Archive - Il Gastro Anti-Fascista

In the shade of an obelisk, we protest impunity.

More and more often Rome is a space contested by different visions of the city colliding into one another.

May 19 • Benjamin MacShane

April 2026

On the voicenote.

Monochronic rejection, polychronic acceptance.

Apr 30 • Benjamin MacShane

February 2026

In defence of smoking.

Being a stranger in a foreign land can sometimes lead to unusual and surprising perspectives.

Feb 4 • Benjamin MacShane

January 2026

A note on Wednesday’s fixture

This feels like déjà vu.

Jan 27 • Benjamin MacShane

Who owns the city?

Spintime and Italy’s housing conflict

Jan 20 • Benjamin MacShane

Solidarity for our tortured teeth

I went into the dentist to book the hygienist; I left with more conspiracy than I had anticipated upon entry.

Jan 13 • Benjamin MacShane

December 2025

Pillars of the community

What laughing and playing has taught me this year

Dec 30, 2025 • Benjamin MacShane

November 2025

Spaghetti trees

From the Italian peninsula: BBC's Panorama has history in misleading the license fee-payer.

Nov 17, 2025 • Benjamin MacShane

May 2025

In Vaticano Fedemus?

Now, with an American Pope ascending to power, Italian women wait to see: will reform finally come, or will centuries of medieval dogma continue to…

May 20, 2025 • Benjamin MacShane

April 2025

Pierpaolo Crivellaro - International Development Part II

His perspective on international development and cooperation working in Lusaka, Zambia.

Apr 24, 2025 • Benjamin MacShane

44:43

On the dismantling of USAID and Trump’s assault on international aid and cooperation.

Apr 10, 2025 • Benjamin MacShane

44:54

March 2025

Aaron Webster, Chef Co-Owner of Smoke and Salt

Mar 27, 2025 • Benjamin MacShane

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