magazineTrying to survive this relentless summerThe obsessions and perversions of an intolerable season, in which we all become more banal. Every year we tell ourselves: ‘This is the last one I’ll spend in the city’, and then we remain trapped. But now it really is time to set off for IthacabyAnnalena Benini25 JUL 26
Summer with EsterIt’s finally time to set off on holiday: a guide to different types of holidaymakersFrom the ‘I’m off with the family’ type to simple day-trips, right up to ‘I’m off to Colombia for two weeks’. Escape, yes, but where?byEster Viola25 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
