The sense of things

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  1. Dolly Parton and the lost luxury of a shareable celebrity

    Federal flags at half-staff until sunset on September 1, 2026, and tributes pouring in from politicians, musicians, and actresses signal the rarity of a figure capable of holding together rural roots, faith, enterprise, philanthropy, and female autonomy without being seized by any single tribe.

    AlbertoAugust 26, 2026

  2. A certification to show off

    Dajana Gioffrè, a visually impaired activist for the rights of people with disabilities and advocacy manager at Accessiway, a company working on digital accessibility, discusses the topic of disability with us on the occasion of Disability Pride Month

    DariaAugust 21, 20265 min

  3. The Jason Arday case, or how much it costs to verify too late

    The biography of the professor who didn't speak as a child was bought by everyone and checked only once checking it had become free.

    DariaAugust 18, 20265 min

  4. It's impossible not to judge Ariana Grande's body

    Those who insult her and those who claim to be worried end up doing the same thing. In physical life we judge constantly, but almost all those judgements die where they were born. Platforms have turned the possibility of thinking something into the apparent right to publish it.

    ElenaAugust 4, 2026

  5. From Ferran Torres to Bellingham: how social media turned the 2026 World Cup into a male beauty pageant

    Bellingham, Ferran Torres and even a goalkeeper who wasn't at the tournament: fan accounts, GQ, Variety. This summer we stared at footballers' bodies, and for once nobody pretended otherwise.

    DariaJuly 21, 2026