Around the twenty-fifth or twenty-sixth of the month, this character begins to feel content and hides it all behind a polite little smile. The irrepressible happiness of late summer

The real stress is telling people how your holiday went. How to turn post-holiday blues into a sophisticated existential stance. The definitive phrase book to use in group chats, in posts on X, on the ancient Facebook and in Instagram Reels

In August, time finally seems to be ours, but it is precisely because it is so empty that we ask ourselves: what are we doing with our lives? Between the Greek concept of kairòs and the watchful waiting of Christians, the holiday forces us to grapple with the meaning of time and with the anguish of having to bring it to a fulfilment

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