Review
The Assassination of the Empress of Austria
Elisabeth of Austria was assassinated by an Italian anarchist: fragile and haunting, from Luchino Visconti's portrayed the Empress in the movie Ludwig, with Romy Schneider
Rough Christmas: it’s not all snow and carols and carbs
As the global celebration takes many forms — cozy by the fire or sweltering on the beach — Christmas becomes a mirror reflecting society’s warmth, excess, and enduring hope
Nosferatu: Robert Eggers’ Love Letter to Black Magic
Frankenstein, Dracula, and the New Nosferatu with Bill Skarsgård and Willem Dafoe: The Year Without a Summer of 1816 Inspired Gothic Literature’s Monsters and Influenced Robert Eggers’ Horror and Cinema
Archaic and futuristic: Attune by Alexandra Pirici
Pirici does not shy away from size, even comparing the soft hills of her sand dune formation to a large soft animal – Attune, the exhibition co-commissioned by Hamburger Bahnhof...
Awakened Hands, Awakened Minds Interpreted by Adrien Dubost
Lampoon 30 features Adrien Dubost in a presentation of the Louis Vuitton Awakened Hands, Awakened Minds High Jewelry Collection
Fendi Peekaboo Soft – Sculptural Aesthetics and Raw Materials
In dinamiche sociali multiple e frammentarie, le declinazioni della Fendi Baguette e della Peekaboo sono apertura alla pluralità sociale e all’adattamento contemporaneo
Don’t Mess with Kendrick Lamar
From Drake to Lil Wayne, many have tried to throw a wrench into the chrome wheels of the Compton rapper. The truth is, the only battle KDot has ever fought...
The Rough Voice of a Rough Woman: Maria Callas by Angelina Jolie
The roughness of voice and character in Pablo Larraín's Maria, a biopic on Callas portrayed by Angelina Jolie
Talking Tiles and Design with Lee Thornley of Bert and May
Simplicity, durability, and sustainability – Bert and May's pillars have helped to renew the narrative around the importance of valuing premium design
Sally Rooney: Literary Phenomenon or a Bluff?
Between aggressive marketing and a pop icon aura, Sally Rooney has become the literary symbol of a generation. A Review of Intermezzo, her Fourth Novel
Wallis Simpson: the oldest fairy tale
The oldest fairy tale: a king who dreamed of becoming a servant and a servant who dreamed of becoming queen - a visual story by Charlotte Abramow
Dior FW24/25: A Study in Contrasts—Earthbound Yet Ethereal
Layering textures, structures, and narratives, Dior FW24/25 unveils a story of balance between grounded strength and ethereal beauty. Photography by Ismaël Moumin and styling by Niki Pauls
Sir Ridley Scott: The Strengths and Flaws of a Tireless Filmmaker
English director Ridley Scott celebrates his 87th birthday this November with the release of Gladiator II, a clear testament to his prolific and enduring spirit. But has everything he created...
Serving Looks: The Fashion Legacy of Tennis from Lacoste to Sinner
Tracing tennis’ journey from an aristocratic pastime to a pop culture phenomenon – tenniscore – with fashion-forward players pushing boundaries on the court
Cartier in China – Why Culture Remains the Primary Commercial Asset
From Europe to China and back: A Cartier Exhibition in Shanghai Sparks a Flow Between Technology and Magic, Geography and Diplomacy – from the Duchess of Windsor to a VPN...
Galerie Philia at Giardino Corsini with Future Relics – New Expressions of the Medici Legacy
Contemporary designers explore Florentine Renaissance archives, reinterpreting Medici symbols and techniques to create “relics” intended for the future – Future Relics
Raw Land: Elsa Peretti in Sant Martí Vell
Confusion becomes an expression of human, cultural, and professional identity – Elsa Peretti transformed the world’s disorder into an organic form
Chromakopia: Tyler The Creator’s New Noir Phase
Growing up is no small feat: Los Angeles rapper Tyler The Creator uses a new horror-inspired persona to share his experiences of turning thirty
What is Milan’s aesthetic and architectural identity?
Milan is a Rationalist city. An aesthetic that becomes identity and definition for both the city and its inhabitants: the Milanese spirit, that diligent dedication to results, innovation, and concreteness
Rough Lampoon #30: The Identity of a Magazine for the Future of Publishing
From the double O of Lampoon to the identity of a Rough Magazine: in-depth journalism dedicated to culture, where culture means transparency for both sides of the scale—the dirty and...
The Transformation of Garage Traversi and the New AP House by Audemars Piguet in a Booklet
AP House Milano explores the renovation process of Garage Traversi and delves into its connection with the urban landscape – starting from Via Bagutta and San Babila, a crossroads of...
The book Bonacina Grandi Maestri tells the story of over 120 years of Italian design
Bulrush, rattan, malacca – "It's the material that creates this style. The big names worked with us because we could make shapes that would have been impossible or too expensive...
