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Category: Opinions

Greece’s Social Media Ban for Under 15s Signals a Necessary Shift

Greece’s Social Media Ban for Under 15s Signals a Necessary Shift

Friday, April 10, 2026 Marco Bastiani Opinions

The decision highlights growing concerns over the impact of social media on young people, while raising questions about how to build real digital awareness.

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Artists on the Journalist’s Couch

Tuesday, March 24, 2026 Eirini Lavrentiadou Opinions

Artist interviews have shifted from storytelling to direct access. The case of Richard Gadd.

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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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Wednesday, September 9, 2026

INNOVATION

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ARTS

Heavy Rain Reaches Caravaggio Room at Florence’s Uffizi

Thursday, September 17, 2026

Giotto’s St Francis frescoes return to view in Florence after four-year restoration

Sunday, September 13, 2026

LIFE

A 250-metre dinner table transforms Florence’s Via Tornabuoni for one night

A 250-metre dinner table transforms Florence’s Via Tornabuoni for one night

Thursday, September 17, 2026

Rificolona 2026 in Florence: a tradition of lanterns and celebration

Friday, September 4, 2026

SPORTS

Corri la Vita returns with breast cancer fundraiser and free access to museums

Monday, September 14, 2026

Mugello to host first Historic Grand Prix with 250 cars and Ferrari F1 tribute

Saturday, September 12, 2026

OPINIONS

Iceland and Europe’s Referendum Problem

Monday, August 31, 2026

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ITALIANO

Signa, il comitato del Crocifisso porta le preoccupazioni ambientali in Regione

Friday, June 19, 2026

Le parole che decidono il mondo: dèmos, kràtos, femminicidio

Wednesday, June 17, 2026
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