The Week in Italy | Jamie Mackay | Substack

The Agony of Elly Schlein

Plus, piazza protests and a new Montale translation

May 16 •

An Italo-Andalusian journey

Plus, a Florentine street rave and gangster movie soundtracks

May 10 •

The Creeping Regime

A 25 April special

Apr 25 •

Backsliding, again

Plus, ‘the Young Berlusconi’ and a politically-charged Venice Biennale

Apr 18 •

The Banality of Corruption

Plus, a Dolce&Gabbana mega-show and new fiction from Nicolás Jaar

Apr 11 •

The worst air in Europe?

Plus, economic recovery and Alicudi's adopt-a-goat scheme

Apr 4 •

Don’t Mention The Lateran Treaty...

Plus, sociolinguistics and some Roman cultural tips

Mar 28 •

The Game of the Rose

Plus, Sicilian fishing villages and some "emo-punk" from Emilia

Mar 21 •

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