Those from the legendary song YMCA that has been raging in nightclubs and all the seaside resorts of our peninsula… indeed, all over the world, since 1978! We will be able to see them in Rome this summer, at the Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone https://www.auditorium.com/it/event/village-people/ in the Cavour where in addition to seeing and hearing them, we will all dance together, also because it will be difficult to remain seated during their performance. Mark the date on your calendar JULY 13th! It’s a Monday, an excellent opportunity to come and spend a long weekend and end in style with a beautiful and cheerful concert you will not forget! From my B&B, the auditorium is easily accessible by metro and tram.

The attempt by the Prime Minister, General Luigi Pellux, to muzzle the publishing industry with a special decree, failed on April 5, 1900, due to the lack of support from many constitutional liberals such as Zanardelli and Giolitti. The political climate was changing, and liberal-leaning newspapers emerged with a strengthened prestige. Now, even in Italy, the press was viewed as the fourth estate, even if many constraints on the exercise of freedom of the press and the independence of newspapers still existed; and it was precisely the “Corriere della Sera” that gave this indication with the arrival in June 1900 of the new director Luigi Albertini, who, in conflict with the director Oliva, published an article contrary to the government policy of the time. His intuition proved him right as the political events that followed confirmed his intuitions, allowing him to take the reins of the newspaper. In 1906, the laintypo, developed in the USA in 1884, arrived in Italy. The first was installed in Rome in the newspaper “Tribuna”, but it was Milan that exploited this innovation best, installing around 90 units. Industrialization required investment, therefore various entrepreneurs formed alliances with industrial sectors other than publishing. The “Corriere della Sera”, following the example of the major European newspapers, renewed its pagination and number of pages. White and crime reporters were born, who with their informants visited the town hall, the police headquarters, hospitals, the courthouse, theatres and cafés every day. The Stefani press agency, which was the only source of information in Italy, still operated in conditions of technical backwardness, and had a relationship of government dependence that influenced its activity. In fact, it was used above all as a means of government information and propaganda. The advent of photography and means of reproduction allowed the birth of illustrated periodicals. The “Domenica del Corriere” and the “Mattino illustrato” were born in 1899. Women’s weeklies were published, and a press dedicated to children and young people also developed, while the sports press enjoyed a boom. Only in 1908, following the success of the Giro d’Italia, was the pink “Gazzetta dello Sport” born, which still distinguishes it today. Maurizio