Jean Cocteau’s drawings: explicit sexuality – It is all about poetry
For Cocteau, it was all poetry: a drawing blended with words, Jean Marais the lover and actor in Orpheus, his friendship with Peggy Guggenheim, a relationship with Natalie Paley, the...
The intersection of urban architecture and green spaces in Shinjuku City
Shinjuku's energy radiates through its streets, where modern skyscrapers cast shadows over ancient shrines and serene gardens – photographer Ramona Deckers for Lampoon
Reality as seen from a helicopter
Overcoming the banal beauty of the postcard landscape: stains are everyday realities, landscapes, scraps of life defined by chromatic contrasts
Obscene acts in a private space: gestures of a standard affair in a sunny afternoon
We want sex more than ever: an age of over exposure, the private versus the public - the obscene is the only fascination that still stands
Toile de Jouy: what does it mean?
«Chinoiserie possesses a sense of wonder, even if tinged by some sadness. I start from this, to express the amazement it communicates to me» – Richard Saja made the toile...
Negative Finances and the Luxury Crisis: Is It a Matter of Good Manners?
The luxury crisis can be seen on the negative balance sheets. However, there’s a sociological issue that might seem distant, yet it affects our daily lives and those who conduct...
The Soundtracks of the Runways – How Music Becomes a Tool for Storytelling
The SS25 fashion weeks were not short of intentional soundtrack choices, reflecting deeper themes within the collections and activating an emerging audience of Gen-Z consumers through music marketing
Pierre Bergé – the man is an icon, portrayed in a visionary dialogue with musician Teodor Currentzis
Bergé was a businessman, great collector, patron and cultural agitprop interested in Le Monde and Tetu, a gay rights activist and a leading name in the battle against AIDS
Kiki Smith: legends, fairy tales, and religious icons
Bronze sculptures and small-scale paintings are set up inside the Galleria Lorcan O'Neill as within a temple or a church
Hedi Slimane left Celine: the Evolution of a Brand Through its Designers
After seven years with Celine, Hedi Slimane left, two days after presenting the collection Un été français. An analysis of a brand that has been a blank canvas for its creative...
The Fashion Month: is there any sustainability? Only 10 looks here to talk about
Ten looks out of over two thousand: a selection that calls for sustainability, after witnessing a month of non-stop fashion shows – we ask for no plastic, no prints, no...
Milan fashion between decadence and reset: craftcore is the future
Analysis and consideration of the Milan fashion shows: what direction should fashion take for the Italian industry to remain positive?
In the Dior show, Charli XCX embodies the message of inclusivity
Maria Grazia Chiuri's Dior Spring-Summer 2025 collection set to the beats of FKA twigs’s "Eusexua" and Charli XCX and Billie Eilish’s “Guess,” the show took place under a tent in...
Mina and Balenciaga have much in common
Balenciaga Music | Mina Series. A parallel between two seemingly distinct artistic paths: Mina and Don Cristóbal both lived uncompromising lives in pursuit of abstraction
Nicola Piovani on the Italian directors: Fellini, Bellocchio, Moretti
Stream of consciousness: Nicola Piovani discusses film scoring, 200 movies, and his relationships with some of the many directors he has worked with: Federico Fellini, Marco Bellocchio, Nanni Moretti
Saodat Ismailova: tigers, silk, cotton and the Uzbek cosmic embroidery
Working with dreams, oral narratives, silk, and glass, filmmaker and artist Saodat Ismailova’s work at Pirelli Hangar Bicocca explores the entangled histories of Central Asia
Homo Faber: much wonder and a bit confusion
From the Goose Game to the Globes for the Sun King, passing through a child’s playroom, phosphorescent plastics, and paints: Homo Faber 2024 on the Island of San Giorgio in...
«Am I dreaming or awake?» – the schizophrenic work of Cinzia Ruggeri
Spell and reality by Cinzia Ruggeri. In conversation with Luca Lo Pinto, creative director of Cinzia says..., the ended exhibition at MACRO in Rome that is moving to London
All the contradictions in Oasis’ reunion
It’s easier to imagine an Oasis reunion than the end of capitalism. Some Internet genius twisted the famous quote from Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek. It's all about money?
A library of swimming pools
«I hate rectangular pools – are lakes and rivers ever rectangular? I want pools for water nymphs, for diving into from a high tree, with a swim-up bar» – Gio...
Two sisters flee their troubled home
With nothing but the clothes on their backs and a flicker of hope in their eyes, they embark on a journey into the unknown
Three sisters out in town
Three sisters meet to share again their bond – Angelique Canu for Lampoon digital. Softness, materials and colors through the medium of analog photography
A journey into the American myth: John Spyrou’s reportage from New Mexico
«I never take any highways and always try to take the back-roads through towns», Spyrou's reportage in the Deep America – Lampoon Digital Edition
Mara Palena and the ungraspable side of memory. Oikeiôsis the ultimate human experience
Mara Palena studies the gap between the recorded self and the present – «It's out of my control. Something that fascinates me is always a moment in between two moments»
