Celluloid SummerThe new climate havens: packed cinemas and empty beachesThe Odyssey plays its part, but the real attraction is the air conditioning, a Hollywood innovation dating back to the 1920s. From American cinemas ‘cooled by refrigeration’ to our (much-maligned) multiplexesbyAndrea Minuz8 AUG 26
editorialIn Rome, air conditioning is a left-wing affairMayor Roberto Gualtieri is offering free cinema screenings in Rome as a way to beat the heat, thereby breaking a taboo byRedazione24 JUL 26
