One of the first genres, or rather sounds, that come to my mind when someone says “nostalgia” is Japanese city pop. Back in 2020, when “Mayonaka no Door / Stay With Me” by Miki Matsubara and “4:00 A.M.” by Taeko Onuki resurfaced on TikTok, I had no idea that’s what it was called – city… Continue reading City pop: the ultimate sound of nostalgia
Month: April 2025
Coachella Culture: Fashion, Freedom, and a Festival That Defines an Aesthetic
Once just a desert music festival in Indio, California, Coachella has evolved into much more than a celebration of sound—it’s become a fashion phenomenon, a cultural stage where style statements take the enter stage as much as the performers. Every April, the Empire Polo Club transforms into a runway of its own, where influencers,… Continue reading Coachella Culture: Fashion, Freedom, and a Festival That Defines an Aesthetic
Inside a boy’s mind
PART 2 Let me be clear: these interviews are NOT representative. The selection was extremely biased—friends, acquaintances, or mutual followers whom I knew or believed would offer constructive, self-reflective insights on the topic. I will not mention anyone’s sexuality or nationality unless they chose to share it themselves because it mattered to their point. All interviewees are… Continue reading Inside a boy’s mind
Inside a boy’s mind
PART 1 What Do Men Even Think? This is something my girlfriends and I have asked each other over and over, especially after witnessing bizarre or confusing behavior from men. From their emotions to their anger, we’ve often found ourselves trying to make sense of the male psyche. I know what it means to navigate… Continue reading Inside a boy’s mind
Dear Buk
PART 2 On alcohol and his vices There’s no way around it, he was a serial alcoholic. And alcohol had a huge influx on him as a person, on him as a writer, on what he wrote. Which is funny to think of, because he seems to possess this unparalleled control and clearness of his… Continue reading Dear Buk
Dear Buk
PART 1 I have met Charles Bukowski. Not in person; let me be clearer. He was dead long before I had been delivered to this world, in a torrid night of May 2002. And I can only insult, praise, or ignore the dead. Not summon them back to life. I’m no necromancer of sorts. No, I… Continue reading Dear Buk
Representation That Matters
It’s easy to tell when election season is in full swing at Bocconi. Suddenly, (most) Italians start speaking English, your residence representative greets you like an old friend, and Astra and Blab go fully international. They start posting more in English and sharing videos of their international friends pledging their support in their native languages.… Continue reading Representation That Matters
Boho-Chic Revival: A Return to Freedom and Movement
Once a dominant and oversaturated trend in early 2000s fashion, boho chic seemed to have faded into the background, overshadowed by the sleek minimalism of “quiet luxury” and the “clean girl aesthetic.” But fashion operates in cycles, and as Chemena Kamali—Chloé’s new creative director—puts it, “I think there’s this longing for undone-ness and freedom and softness and… Continue reading Boho-Chic Revival: A Return to Freedom and Movement