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Humanities
Apology of a complication: I love you because you are complicated
Humans crave complexity, simplicity is boring and mystery is exciting – from love to machines, from cars to watches, we never look for what everybody can have Cover image: Tomás Saraceno’s Foam 91p/Mn (2017) is a suspended, delicate sculpture often presented by Esther Schipper Gallery, representing the artist’s exploration of interconnected, cloud-like structures and web-like […]
Sex
Rosie Ellis’ The Boyfriend Casting: photographing boyfriends, sex and obsession
From pillow talk to photographic archive: inside Rosie Ellis’ The Boyfriend Casting photobook, where sex, intimacy and the female gaze reshape how men’s bodies are seen and recorded in images
Design
Design is not decoration: Lella and Massimo Vignelli at Triennale Milano
Studio Mut's Thomas Kronbichler on curating the Vignelli retrospective at Triennale Milano — the freedom of not being a devotee, the "madness" phase, and why blank pages beat mood boards
Magazine
Literature
Cinema
Ben Shattuck: The History of Sound from Edison’s miracle to Hotmail sadness
From the first recorded voice to the last forgotten inbox: Shattuck’s world is built on artifacts with charge. The digital leaves traces, not relics—and grief doesn’t live in a timeline
Magazine
Music and Performance
Robyn’s new album Sexistential: the purpose of my life is to stay horny
Robyn spent years searching outward. Sexistential is what happened when she crashed back into herself — desire, IVF, single motherhood, and a thesis about staying horny as a life philosophy
Magazine
Photography
Martin Parr: Global Warning,: if British seaside culture becomes social critique
From selfies to rising seas: revisiting our interview with the late Martin Parr and his sharp, affectionate eye on people, places and a changing planet
Humanities
Human bodies: the illusion of inclusion
Naked, not free: what Elska Magazine reveals about racism, ageism, and exclusion in the gay community. Photographer Liam Campbell maps the world through gay men
Music and Performance
God Save the Ballet! Praise to McGregor, Maillot and Naharin at La Scala
Teatro alla Scala, maybe the primary theater in the world, stages three choreographies that make a case for contemporary dance's continued relevance
Music and Performance
Shamel Pitts returns to Jacob’s Pillow and reshapes masculinity in the ring
A work interrupted by catastrophe returns to the stage: Shamel Pitts brings Touch of red back to Jacob’s Pillow as the Doris Duke Theatre reopens after years of absence and reconstruction
Sex
White socks, dirty thoughts. Do you smell, lick, or look?
From pulled-up socks in high fashion editorials to sweaty gym floors, the male white sock has evolved into a fetish-soft icon, marking subtle eroticism and personal desire
Cinema
The Oscars and the Fashion industry: the most respected actors avoid being branded
Fashion ambassadorships, celebrity stylists and the red carpet economy: how Hollywood actors manage image, credibility and visibility within an industry built on alignment
Fashion
Hermès: how the quietest house became the loudest name in luxury
Hermès and the re-definition of  quiet luxury – the show proves why restraint remains the most powerful force in fashion
Fashion
Balenciaga – is the couturier still alive?
Pierpaolo Piccioli arrives at Balenciaga without erasing Demna. Between Cristóbal’s legacy, Ozempic silhouettes and Euphoria references, Piccioli sits somewhere near the definition of couturier
Humanities
Female self-censorship: notes on female rage
The female body is freer than ever before, yet it’s never been as monitored as now. The runway offers options, the network decides what counts
Fashion
Jonathan Anderson and the Power at Dior: creativity, merchandising and celebrity crush
Between atelier discipline and graphic t-shirts, from cinephile obsession to the collective wardrobe: JW Anderson converts film into product; and celebrities into a distribution channel for couture
Fashion
Is it a fashion show or just some showbiz power?
With over 300 brands across New York, London, Milan and Paris—and $1.2B in MIV generated by Paris alone—runways now compete for cultural impact, celebrity reach and digital dominance
Fashion
It’s just a t-shirt: from Westwood to rebellion, politics, sex, irony
The T-shirt has never been innocent. Westwood made it a weapon, later designers polished it into branding, and today it balances history, humor and activism
Cinema
Waiting for the Oscars: before Hamlet, there was a child named Hamnet
Chloé Zhao adapts Maggie O’Farrell’s novel into a meditation on grief and theatre, returning to the death of Shakespeare’s son — the private loss often linked to the birth of Hamlet
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Italia
Filiera Italiana
Qual è la differenza tra agricoltura sostenibile e agricoltura rigenerativa? 
Dalla rigenerazione dei suoli inquinati alla gestione sostenibile dell’acqua: canapa e agricoltura rigenerativa, il progetto RiqualifiCanapa in Piemonte
Moda
Design e Architettura
Max Mara – la sfilata e il brutalismo italiano o morbido Teddy Bear?
