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The theater company Proyecto 43-2 has reported the Department of Culture of Castilla y León for canceling their play Federico. There is no forgetting, nor dream: living flesh, claiming ideological reasons, despite the cancellation being justified due to work in the Experimental Hall of the Miguel Delibes Center. #Censura #Teatro #CulturaCastillaLeon (translated)

Zbigniew Bogucki wrote that the Polish budget requires urgent measures, and the promotion of the Minister of Finance to Deputy Prime Minister would not fix the deficit. He cited a statement made by President Karol Nawrocki during a meeting with residents of the High-Mazovian County in Kulesze Kościelne. According to Bogucki, Nawrocki appealed to the Prime Minister for dialogue with the government regarding public finances and warned that budgetary problems cannot be postponed. The President pointed out, as reported by Bogucki, a deficit of 172.2 billion zlotys in September of this year and increasing debt. He also assessed that discussions on these issues are more important than matters he described as trivial, and accused the government side of lack of readiness for dialogue. #Polska #budżet #finanse (translated)

The Ulls del Món foundation celebrated its 25th anniversary at the Gran Teatre del Liceu, where its altruistic work that has restored sight to a million and a half people was highlighted, and various personalities from the Catalan cultural and social sphere participated. #UllsDelMón #Aniversario #SaludOcular (translated)

In the morning program of RMF FM, the Minister of Culture and National Heritage will answer questions regarding the new media law, the future of the Juliusz Słowacki Theatre in Krakow, and retirement support for artists with the lowest incomes. #TeatrKraków #Kultura #WsparcieArtystów (translated)

La Nefervivi noted that there were three nights left to close its first chapter in Spain and announced that, before lowering the curtain, it would take its stories for the first time to the stages of Argentina and Chile. It also invited its followers to attend the last act. #Teatro #Argentina #Chile (translated)

Łukasz Warzecha wrote that according to Politico, an increasing part of the European People's Party, to which MEPs from KO and PSL belong, was in favor of not only weakening ETS2 but also its complete abolition. He added that in private conversations, the MEPs from these parties had also told him that they wanted the system to be abolished. Warzecha expressed support for their actions, arguing that their position in the EU mainstream gives them greater influence than MEPs from the current opposition. He stated that support should be given to anyone who works towards the abolition of ETS2. #ETS2 #Polska #UniaEuropejska (translated)

The article by António Maria Mello e Castro analyzes the controversial decision of the US government to allow the public execution of a former commander responsible for a massacre in 2009, comparing the situation to the Buffalo Bill spectacle and highlighting Pete Segeth's ability to stand out as a theatrical figure in this context. #PenaDeMorte #Sociedade #Tiroteio (translated)

