Right now Marco Giallini is in Aosta shooting the new season of Rocco Schiavone / Ice Cold Murders. In the meantime, he broke his leg – but after just a few days and an operation, he was already back on set, doing physiotherapy as he goes. A true phenomenon, as professional as they come. After meeting him in person, my admiration for him has grown even more (if that’s possible, given how much…
Reality TV star, singer, and now a first-time mum – Megan McKenna’s life has been a whirlwind of spotlights and plot twists. But since welcoming baby Landon, the X Factor: Celebrity winner has traded tabloid headlines for bedtime stories. We sat down with Megan for a gloriously honest chat about mum-bods, forgotten nappies in handbags, and why life is sweeter (and messier) on this side of…
If you’ve ever scrolled Instagram while nap-trapped on the sofa, chances are Jessica Urlichs’s words have stopped you mid-scroll. The New Zealand-based poet has built a global following by capturing the exact feelings of motherhood that somehow never made it into the books – the bittersweet, the exhausting, the overwhelming love that leaves you breathless.
Her latest picture book…
Some films you watch. Others yousit with. And then there are films likeElisa –the kind that follow you home, settle into your bones, and refuse to leave.
I had the privilege of watching Leonardo Di Costanzo’s latest film at the BFI Southbank on 7 March 2026, as part of the glorious Cinema Made in Italy festival. But here’s the thing that still makes me the…
There are some voices that don’t just define an era – they travel through it, gathering new stories, new layers, and new reasons to sing. Clare Grogan, the forever-energetic front-woman of Altered Images, is one of those voices. From the chaotic, thrilling birth of punk in Glasgow to the bittersweet reflections of motherhood, her journey has been anything but a straight line.
Sergio Caputo, the Roman singer?songwriter with a singular blend of jazz, pop, bossa nova and poetic wit, brought his charismatic show to the Istituto di Cultura Italiana last Thursday. While the venue was far from intimate – and occasional technical sound problems briefly disturbed the show – Caputo’s musicality and storytelling still carried the evening with delightfully off?kilter…
From the precision of aeronautical engineering to the delicacy of a mascarpone cream: Giuseppe Dell’Anno, chef and winner of Bake Off 2021, recounts a journey built on rigour, passion, and Italian identity. Between world tiramisù records, family memories, food as a cultural language, and a gentle pushback against clichés, this interview is an authentic portrait of what it means to bring Italy…
I landed in Rome on 31 January with barely enough time to swap airport mode for theatre mode. A few hours earlier I’d been in London; by that evening I was dashing through the streets of the Eternal City towards Teatro Sistina, heart racing, coat flapping, thinking: this is either madness… or magic.
Tootsie at Teatro Sistina, Rome – Monica Costa with Paolo Conticini and Mauro…
Some artists roar their rebellion; others let it smoulder quietly, glowing from within. Duke Garwood belongs to the latter tribe – a rare musician whose grit, gentleness and uncompromising truth-to-self have earned him a place among modern music’s most authentic outliers.His music doesn’t shout for attention; it waits, breathes, and then slowly gets under your skin. Gritty yet tender…
Kathleen Fournier and The Price of Truth: Power, Press Freedom and Motherhood in a World Under Watch
In a world where headlines move fast and truths are often blurred by noise, some stories demand that we slow down, listen carefully, and ask difficult questions. The Six Billion Dollar Man: Julian Assange and the Price of Truth is one of those films – a powerful, unsettling documentary that looks beyond the headlines to examine power, press freedom, and the human cost of telling…