Può l’architettura in cemento – brutalista, di estrazione industriale e popolare – essere accostata a Max Mara, alle monocromie in lana, il Teddy Bear? Solidità massiccia per pelo calda e morbida
Design e Architettura
Cinque Vie Milano: distretto di design, botteghe, artigiani – quale omologazione?
Dal foro romano alle botteghe artigiane fino alla Design Week: Ernesta Del Cogliano ed Emanuele Tessarolo raccontano 5VIE e il rilancio delle Cinque Vie 
Moda
Demna, la prima sfilata per Gucci: sesso, quanto sesso, voglio sesso
Con un richiamo culturale al Rinascimento e al corpo umano libero dai pregiudizi medioevali, Demna per Gucci manda in scena un invito ossessivo all’eccitazione sessuale
Design e Architettura
Ignazio Gardella: il design milanese al mare di Punta Ala
La collezione Punta Ala di Dimorestudio per Bonacina1889 riapre una genealogia: Ignazio Gardella, il porto toscano, e una modernità milanese capace di arrivare al mare senza perdere rigore
Impegno civile
Aspettando i 3 milioni di alberi entro il 2030: quali i numeri – oggi – di Forestami
Da Milano Attiva a Forestami, passando per il corridoio verde Green Circle 90/91 supportato da Armani: il futuro urbano di Milano tra partecipazione civica, riforestazione e rinaturalizzazione infrastrutturale
Editoria
Book Pride, Hoepli e l’editoria a Milano: una città che legge senza una strategia
Hoepli, Book Pride e il flop di Tempo di Libri raccontano una città che legge molto ma in cui librerie e il mercato editoriale faticano a sopravvivere senza cambiare funzione
Design e Architettura
Andrea Branzi alla Triennale: perché l’architettura non può più essere solo umana
Alla Triennale di Milano, una monografica su Andrea Branzi ripropone con nuova urgenza il pensiero del maestro fiorentino: la coesistenza tra specie diverse non come utopia, ma come unica architettura possibile
Impegno civile
Il lavoro delle donne rurali tra tutela delle aree fragili e sfida alla disuguaglianza
Coltivano il 40% del cibo ma possiedono meno del 20% della terra – il 2026 è l'Anno della Donna Agricoltrice voluto dall’ONU. Intervista a Chiara Nicolosi, co-fondatrice di Donne in Campo
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READER
The Art Field
Tadashi Kawamata for Maison Ruinart: shaping reclaimed wood in the vineyards of Champagne
Japanese artist Tadashi Kawamata brings three permanent installations in salvaged wood to Maison Ruinart's estate in Reims, as part of the Conversations with Nature curatorial programme
The Publishing Industry
Hen’s Teeth, Dublin. A dialogue on the lack of cultural spaces in Ireland
A hybrid gallery, hi-fi café in Dublin 8 where art community meet, born from DIY pop-ups and crowdfunding to answer the city’s need for more cultural spaces
Hotels
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Perfume List
Solsequium, the sun’s own flower: Ffern Summer 25
A fragrance house rewriting the codes of perfumery, where scarcity is the new abundance and a summer sunset an eternal dream
When the Gong Rings: Floraïku Turns Afternoon Tea into Perfume
Floraïku’s latest eau de parfum traces the arc of a gong strike, echoing the mindful swell and release of afternoon tea rituals—each moment sweetened by the allure of traditional dorayaki
How Maison Margiela’s Replica Line Bottled Winter’s Essence
From Chamonix’s Snow-Covered Chalets to the Lab: By the Fireplace, part of the Replica collection, draws on the nostalgia of 1970s Chamonix, blending raw materials and alpine culture into a fragrance
Diptyque Re-lights the Neon of the Orphéon
More than half a century later, Diptyque has returned to that ember-lit cradle of its creativity, transforming memories of sax riffs and swirling cigarette ribbons into a limited-edition collection that puts the club’s name, Orphéon, in lights once again
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Hemp
Naturally Sourced
Hempcrete: the building material that sequesters CO₂
How hemp could become a game changer in the construction industry: a smaller footprint than traditional concrete and the ability to sequester CO₂ for up to one hundred years
Naturally Sourced
Do you need to apply for a license to grow hemp in New York?
A multidisciplinary team at Cornell collaborates to enhance hemp cultivation and resource sharing within the industry, backed by state funding and focused on research and education
Textile Fibers
Manila Hemp is better known as Abaca Fiber: what is it?
The Sustainable Alternative to Glass Fiber: Manila Hemp (aka Abaca Fiber) - tensile strength, seawater resistance it’s willing to surpass hundreds of millions by 2030
Textile Fibers
Hemp activewear and denim: higher yield and less water consumption
Robert Jungmann shares insights gained over 30 years, noting advancements that allow for innovative blends of hemp in textiles. Improvements that paved the way for hemp activewear options
Naturally Sourced
Hemp biocomposites: food packaging solutions using hemp biomass
An international team of scientists studies the valorization of hemp biocomposites, revealing its potential in developing sustainable food packaging solutions
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