Un viaggio dantesco a Ravenna
Jenny Frost takes us on a virtual tour of the Italian city of Ravenna, exploring how the city embraces its cultural heritage while pushing forward into modernity.
What does Germany’s response to the Ukrainian crisis show about Europe’s ability to learn from the past?
Wiktoria Mól discusses Germany’s response to the conflict in Ukraine and explores its cautiousness to avoid repeating history.
Germany’s Underappreciated Art Scene: Artistic masters and their significance in European Art History
Rebecca Nolten writes about Germany’s artists and how their work has lacked appreciation in art history.
Bella, ciao! Festeggiamo il 77º anniversario?
Through a historical lens and a deep-dive into symbolism, Anja Gogo unravels the musical gomitolo that is Bella Ciao, a resistance anthem per eccellenza.
The Giro d’Italia, and other travels by bicycle
Jenny Frost revisits her experience of watching the Giro d’Italia in Siena, reminiscing about her life in cycling along the way.
Strappare lungo i bordi, the Italian cartoon making waves around the world
Jenny Frost reviews the new Italian cartoon mini-series Strappare lungo i bordi by artist Zerocalcare.
We Need to Talk About Telegram
With official access to independent news now virtually non-existent for Russians, Barney Crawford explores the complex truth behind Telegram, a hugely popular messaging service that has become something of a digital battleground in Russia’s information war.
A Love Letter to the Kyiv I Knew
Alice Mee looks back on her memories of living in Kyiv before the war and describes her connection to the city
‘Neath the stars I knew this was paradise
With a deeply immersive viewpoint, Harriet Gilbert Savage explores the Neapolitan phoenix through second-hand encounters, leaving us enchanted by the city’s inescapable magnetism.
Fabergé: Symbol of Russia or Source of Controversy?
Sofia Johanson takes a look at the convoluted history of Fabergé eggs, exploring how they went from epitomising tsarist decadence to being at the centre of international disputes and mysteries even today
Il tesoro smarrito del dolce far niente
Retracing back to life’s simple pleasure, Anja Gogo challenges the utopic aura of the dolce far niente, exploring what it really means to be maestri dell’improvvisare.
Angèle’s Nonante-Cinq is an ode to Belgium - and to melancholy
Daphne Pleming reviews the album ‘Nonante-cinq’ by Angèle, exploring the way she expresses Belgian identity through her melancholic and diverse music.
The ‘Elyze’ App: French youth’s quest to find ‘the one’
In this article, Laetitia Maurat writes on the popular French app, ‘Elyze’, as it helps to bridge the gap between France’s youth and politics in the light of the upcoming presidential elections.
Lusotropicalism in Literature
Jenny Frost explores the ideology of ‘lusotropicalism’ through the lens of postcolonial Mozambican literature.
Maths, Meritocracy and the Crisis of the Humanities in France
Staff Writer Joseph Hanlon brings the paradox of the French education system to light, questioning the future of the humanities in France.
Russian Money’s Stain on Sport
In the light of many sports teams severing their ties with Russian money, Barney Crawford argues that modern sporting organisations must move beyond vague value statements and confront the paradox inherent in their ideology.
Does Cambridge have its own dialect of foreign languages?
Raphael Lasserson-Rossiter explores the many mishaps that come with employing the Cambridge version of foreign languages on a year abroad.
‘Fake News : Art, Fiction, Mensonge’ Exposition (Fondation EDF, Paris)
The French section’s staff writer Joe Wherry reviews the ‘Fake News : Art, Fiction, Mensonge’ exposition at the Fondation EDF in Paris.