A Momentous 50th at Telluride Film Festival

Among major debuts and supermoons, the 50th edition of the Telluride Film Festival proves that it's all for the love of cinema.

Barbie and the Birth of Venus | Beauty icons through the ages

The Birth of Venus and the iconic Barbie doll are very different cultural objects. But are the famous Renaissance painting and the doll line launched in 1959 so far apart?

The Samurai Women Exhibition | Hidden Stories of Bravery

The exhibition inspired by the homonymous book by Benjamin Lacombe with texts by Sébastien Perez tells the life of brave women warriors from the Japanese tradition.

Ridley Scott 85 | The Last Film Craftsman

On his 85th birthday, we celebrate the career of Ridley Scott, one of the last great film craftsmen.

The Catcher in the Rye | Finding one's place in the world

J.D. Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye compares to other great American classics in the first person, such as Huckleberry Finn and The Great Gatsby.
Written by Hypercritc founder Alessandro Avataneo.

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Griffi's Ferrovie del Messico | History and imagination at SalTo23

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away...Ferrovie del Messico, a novel of almost a thousand pages with a bare and mysterious cover, threatened the order and security…

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SalTo23 | Rethinking some female literary stereotypes

At the 35th edition of the Turin Book Fair, authors of Principesse, Melusina and La trama di Elena twist feminine archetypes and stereotypes.

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SalTo23 | Into a brave new book world

In the end, 215,000 people made it through the looking glass, and there had been a whisper in the air that the XXXV edition of the Turin Book Fair would achieve a…

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Turin International Book Fair 2023 | Welcome to the Book Wonderland

Hype, frenzy, and crowds, coupled with great expectations for this Turin International Book Fair, its thirty-fifth annual appearance. After 2020, the first one without masks, physical distances, and the fear…

The Sims series | What can you create in seven days?

What makes The Sims one of the most known and sold franchises of all time is in fact simply freedom; to do and be anything the mind can think of.  

Ridley Scott 85 | The Last Film Craftsman

On his 85th birthday, we celebrate Ridley Scott, one of the last film craftsmen, and his career.

Proust 100 | A Symphony of memory

One hundred years ago, in 1922, the 18th November was a Saturday. The First World War had ended, and then followed the Spanish flu epidemic that had decimated Europe: photographic…

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The Catcher in the Rye | Finding one's place in the world

J.D. Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye compares to other great American classics in the first person, such as Huckleberry Finn and The Great Gatsby.

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Red as an endless ocean

From the dawn of humankind, red has carried countless symbolic meanings. Here is the History of this color through the arts.

The Sims series | What can you create in seven days?

What makes The Sims one of the most known and sold franchises of all time is in fact simply freedom; to do and be anything the mind can think of.  

Ridley Scott 85 | The Last Film Craftsman

On his 85th birthday, we celebrate Ridley Scott, one of the last film craftsmen, and his career.

Proust 100 | A Symphony of memory

One hundred years ago, in 1922, the 18th November was a Saturday. The First World War had ended, and then followed the Spanish flu epidemic that had decimated Europe: photographic…

Euphoria, istantanea sulla vita e l'estetica della Generazione Z

Euphoria è un illuminante caleidoscopio di punti di contatto culturali tra moda, bellezza e tensioni sociali degli adolescenti

The Defeat of Darkness

The symbolic meanings of light and dark throughout classical art. The first Hypercritic Exhibition.

14 February, 2023

Red as an endless ocean

From the dawn of humankind, red has carried countless symbolic meanings. Here is the History of this color through the arts.

04 February, 2023

The Sims series | What can you create in seven days?

What makes The Sims one of the most known and sold franchises of all time is in fact simply freedom; to do and be anything the mind can think of.  

14 December, 2022

Ridley Scott 85 | The Last Film Craftsman

On his 85th birthday, we celebrate Ridley Scott, one of the last film craftsmen, and his career.

18 November, 2022

Proust 100 | A Symphony of memory

One hundred years ago, in 1922, the 18th November was a Saturday. The First World War had ended, and then followed the Spanish flu epidemic that had decimated Europe: photographic…

22 September, 2022

Euphoria, istantanea sulla vita e l'estetica della Generazione Z

Euphoria è un illuminante caleidoscopio di punti di contatto culturali tra moda, bellezza e tensioni sociali degli adolescenti

01 September, 2022

The Defeat of Darkness

The symbolic meanings of light and dark throughout classical art. The first Hypercritic Exhibition.

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