Una piccola recensione del film La Grazia di Paolo Sorrentino Written by Federico Ferrando Di chi sono i nostri giorni? Questa è la domanda che attraversa l’intero film di Paolo Sorrentino, La Grazia. Di chi sono i nostri giorni? È la domanda che Dorotea rivolge al padre, Mariano De Santis, Presidente della Repubblica Italiana allo… Continue reading Di chi sono i nostri giorni? A proposito di certezza e dubbio
Category: Media
The Post-Olympic Figure Skating Boom
Written by Nia Georgieva As a figure skating fan, there’s nothing that could have prepared me for the moment when I opened TikTok on the day after the Olympic Women’s Free Skate Event. The entire feed was flooded with photos, videos, and edits of the new Olympic champion – Alysa Liu. Her funky hair, gold… Continue reading The Post-Olympic Figure Skating Boom
2026 is the new 2016
Written by Maria Francesca Ficarra In a world that increasingly feels (or rather is) one breath away from disaster, we are instinctively driven towards the idea of certainty, searching for means of escapism, and what better comfort there is than the rose-tinted memories of 2016? At the beginning of the year we witnessed a surge… Continue reading 2026 is the new 2016
Gatekeeping, or the art of being tasteful
Written by Maria Francesca Ficarra “We need gatekeepers again – new, more diverse ones. Editors, experts. Taste isn’t a democracy, nor should it be populist. It comes from experience and exposure… Just because you eat doesn’t make you a restaurant critic.” This extract from a Substack post written by Emily Sandberg sparked a lot of… Continue reading Gatekeeping, or the art of being tasteful
MEET THE MET (GALA)
I’ve always been intrigued by the world of fashion and although I recognize I’m by no means an expert I always try to keep myself up to date. Now, it was inevitable to stumble upon the most talked about fashion event of the year: the Met Gala. The Met Gala is a charity event that… Continue reading MEET THE MET (GALA)
CAMP HORROR
Despite a long-standing obsession with the soundtrack, the visuals and the abundance of references in mainstream media like The Perks of Being a Wallflower or… Glee, it’s only recently that I finally sat down to watch the critically acclaimed and beloved cult classic, The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Simply put, I fell in love. I… Continue reading CAMP HORROR
Who Would Have Guessed
Op-ed Democrats lied about Biden’s cognitive health for almost two years. He was unfit for the office and certainly not fit to run a presidential campaign. It took an embarrassing debate performance for the Democratic leadership to act and choose a “winning” candidate —something they ultimately failed to do. Biden was unpopular, old, and unwell.… Continue reading Who Would Have Guessed
Asians in bocconi
Experience of 9 Asian students in Italy. In the beginning of February, we went running. While passing a bar in a Porta Romana area, a group of middle aged men shouted at us “Ni hao”. We started laughing hysterically. It wasn’t that funny actually; the funny part though was this being a third occurrence in… Continue reading Asians in bocconi
On being 20
by Egemen Aray When I was blowing the candles of my 20th birthday cake, I knew things would be different. The feeling of turning a new page in life felt more serious this time – even when I compare it to the day I turned 18. 18 gave me the right to vote and the… Continue reading On being 20
The rise and fall of reading culture
For a lot of us, books were an integral part of our childhood. Reading for pleasure was so ingrained in our day to day life that we’d fight to spend our lunch breaks devouring the last 30 pages of some sappy romance novel with a gut-wrenching, terminal illness related ending. I still remember being scolded… Continue reading The rise and fall of reading culture