{"id":345,"date":"2021-11-24T09:55:19","date_gmt":"2021-11-24T08:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.melazzini.com\/en\/?page_id=345"},"modified":"2026-10-14T09:01:01","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T07:01:01","slug":"articles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.melazzini.com\/en\/articles\/","title":{"rendered":"ARTICLES"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My latest article, on Substack:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group substack-hero\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scritti.melazzini.com\/p\/quando-tagliai-i-capelli-a-wojtyla\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.melazzini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/substack-219078666.jpg\" alt=\"Quando tagliai i capelli a Wojty\u0142a\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scritti.melazzini.com\/p\/quando-tagliai-i-capelli-a-wojtyla\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Quando tagliai i capelli a Wojty\u0142a<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>An unpublished interview with the religious brother who accompanied Karol Wojty\u0142a to the conclave.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On <a href=\"https:\/\/scritti.melazzini.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">scritti.melazzini.com<\/a> you will find all my writing: the new pieces as well as the archive of my articles from La Stampa, the Domenicale of Il Sole 24 Ore, L\u2019Espresso, the S\u00fcddeutsche Zeitung and other publications. Most articles are written in Italian; Substack translates them into English at the click of a button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group substack-recent\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">My latest pieces<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scritti.melazzini.com\/p\/lia-il-pappagallo-e-la-mossa-37\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">L\u2019IA, il pappagallo e la mossa 37<\/a><br><em>From AlphaGo to the agents that broke out of OpenAI\u2019s labs: why the dispute over the nature of artificial intelligence is not science fiction<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scritti.melazzini.com\/p\/le-ruspe-la-pensilina-e-il-voto-in-serbia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Le ruspe, la pensilina e il voto in Serbia<\/a><br><em>Vu\u010di\u0107 steps down as president, Serbia at a crossroads<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scritti.melazzini.com\/p\/il-nanetto-in-pezzi-la-germania-tra\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Il nanetto in pezzi. La Germania tra gli estremi<\/a><br><em>The country that tried so hard to be normal can no longer manage it<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From the archive<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scritti.melazzini.com\/p\/le-donne-bambine-del-vecchio-fontane\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">La Stampa | Le donne bambine del \u00abvecchio Fontane\u00bb<\/a> (2004)<br><em>Fontane and his child-women<\/em><br><a href=\"https:\/\/scritti.melazzini.com\/p\/thomas-mann-il-genio-in-posa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">La Stampa | Thomas Mann. Il genio in posa<\/a> (2004)<br><em>The genius strikes a pose<\/em><br><a href=\"https:\/\/scritti.melazzini.com\/p\/quando-simenon-incontro-hitler\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">La Stampa | Quando Simenon incontr\u00f2 Hitler<\/a> (2005)<br><em>When Simenon met Hitler<\/em><br><a href=\"https:\/\/scritti.melazzini.com\/p\/joachim-fest-il-pessimismo-della\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Notiziario BPS | Joachim Fest. Il pessimismo della ragione<\/a> (2005)<br><em>An interview with Joachim Fest<\/em><br><a href=\"https:\/\/scritti.melazzini.com\/p\/i-confini-di-claudio-magris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nuova Antologia | I confini di Claudio Magris<\/a> (2007)<br><em>An essay on Claudio Magris<\/em><br><a href=\"https:\/\/scritti.melazzini.com\/p\/una-capri-alla-tedesca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Il Sole 24 Ore | Una Capri alla tedesca<\/a> (2008)<br><em>Sylt, a German Capri<\/em><br><a href=\"https:\/\/scritti.melazzini.com\/p\/cosi-mi-guari-il-dottor-freud\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Il Sole 24 Ore | Cos\u00ec mi guar\u00ec il dottor Freud<\/a> (2009)<br><em>How Doctor Freud cured me<\/em><br><a href=\"https:\/\/scritti.melazzini.com\/p\/auschwitz-in-posa-per-morire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Il Sole 24 Ore | Auschwitz in posa per morire<\/a> (2009)<br><em>Wilhelm Brasse, the photographer of Auschwitz<\/em><br><a href=\"https:\/\/scritti.melazzini.com\/p\/scuola-guida-di-panzer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Il Sole 24 Ore | Scuola guida (di panzer)<\/a> (2009)<br><em>Tank driving school in Brandenburg<\/em><br><a href=\"https:\/\/scritti.melazzini.com\/p\/mein-deutschland-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">S\u00fcddeutsche Zeitung | Einmal in den Odenwald<\/a> (2010)<br><em>A trip to the Odenwald (in German)<\/em><br><a href=\"https:\/\/scritti.melazzini.com\/p\/un-popolo-un-giornale\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IL | Un popolo, un giornale<\/a> (2011)<br><em>An interview with Kai Diekmann, editor of Bild<\/em><br><a href=\"https:\/\/scritti.melazzini.com\/p\/was-ist-italienisch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ADESSO | Cos\u2019\u00e8 italiano? Intervista al cardinale Ravasi<\/a> (2017)<br><em>What is Italian? An interview with Cardinal Ravasi<\/em><br><a href=\"https:\/\/scritti.melazzini.com\/p\/intervista-con-imre-kertesz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Notiziario BPS | Intervista con Imre Kert\u00e9sz<\/a> (2023)<br><em>An interview with Imre Kert\u00e9sz<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The complete archive of my articles: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.melazzini.com\/en\/archive\/\">Archive<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My latest article, on Substack: Quando tagliai i capelli a Wojty\u0142a An unpublished interview with the religious brother who accompanied Karol Wojty\u0142a to the conclave. 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