The theme of cinema illustrates particularly clearly Savini’s tendency towards dual thinking, that is, the exploration of contradictory ideas through which, in the artist’s view, a modicum of truth can be attained. A book

Lydia Flem thus finds herself caught between two instances of abandonment that mark a conclusion she had never given much thought to before. And so every desire fades away: no object is capable of generating possibilities any more, but only a sense of heaviness. A book

Whenever I go to Portovenere, to the church of San Pietro, I return to John’s gravestone – a young man in the prime of life who had signed on to the Teesbridge and who is simply listed as having ‘drowned’ on 25 December 1915. At Christmas, there were surely toasts and carols on that British merchant ship. Perhaps no one shouted ‘man overboard’?

In "Memoirs of a Shy Pornographer", Kenneth Patchen, anticipating AI, describes a tool capable of identifying the characters, setting, plot and, above all, the literary genre of a book simply by pressing a few buttons. The important thing, the inventor explains, is that the quality should be nothing out of the ordinary; otherwise, the public will become suspicious.

In his new book, Maurizio Ferraris places metaphysics back at the centre of philosophical reflection. From the traces the past leaves in the present to the digital revolution, this is an attempt to restore philosophy’s greatest ambition: that of explaining reality in its entirety. 

“La calcolatrice meccanica”, a collection of articles and essays offering a close-up view of the intellectual workshop of the author of *The Naked Lunch*

With the last blast furnace shut down, a chapter in the history of the Italian economic miracle has come to an end. After a series of decrees, seizures and billions squandered, Taranto remains a bone of contention. And perhaps Barbara Lezzi was right

A novel that demands an almost religious devotion from its readers, yet continues to interrogate the twentieth century. Rereading Benjamin, Auerbach, Debenedetti and Wilson to explain why In Search of Lost Time is much more than a literary monument

“From unknowns to celebrities in a weekend”. Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein, composers of the Netflix series’ soundtrack, discuss the impact of their success on their lives. In concert on 19 November at the Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome

“Social media has contributed to the phenomenon of ‘adultescents’: parents who are very kind and affectionate towards their children, but who are grappling with unresolved adolescent conflicts.” Interview

Uruguay, Argentina and Peru. A journey that perfectly illustrates – in words and deeds – the first message of his pontificate: “Sparire perché rimanga Cristo”. Not a slogan, but a programme.

"Facce piene di pugni. Storie non solo di ring" by Gianni Minà is the best sports literature book chosen by the jury for the fifth edition of the award. And there is something profoundly fitting about the fact that an award named after Gianni Mura should go to Gianni Minà

Charles Schulz drew Snoopy for half a century using the same pen, whilst Lyndon Johnson used over seventy of them to sign a single piece of legislation. Simon Garfield tells the story of a tool that seemed destined to disappear and which today, precisely because it is no longer indispensable, is winning over the younger generation once again 

What an AI can learn from Leo Strauss about the courage to think against the grain. Having an answer for everything does not mean knowing which questions really matter. Between liberal education and technological progress, there is a risk of confusing freedom with convenience and losing the habit of thinking for oneself 

No more Serie A surrounded by water, in the heart of the lagoon, but this is the price to pay for propelling Venezia into the modern age. The current stadium has a capacity of 12,000. Its successor at the Bosco dello Sport will seat 18,500, of which almost 2,000 will be allocated to the hospitality area – four times the size of the current one.

AI finds words, constructs sentences, organises thoughts and identifies connections; it can imitate styles, change tone, and be witty, ironic or melancholic. Above all, it can write an article in a matter of seconds, unlike human writers, who often need a great deal of time. So why carry on? That is precisely why this is the wrong question