Allegations of a forged letter are dismissed as “dust kicked up by the left”
Journalism
Italy is out of recession, but for how long?
A scrap of good news on the economic front
Artist Sean Scully Finds His Muse in Venice
At his new exhibit alongside the Venice Biennale, Sean Scully sculpts a vivid tower, creates an illuminated manuscript and is inspired by his 10-year-old son
The Truth About Pinocchio’s Nose
until you open yourself to knowledge and your fellow human beings, you will remain a puppet forever
Only connect: social media and the rise of Matteo Salvini
How to explain the success of Italy’s de facto leader
Critics of Francis embrace the other “pope”, Benedict XVI
Traditionalists take issue with Francis’s relatively liberal style, while finding merit in his predecessor’s conservatism
Was Leonardo the supreme genius, or just our kind of guy?
Contemporary reverence for da Vinci is more about our age than his oeuvre
Matteo Salvini’s improbable dream of a pan-European nationalist alliance
Nationalists tend not to agree with each other
Matteo Salvini tries to unite Europe’s nationalists
But will his new “family” hold together?
Malta is sharply criticised by the Council of Europe’s anti-corruption watchdog
A damning report sets out the government’s failure to root out criminality on the Mediterranean island