FOGGIA REPORTER: "THE NEWSSTAND IS NOT DEAD, IT HAS ONLY CHANGED ITS FACE: SAN SEVERO SHEDS LIGHT ON AN ENTIRE SECTOR IN CRISIS" by CRISTIANA LENOCI SOURCE: https://www.foggiareporter.it/ledicola-non-e-morta-ha-solo-cambiato-volto-da-san-severo-si-accendono-i-riflettori-su-un-intero-settore-in-crisi.html SAN SEVERO (FG) — From 35,000 to 20,000 in twenty years, 5,000 Italian municipalities are without a newsstand. In San Severo, an old newsstand on via Matteo Tondi becomes the smallest theater in the world: 4 square meters, 6 chairs, and a revolution. For sixty years, it was the place to pick up the newspaper, ask about the results of the game, leave keys with a neighbor. Then the shutter went down, the glass became opaque, the sign faded. This is how newsstands are ending in Italy today. But sometimes, this is how they are reborn. In San Severo, on via Matteo Tondi, an abandoned newsstand for six years became on March 27, 2026, World Theater Day, the Teatro Edicola Foyer ’97. Four square meters, six chairs, fifteen-minute shows. An idea by director and artistic director Francesco Gravino and his company Foyer ’97. They have called it “the smallest theater in the world,” and the news has circulated among international agencies, becoming a case study for the Stanford Social Innovation Review with the report “The Six-Seat Revolution.” An old newsstand that returns to being what it has always been: a place of knowledge, culture, and work. Only now it distributes stories instead of newspapers. A sector at risk of disappearing The story of San Severo sheds light on a silent hemorrhage. We had 35,000 newsstands in 2005, and we have about 20,000 in 2024: -43%. According to FENAGI data released in 2026, the points of sale in 2025 were about 19,500, but only 6,000 were exclusive traditional newsstands. The most painful statistic is geographic: nearly 5,000 Italian municipalities no longer have a newsstand. In two out of three municipalities, there is no longer a point of sale for newspapers and magazines. Other tallies, those from Sinagi, report a collapse from 38,000 exclusive newsstands to about 11,000 still active. In the last four years, from 2019 to 2023, almost 2,700 newsstands have disappeared, of which 2,327 were individual businesses. Rome lost 303, Turin 138, Milan 129. Isernia lost more than a third of its newsstands in four years. Why? Decline in paper sales, digital subscriptions, rising management costs, reduced profitability. In economics, it's called a "falling demand sector." On the street, it is simply called the end of a habit. Not just newspapers Yet the newsstand has never been only about newspapers. In the past, it was an information outpost, a reference point, the guardian of a neighborhood. It was self-employment, often familial, involving early mornings at 4 a.m. to be ready when the city wakes up. Today, those who resist reinvent themselves: local bookstore, service point, package pickup, ticket sales, coffee corner. Those who can't make it, close. The example of Foyer 97 in San Severo tells us one simple and uncomfortable truth: we cannot save all newsstands as newsstands. But we can save their essence. A 4-square-meter kiosk in Puglia becoming a theater reminds us that those few square meters are worth more than the rent they no longer pay. They are valuable because they are already where people pass by. They are already recognized as a public place. They are already culture, even when they no longer sell culture on paper. If newsstands stop selling newspapers, they do not necessarily have to stop selling knowledge. (translated)

FOGGIA REPORTER: “THE NEWSSTAND IS NOT DEAD, IT HAS ONLY CHANGED ITS FACE: FROM SAN SEVERO, THE SPOTLIGHT IS TURNED ON AN ENTIRE SECTOR IN CRISIS” by CRISTIANA LENOCI SOURCE: https://www.foggiareporter.it/ledicola-non-e-morta-ha-solo-cambiato-volto-da-san-severo-si-accendono-i-riflettori-su-un-intero-settore-in-crisi.html SAN SEVERO (FG) — From 35,000 to 20,000 in twenty years, 5,000 Italian municipalities are without a kiosk. In San Severo an old newsstand in Via Matteo Tondi is becoming the smallest theatre in the world: 4 square metres, 6 chairs and a revolution. For sixty years it was the place where you went to collect the newspaper, to ask for the football score, to leave your keys with a neighbour. Then the shutter down, the opaque glass, the faded sign. That is how newsstands in Italy end today. But that, sometimes, is how they are reborn. In San Severo, in Via Matteo Tondi, a newsstand abandoned for six years became, on 27 March 2026, World Theatre Day, the Teatro Edicola Foyer ’97. Four square metres, six chairs, fifteen-minute performances. An idea by director and artistic director Francesco Gravino and his company Foyer ‘97. They have called it “the smallest theatre in the world” and the news has gone round the international agencies, until it became a case study for the Stanford Social Innovation Review with the report “The Six-Seat Revolution”. An old newsstand that is returning to being what it has always been: a place of knowledge, culture and work. Only instead of newspapers, it distributes stories. A sector at risk of disappearing The story of San Severo sheds light on a silent haemorrhage. There were 35,000 newsstands in 2005, there are about 20,000 in 2024: -43%. According to FENAGI data released in 2026, there were about 19,500 sales points in 2025, but only 6,000 were exclusive traditional newsstands. The most painful figure is geographical: almost 5,000 Italian municipalities no longer have a newsstand. In two out of three municipalities there is no longer a sales point for newspapers and magazines. Other counts, those of Sinagi, speak of a collapse from 38,000 exclusive newsstands to about 11,000 still active. In the last four years, from 2019 to 2023, almost 2,700 newsstands have disappeared, of which 2,327 were sole traders. Rome has lost 303, Turin 138, Milan 129. Isernia has lost over a third of its newsstands in four years. Why? Falling paper sales, digital subscriptions, rising operating costs, reduced margins. In economics it is called a “sector in demand decline”. On the street it is simply called the end of a habit. Not just newspapers And yet the newsstand has never been just newspapers. In the past it was an information outpost, a point of reference, the guardian of a neighbourhood. It was self-employment, often family-run, made of early starts at 4 a.m. to be ready when the city wakes up. Today those who hold out reinvent themselves: neighbourhood bookshop, service point, parcel collection, ticket office, coffee corner. Those who cannot manage it, close. The example of Foyer 97 in San Severo tells us a simple and uncomfortable truth: we cannot save all newsstands as newsstands. But we can save their purpose. A 4-square-metre kiosk in Puglia that becomes a theatre reminds us that those few square metres are worth more than the rent they no longer pay. They matter because they are already where people pass. They are already recognized as a public place. They are already culture, even when they no longer sell culture on paper. If newsstands stop selling newspapers, they do not necessarily have to stop selling knowledge.

