone and Roberto Mutti

“A tree or a small plant growing wild, in my view, is architecture in every sense of the word, capable of teaching us lessons on any subject, starting with geometry: otherwise, they would not be able to stand upright and would fail to fulfil their functions.” Interview

In an age where advertising is displayed on giant screens and smartphones, the old-fashioned paper posters of yesteryear – often small works of art in their own right – are enjoying a new lease of life as decorative features. A visit to a specialist gallery in Milan

Netflix has announced the loss of a thousand jobs and the replacement of its ‘content officer’. The streaming service is grappling with a crisis of engagement, but the real competition does not come from its direct rivals: YouTube is increasingly dominating home entertainment and currently appears invincible.

From the daily reports of violence and injustice to the rise of the far right, a litany of horrors that makes it increasingly difficult to escape pessimism. And on television, instead of answers, the weary clamour of blunt opinions

Amidst chips and incense, Taiwan’s few Catholics are free to practise their faith. The contradictions of a people who are embracing modernity yet still flock to the temple. The crisis in passing on the faith, successes in the field of research, and the spectre of Beijing

A review of Taika Waititi’s film, starring Jenna Ortega, Amy Adams, Mia Tharia, Natascha Lyonne and Steve Buscemi

A review of the film by Harris Dickinson, starring Frank Dillane, Meghan Northam, Shonagh Marie and Harris Dickinson