The SituationMeloni’s concerns ahead of the upcoming elections (which could be on 9 May)Within the majority, there are those who would like to hold the election in September and those pushing for April. A compromise could be to hold the general election on the same day as the local elections. The Prime Minister, however, has two reservationsdiClaudio Cerasa15 NOV 26
Door closed to the EastWithout the M4 in Segrate, the north’s largest intermodal hub will remain a dead letterThe extension of the underground line is the “key component of the Porta Est Hub, one of the most significant infrastructure and urban development projects in our region”, says the president of Assolombarda. There is a risk of undermining the investments made by private operators, which amount to around 350 million eurosdiGiovanni Seu15 NOV 26
TerraceInside George Lucas’s hangarLater this autumn, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art opened its doors. The massive, spaceship-like building in Exposition Park resembles a sci-fi version of the Fondation Louis Vuitton in the Bois de Boulogne. Little Star Wars and plenty of art (reproductions) at the Los Angeles museum.diGiulio Silvano15 NOV 26
magazineAmerica’s Spam. A tin of meat also played a part in Trump’s defeat in the mid-term electionsA cult object and a mirror of the country’s most struggling region, that tin helps us understand, better than many opinion polls, what is happening in that part of the country which often escapes the attention of the news and political analysis.diMarco Bardazzi15 NOV 26
magazineSacred influencers. Nuns and priests are making waves on TV and social media, especially when they’re not prayingThey cook, sing and dance. One eye on the crucifix and the other fixed on the camera lensdiRiccardo Carlino15 NOV 26
Proust: between music and satireIs there a way not to feel guilty about not having read the whole of "In Search of Lost Time"?A novel that demands an almost religious devotion from its readers, yet continues to interrogate the twentieth century. Rereading Benjamin, Auerbach, Debenedetti and Wilson to explain why In Search of Lost Time is much more than a literary monumentdiAlfonso Berardinelli15 NOV 26
MAGAZINEThe mid-term elections: a broad coalition against Trump and a conversation from 1975 that helps explain today’s voteTrump’s defeat does not mean that America has suddenly shifted to the left. The vast majority of elected Democrats are moderates, often willing to reach out to their opponents. As in Italy in 1975, the result was determined by a multitude of different motives, orientations and interests, which converged into a single, sweeping wave. diSiegmund Ginzberg15 NOV 26
interviewThe future of music still sounds like the 1980s. The case of Dixon and Stein with “Stranger Things”“From unknowns to celebrities in a weekend”. Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein, composers of the Netflix series’ soundtrack, discuss the impact of their success on their lives. In concert on 19 November at the Auditorium Parco della Musica in RomediRaffaele Rossi15 NOV 26
ODD FACESPsychiatrist Tonino Cantelmi: “Young people’s anger is the result of social media and immature parents”“Social media has contributed to the phenomenon of ‘adultescents’: parents who are very kind and affectionate towards their children, but who are grappling with unresolved adolescent conflicts.” InterviewdiFrancesco Palmieri15 NOV 26
THE JOURNEY OF LEO XIVThe magic of a faith in full swing. The Pope in Latin AmericaUruguay, Argentina and Peru. A journey that perfectly illustrates – in words and deeds – the first message of his pontificate: “Sparire perché rimanga Cristo”. Not a slogan, but a programme.diMatteo Matzuzzi15 NOV 26
