A Stack of BooksLonging for a summer like the ones before. A letter from an absurd fearThe parched earth creaks and groans beneath our feet. On the horizon, towards the sea, a thin column of smoke. The ravenous fire engulfs the parched pastures. Fear of the tyrannical sunbyMarina Corradi25 JUL 26
in the capitalNow Gualtieri and Carocci are going head-to-head over the heat: free cinema versus Rome’s sweltering heatThe former Cinema America manager is opening his cinema free of charge to under-25s, over-65s, pregnant women and people with disabilities. The mayor is following suit with a series of free films every day until early August in around ten cinemas across Rome23 JUL 26
The analysisLearning to interpret data on ‘heat-related deaths’ to counter alarmismRecord temperatures alone are not enough to explain heat-related deaths: data, denominators and context are needed. Amid misleading perceptions, statistical biases and the body’s ability to adapt, the reality is more complex than the summer heat warnings suggest byGilberto Corbellini e Alberto Mingardi18 JUL 26
