🇬🇧 Design, Free Press, and Presidential Feuds – essentials by nss magazine
Week 16 / 52 fashion recap
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Design Week is upon us, Coachella’s live sets are setting music fans worldwide on fire, the biggest luxury groups have released their quarterly results this week, and Kering has finally unveiled its ambitious turnaround plan. Yet all of these stories pale in comparison to the chaos that Donald Trump is unleashing against Italy — a country that is, indeed, on everyone’s lips right now. It started with the Pope, with a beef that began last week and has only grown more heated, reaching levels of involuntary comedy: the Vice President trying to explain theology to the Pope, and the U.S. Secretary of Defense thinking he’s quoting the Bible but actually quoting Pulp Fiction. Though from either of them (or their boss), we honestly don’t expect much culture.
Then it was Giorgia Meloni’s turn. After calling Trump’s attacks on the Pope “unacceptable,” she became his new target. Now Trump says Italy will get nothing from the United States. This attack seems to have woken up the Italian government, which after three and a half years of media circus has suddenly rediscovered the concept of “national interests.” Better late then never, right? Hoping we’ll soon be spared the media violence of hearing Trump’s name every single day (we’ve already been helplessly enduring this for a decade), we can only say: «Greetings from Italy, Mr. Trump!»
With Design Week kicking off, you’ll need some orientation. As every year, our 2026 Design Week Map is here to help you navigate it.
We interviewed Elettra Lamborghini, who told us about her life away from the spotlight and her relationship with social media.
We attended CUPRA’s surprise event for the launch of the new CUPRA Raval and covered all the best moments of the night — including Mahmood’s concert.
We’ve entered Taurus season. Will it relieve some of our troubles or bring new disasters? Find out in our latest astrological analysis.
So… is Trump the new Jesus? We think he’s more closely associated with the competition, but maybe Americans can’t tell saints from devils.
Summer is arriving early, bringing sun and stifling heat with it. You’d better get ready to protect your well-being — here’s how.
The new Spring Collection 2026 from Ami Paris has finally arrived, and the brand has enlisted an exceptional face to present it: João Neves.
Do you feel better talking about your problems with ChatGPT or with your friends? If you picked the first option, we have news for you.
The Economist wonders why Italy, the third-largest economy in the EU, suffers from such a massive inferiority complex compared to other countries. The answer: we always want to be friends with everyone, at any cost.
Trump has a problem with his voter base, and that problem is called “Iran.” The Atlantic breaks it down.
The success of Geese was apparently entirely artificial. A new investigation by Wired.
The Japan Times reports on how AI is being tested by monks in local temples to engage with the faithful — and not everyone is happy about it.