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(Cover photo: My Bed by Tracey Emin. Retrieved from The Saatchi Gallery web site, 19 June 2007. Copyright of the work presumed to be that of the artist, and of the photo to be that of the Saatchi Gallery, via Wikipedia)

Millennials as Racehorses: When Personal Value Becomes a Matter of Performance

Friday, March 20, 2026 Eirini Lavrentiadou Opinions

Growing up, for many millennials, meant learning early how to run—and not just metaphorically.

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When Art is Measured by the Box Office

Sunday, March 8, 2026 Eirini Lavrentiadou Opinions

Timothée Chalamet sparked criticism after saying he had little interest in working in ballet or opera because they attract limited audiences.

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History Doesn’t Repeat Itself

Saturday, March 7, 2026 Eirini Lavrentiadou Opinions

People often say that history repeats itself. Iran offers a clear example of the opposite.

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The Festival di Sanremo crowned Sal Da Vinci in 2026 with Per sempre sì

The Strange Seriousness of Eurovision

Monday, March 2, 2026 Eirini Lavrentiadou Opinions

The Festival di Sanremo chose Sal Da Vinci with a neomelodic tune; Italy now wonders if this is the right image for the Eurovision Song Contest.

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The Nouvelle Carte d’Europe dressée pour 1870

Europe as a Nervous Organism (1870) – and America Watching

Sunday, February 15, 2026 Eirini Lavrentiadou and Marco Bastiani Opinions

An old map from 1870 found in Montepulciano can tell us a great deal about Europe — and about America as well.

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When Love Is as Frightening as Hate

Monday, February 9, 2026 Eirini Lavrentiadou Opinions

A single sentence during the halftime show of the Super Bowl LX turned a global spectacle into a moment of reflection.

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The Price of Art: What are Museums really for?

Friday, February 6, 2026 Marco Bastiani Opinions

The recent increase in ticket prices at several of Florence’s civic and state museums has reopened the debate.

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The Movement That Made Us

Saturday, January 31, 2026 Eirini Lavrentiadou Opinions

For most of human history, migration was not a political choice.

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When Violence Stops Only with Permission

Tuesday, January 27, 2026 Eirini Lavrentiadou Opinions

The withdrawal of police forces is often presented as a gesture of moderation. But it is not.

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Fra Angelico, when the Museum Becomes a Cathedral

Fra Angelico, when the Museum Becomes a Cathedral

Tuesday, January 27, 2026 Eirini Lavrentiadou Opinions

In recent years, critics and historians have noted how museums have quietly assumed a role once occupied by churches.

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NEWS

Horse patrols deployed in Florence parks as spring brings more visitors

Friday, March 13, 2026

Italy to vote on separating judges and prosecutors

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

BUSINESS

Florence loses nearly 1,000 shops in 13 years, study finds

Thursday, March 19, 2026

Florence extends Unesco rules to 2031, adds new business limits

Tuesday, March 17, 2026

TECH

Florence completes Arno riverbank consolidation near Torrino Santa Rosa

Florence completes Arno riverbank consolidation near Torrino Santa Rosa

Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Florence has a new bridge over the Arno: watch the timelapse

Friday, February 27, 2026

TRAVEL

Florence brings back summer night-time car restrictions, businesses protest

Monday, March 16, 2026

Rome–Florence high-speed rail line to close for works on 11–12 April 2026

Saturday, March 14, 2026

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ARTS

Restored Spinello Aretino triptych returns to Accademia

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Archaeological artefacts rediscovered in storage at Uffizi Galleries

Sunday, March 15, 2026

LIFE

FAI Spring Days return on 21–22 March, opening rarely accessible sites across Tuscany

Monday, March 16, 2026

Florence to name Maggio Musicale theatre after conductor Vittorio Gui

Friday, March 13, 2026

SPORTS

Two Tuscan athletes competing at the Milan–Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games

Monday, March 9, 2026

Ben Stiller’s Super Bowl ad features an 80s dance track born in Tuscany

Monday, February 9, 2026

OPINIONS

(Cover photo: My Bed by Tracey Emin. Retrieved from The Saatchi Gallery web site, 19 June 2007. Copyright of the work presumed to be that of the artist, and of the photo to be that of the Saatchi Gallery, via Wikipedia)

Millennials as Racehorses: When Personal Value Becomes a Matter of Performance

Friday, March 20, 2026

When Art is Measured by the Box Office

Sunday, March 8, 2026

ITALIANO

The Nouvelle Carte d’Europe dressée pour 1870

L’Europa come creatura nervosa

Sunday, February 15, 2026

Il rischio idrogeologico divide Regione Toscana e Comune a Signa

Wednesday, January 14, 2026
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