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Understanding the appeal of necrotourism
From concerts to guided tours, cemeteries turn into (or return to being) third places
Imagine lying on a lawn for a Sunday picnic, surrounded by 19th-century tombstones and centuries-old cypress trees. Scandalous? Not for millions of people around the world who have discovered a completely new...
22 July 2025 at 10:30
Is Milan really the Italian city most affected by the abnormally hot weather?
A preliminary study that estimated deaths in 12 European cities reports this
Between the end of June and the beginning of July, a severe heatwave was recorded across much of Europe, with temperatures well above seasonal averages. Europe's record on heat...
22 July 2025 at 16:26
5 things to do this weekend in Milan
From 18 to 20 July
Another weekend to spend in Milan, with the heat returning and events winding down. For those staying in the city and unable to cool off at the beach, there’s no better time to disco...
18 July 2025 at 13:36
Beppe Sala announced his plan to fight the renting crisis
Social housing will arrive in Milan
There has been much discussion about rents in Milan. After student protests in recent years, young people's hopes have turned towards the intervention of the municipal administration t...
25 September 2024 at 16:55
Napoli have unveiled the new Home and Away jerseys
Scudetto is back
SSC Napoli have officially unveiled the new Home and Away jerseys for the 2025/26 season. As has been the case in recent years, it's a self-produced kit featuring the EA7 logo. One detail that will undoubtedly fas...
16 July 2025 at 19:20
The Italian Silicon Valley is in Naples
With the only Apple Developer Academy in all of Europe
Naples is known worldwide for a myriad of reasons: its cuisine, its music, the sea...
15 July 2025 at 11:52
The Napoli players have turned into Robert Downey Jr.
The new training kit looks like actual armor
The days when Aurelio De Laurentiis enjoyed cr...
15 July 2025 at 10:31
La Scala to start enforcing a dress code again
But is it such bad news?
The rules on appropriate clothing to attend performances at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan have never been abolished, but starting in 2015, the year in which the management of the institution was entru...
15 July 2025 at 15:50
5 things to do in Milan this weekend
From 11 to 13 July
Another week has passed and another weekend awaits the hot and scorching Milan. The good news is that, after last Sunday's terrifying downpour, this time we can expect sunny days, but not unbearable. S...
11 July 2025 at 13:14
Milan City Council calls for a national law for affective and sex education in schools
A proposal to fill a legislative gap and ensure equal educational rights for all students
There’s a kind of education that never makes it into Italian classrooms, and it’s no oversight. It’s a structural, political, and cultural absence. It’s called ...
10 July 2025 at 13:39
Now leasing: your own chiringuito in Milan
With the new announcement by the municipality, one wonders if it is really time to drop everything and open a chiringuito
Among the clichés, memes, and jokes that define Milanese life, the chiringuito probably ranks first, right alongside the urban legends of trolleybuses 90/91. It has become s...
9 July 2025 at 11:43
AS Roma unveiled the new Home jersey for the 2025/26 season
Teamgeist will also be seen at the Olimpico
AS Roma's new Home jersey for the 2025/26 season has been officially unveiled, a shirt designed by adidas that brings back the yellow and red tones that characterized the early 90s seasons, with a d...
8 July 2025 at 10:09
5 things to do in Milan this weekend
From 4 to 6 July
July has arrived and the heat doesn’t stop. Temperatures keep rising, so Milan continues to offer alternative pastimes for those wanting to escape the scorch...
3 July 2025 at 15:26
Milan wants to help the under-35s with rent
But for young workers and students the rent bonus is not enough
Yesterday afternoon, the Municipality of Milan announced its intention to help young workers under 35 with a bonus to cover the cost of the expensive – indeed, extremely ex...
3 July 2025 at 11:47
Public parks are the biggest tellers of our society
They tell more about a city than any museum
Shelter, gym, urban theatre, meeting, or solitude space. Public parks have, over time, become silent barometers of social well-being and an ...
2 July 2025 at 16:37
Here's what went down at the nss edicola and Pepsi event in Naples
'For The Love of Italian Music' turned Piazza San Pasquale into an open-air club
When it comes to letting loose in the streets surrounded by strangers who, by the end of the night, end up becoming part of the crew, Neapolitans are always ready. So, on June 26, the ...
30 June 2025 at 11:29
5 things to do in Milan this weekend
From 27 to 29 June
In an increasingly hot Milan, the top weekend choices are ...
27 June 2025 at 13:51
What is FOODMO
Understanding the fear of missing viral foods
Society is split in two: those who experience FOMO (fear of missing out) and those who feel JOMO (the joy of missing out), those who spend hours on social media and t...
25 June 2025 at 11:31
Here's what went down during the new edition of LAUD END PRAUD
Queer Nature show chronicled diversity in surprising ways
Cacti, orchids, butterflies, beetles, penguins, and clownfish were the symbolic figures of the new show by LAUD END PRAUD, the annual Milan Pride event that combines fashion and activism for the rights...
23 June 2025 at 17:13
The best street styles of Pitti Immagine Uomo 2025
The heat did not stop the Florentine men's fashion event
The new edition of Pitti Immagine Uomo kicked off this week under the scorching sun of Florence, as the city began to empty out for the summer holidays. Emerging, independent, Italia...
20 June 2025 at 10:20