Aeroporti di Roma has decided to introduce the social media phenomenon ‘Notes to Passengers’ at Leonardo da Vinci Airport. But why should we spoil a good idea with messages like ‘smile’ and ‘no stress’? Let’s choose exceptional phrases – indeed, brilliant aphorisms – and raise the bar in terms of how difficult the text is to understand

From those who always think they know it all to those who go on seaside holidays to their second home and look down on others. A list of our little snobbish tendencies

Sanchez, British prime ministers and French ministers are discovering the rule of the digital age: politicians may well work whilst on holiday, but they must not appear to be on holiday. In the past, politicians used to go on holiday wearing Moro’s coat or staying with Andreotti’s nuns. Today, all it takes is a summer playlist on Instagram to spark accusations of irresponsibility

“For thirty years we have regarded adaptation as a compromise, but the heat is already our reality.” From urban reforestation to district cooling, the architect and urban planner explains how to rethink cities designed for a different climate

People in their twenties and thirties are exhausted. What are these conversations, these phone calls? Just repetitions of the same farce. Here is a list of reasons for giving up, ranked by how tolerable the whinge is