Sebastião Salgado and The Amazon Rainforest in Rome
Sebastião Salgado’s exhibit at MAXXI shows the vulnerability and beauty the rainforest offers and the threats that hinder its regeneration.
Mario Bava’s Black Sunday: Halloween, Italian Style
The Italian take on horror started back in 1960 with this classic. This year, let it rise from the dead again!
The Creativity Of Independent Booksellers: Mattia Garavaglia
If people can't go to the bookshop, someone's got to bring the books to them.
Is Sicilian A Language Or A Dialect?
The monolingual approach adopted for the political aim of making Italians speak with one voice has succeeded. But the campaign has been needlessly costly.
The Stigma Of Speaking A Dialect: The Case Of Sicilian
With the establishment of Florentine as the literary language of choice, all the other regional languages came to be regarded as dialects, creating a unique situation that Italians have struggled with to this day.
We Have Had Enough Of No Green Pass
A single No Green Pass rally in Milan can cost businesses 4 million euros. We asked some local shops how protests have affected their business.
Why Do Italians Only Watch Dubbed Movies?
Are we sure we are watching movies with the same eyes?
All Pezzolo’s A Stage: Trinacria Theatre Company
A small but vibrant arts collective is reviving Sicily's rich tradition of myth and legend.
L’Attesa: Art As Matrix
L’Attesa falls into that category of films that cast Italy as a place where the essential substance of life is found.