The 2000s—a time of rapidly changing technology, geopolitical instability, and existential dread. It was a decade of musical innovation too, where artists across genres flirted with the digital while grappling with the analog, tapping into both societal unrest and personal angst. As the years pass, certain albums have come to feel like period pieces, their …
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Almost 13 years ago, I moved to London—or at least, that’s how it seemed to everyone back in Italy. In their minds, I packed my bags, landed in the UK, and immediately became another Italian in London. And technically, they weren’t wrong. My first address was in London. My official documents said “London”. When people …
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There’s a peculiar injustice in how we’re introduced to the great works of literature: too soon, and under duress. We read Candide and Gatsby when we are barely able to drive, let alone navigate the subtext of irony or existential despair. We sit in classrooms, staring at chalkboards, while teachers insist that these books are …
We, Ferrari fans, are masochists. There’s no other way to put it. Season after season, we ride a rollercoaster of hope, heartbreak, and—occasionally—a glimmer of something resembling victory. And yet, we remain. For anyone outside this bizarre cult of devotion, it makes no sense. Why, in an era of Red Bull dominance, right after Mercedes …
For many pursuing an MBA, the role of Product Manager has become a sought-after prize. As tech companies grow and Product teams multiply, Product Management has gained an idealised status, positioned as a role of both strategic significance and creative leadership. MBAs, freshly versed in competitive analysis, market sizing, strategy, operations, seem like perfect candidates …
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Education tends to reveal more than it intends. Behind every subject and syllabus, behind every reform or ministerial decree, there's a confession: this is what we think the future looks like. Or—more poignantly—what we hope it resembles. In Italy, that confession once had a distinctly glossy look. At the turn of the millennium, Silvio Berlusconi …
It’s no secret that parenting is hard—objectively, relentlessly hard. The job description includes shaping human beings, nurturing souls, and ensuring they don’t grow up to be villains. At the same time, the stakes are high—failing big as a parent feels unthinkable, adding pressure to every single decision from bedtime routines to school choices. Consider, for …
You know that awkward hesitation—the moment your gut says “maybe I should ask”, but your brain presses the brake pedal. What if it’s weird? What if they say no? What if… nothing happens? Exactly. Nothing happens. That’s the beauty of it. Some of the simplest wins in life come from asking for things that cost …
You know those annual reports most people skim—or worse, ignore entirely? The ones packed with glossy covers, tidy graphs, and a CEO letter that somehow always mentions "resilience"? Most folks see them as corporate homework. But if you're paying attention, they’re something else entirely: strategic cheat sheets. Not just about how a company did last …
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There’s a certain pleasure in recognising patterns—the quiet satisfaction of seeing how one thing connects to another, how causes ripple into effects. But patterns only make sense when the context is intact. Without it, everything becomes a pile of disconnected facts—numbers without significance, arguments without weight, objects without purpose. And yet, for something so essential, …
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