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Florence police launch probe into new 'Black Cube' flats after 'monstrosity' built alongside Renaissance architecture sparked outrage ⊖
14 days ago
The Winter Olympics is a dazzling spectacle – but on the ground in Italy the mood is darker | Jamie Mackay ⊖
The Games could have showcased Milan’s abundant culture and architecture. Instead it has filled the city with gaudy pavilions and gentrification
On a bad day, Milan can feel less like a city than an o…
17 days ago
Masterpiece, fridge magnet, phone case … opera: how Hokusai’s The Great Wave hit the stage ⊕⊕
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He survived a stroke, a lightning strike, a fire – and created one of the world’s most recognisable images. Now the Japanese artist’s ‘wild, fascinating’ life has inspired an opera
Opera has inspired …
Florence + the Machine review – a thrilling shift in tone towards stark, sombre catharsis ⊖
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Florence Welch is backed by the folk-horror dramatics of a petticoat-clad choir – but quite capable of transfixing the crowd with her billowing voice alone
‘I’ve only sung this once …
20 days ago
Danny L Harle: Cerulean review – an earnest homage to early 00s bangers or a poor imitation? ⊕
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On a high-minded album boasting a weighty guest list including Dua Lipa and Clairo, the superproducer lacks the hooks of the pop-trance he’s so heavily influenced by
Cerulean is a confusing busine…
22 days ago
Rachel Roddy’s recipe for pork ragu with herbs (for gnocchi or pasta) | A kitchen in Rome ⊕
Marbled flesh and fat are key to this rich, succulent and dense ragu, boosted with powerful notes of bay, sage and rosemary
It’s 10.30am and steam carrying the smell of onions, beans, cabbage and brai…
60 days ago
The mood was jubilant at Italy’s far-right Atreju festival. But has Meloni’s success peaked? | Jamie Mackay ⊕⊕⊕
The prime minister has been lauded for her country’s growing role on the world stage. But poverty and precarity are forcing vast numbers to emigrate
Earlier this month, the gardens of Rome’s Castel Sa…
Why I'm terrified of my teenage daughters. They're blonde, high-maintenance and glamorous - but it's their judgment that's really intimidating ⊖⊖
73 days ago
The Innocents of Florence by Joseph Luzzi review – how abandoned babies spurred a flowering of Renaissance art ⊕
The precarious, cruel but dazzling world of a foundling hospital is brought wonderfully to life by the author of Botticelli’s Secret
Joseph Luzzi, a professor at Bard College in New York, is a Dante s…