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The Distance Between Women: Generations and the Unequal Weight of Silence

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 Eirini Lavrentiadou Opinions

Generational gaps between women often stem from different ways of naming, remembering, and making sense of experiences that were once endured in silence.

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The Renee Good Case: The Trouble with Explaining Violence

Thursday, January 15, 2026 Eirini Lavrentiadou Opinions

A reflection on how acts of institutional violence are explained, and on what disappears from view when attention remains fixed on individual motives rather than on structures of power.

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When Power Stops Answering to Institutions

Thursday, January 8, 2026 Eirini Lavrentiadou Opinions

The latest episodes of institutional violence are no longer mere incidents. They signal a drift in which force precedes responsibility and the individual replaces the institution’s function.

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Beyond the Law: How We Choose Our Wars

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 Eirini Lavrentiadou Opinions

From Ukraine to Gaza, the appeal to international law shifts with political alignment, exposing a crisis of consistency in Europe’s moral framework.

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Maduro: the end of a man is not the beginning of a country

Monday, January 5, 2026 Eirini Lavrentiadou Opinions

Removing a dictator does not amount to building a democracy.

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When Evil Adapts

Sunday, January 4, 2026 Eirini Lavrentiadou Opinions

For decades, villains were easily recognizable. Today, that figure seems outdated, but it has not disappeared.

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Recycle More, Pay More: When Environmental Policy Forgets Women

Friday, January 2, 2026 Eirini Lavrentiadou Opinions

New waste regulations are rolling out across many towns in Tuscany.

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According to a CENSIS survey, among Italians aged eighteen to forty-five, only sixteen percent say they would be ready to fight.

A Historical Distance

Tuesday, December 23, 2025 Eirini Lavrentiadou Opinions

According to a CENSIS survey, among Italians aged eighteen to forty-five, only sixteen percent say they would be ready to fight.

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When Violence Begins Before the First Punch: Understanding Men to Protect Women

Tuesday, November 25, 2025 Eirini Lavrentiadou Opinions

On this International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, we must remember a crucial truth: the struggle is cultural.

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The death of Ornella Vanoni leaves a void that goes far beyond Italian music

After Ornella: What Remains of the Female Freedom Once Sung in Italy’s Golden Years?

Monday, November 24, 2025 Eirini Lavrentiadou Opinions

The death of Ornella Vanoni leaves a void that goes far beyond Italian music.

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Wednesday, March 11, 2026

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Tuesday, March 17, 2026

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Friday, February 27, 2026

TRAVEL

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

Monday, March 16, 2026

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Restored Spinello Aretino triptych returns to Accademia

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

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Sunday, March 15, 2026

LIFE

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Monday, March 16, 2026

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Friday, March 13, 2026

SPORTS

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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)

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