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Artificial intelligence is killing digital nomadism
For most of the last decade, the digital nomad was one of the most seductive characters in the whole internet economy. A laptop, a decent Wi-Fi signal, a desk in some co-working space in Lisbon or Chiang Mai, and a steady trickle of remote gigs: copywriting, a bit of translation, some light graphic design, a little virtual assistance. [...]
You are what you do, not what you say you are
Imagine hiring someone based only on their LinkedIn headline. Ridiculous. Yet this is increasingly how we evaluate ourselves. We have built an entire economy around telling people to discover who they are. Wellness programmes, leadership retreats, personal branding consultants, identity coaches: the market for self-definition has never [...]
Expatriates or Emigrants: the Invisible Cost of Leaving
In the past, those who moved abroad were almost exclusively people fleeing poverty, war, or political repression, destined to become labour for mines, building sites and factories. The exceptions, among emigrants, were cosmopolitan aristocrats, artists, and political dissidents. The emerging middle class, in most countries, was too busy [...]
The Battle Over Wind Energy in Sardinia
As visitors land at Alghero Airport in Sardinia, they are greeted by graffiti reading, “A foras le pale” (Down with the wind turbines), marking the growing resentment towards renewable energy projects on the island. For months, Sardinia has seen increasing protests against the planned expansion of wind and solar energy, culminating in [...]
How to make a real Italian ragù
Let me start with this: making ragù is not the same thing as making Bolognese. I realize this might sound pedantic, and if you’ve already tuned out, it’s probably because you’ve been conditioned by years of red-sauce propaganda to believe that “Bolognese” and “ragù” are interchangeable, that both refer to a kind of basic, vaguely Italian [...]
How has Italy become stronger at tennis?
With Lorenzo Sonego’s victory at the Winston-Salem tournament, Italy has seven players in the top 50 of the ATP rankings for the first time. Not only do we have seven top players, but we also have the number one, and five of the seven are under 24 years old. This newfound success begs the question: How has Italy elevated its game [...]
Biennale Arte 2024. Foreigners Everywhere.
The 2024 Biennale Arte is enjoying great public success in Venice. The 60th International Art Exhibition, is called Stranieri Ovunque – Foreigners Everywhere, curated by Adriano Pedrosa, is open to the public from Saturday, 20 April and will remain open until Sunday, 24 November, at the Giardini and Arsenale of Venice. At the entrance to [...]