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