The POP report indicated that Felca mentioned feeling the absence of connecting with people and that, although his social phobia was under control, relating to others was still a challenge. He stated that he spent three months exposing himself to social situations and that he started taking a theater course and going to the gym. He also said he would like people to talk to him if they encountered him on the street. #FobiaSocial #Conexão #SaúdeMental (translated)

Carlos Bolsonaro called Lula the "father of the farce" and stated that the president had millions of reais declared and accused others of doing the same. Regarding a watch worn by Lula, he said that although he considered it normal for everyone to choose what to wear, someone who did not put ego and status above all would not wear an item of that value. He added that these details would reveal a person's essence and expressed support for Flávio Bolsonaro, number 22, to win what he called a theater. #Lula #Política #Brasil (translated)

I don't want to be near you – he replies, now exasperated by the provocations of the ultra candidate –. I want distance from the Bolsonaro family. I want distance from the militias. I am not here to put on a show or to endure street intimidation. "I am not here to put on a show or to endure street intimidation," Lula said in response to the excessive proximity and repeated mocking grimaces made by Bolsonaro Jr. during the address of the outgoing president. As for security, Lula observes that it is not enough to counter criminal organizations with force, but it is necessary to "target their financial flows and their money laundering mechanisms." Do you know how bad poverty is in Argentina? Do you know what unemployment is like? If you don't know, read! And you won't say you support Milei anymore. #ElezioniBrasile #Lula #BolsonaroJr (translated)

Andrea Conti had written that Marco Mengoni would be the first guest of the Live Shows of #XF2026, starting Thursday, October 22 on Sky and streaming on NOW, live from the X Factor Arena at the Repower Theater in Assago. https://t.co/fGzfNf1cBj #XFactor #MarcoMengoni #LiveShow (translated)

The doctor wrote that it seemed courageous to criticize him after she had repeatedly mocked him. She added that she would have panicked and would have become a competitor to interrupt what she called the "theater" of those accusing him of not being able to move on. She recalled that a week had passed and insisted that not everyone was as superficial as she was. #coraggio #critica #verità (translated)

The theater of the absurd has opened. The same facts are being discussed in two trials. It is a violence and an unprecedented arbitrariness. The State provides the guarantee [of defense] that the citizen will not be judged twice for the same facts, so the trial of the secondary case cannot happen, said José Sócrates. #OperaçãoMarquês #JoséSócrates #Julgamento (translated)

The Estonian National Opera opened the season with a theater fair and the "Estonia 120" concert, but at the same time, there is a brewing leadership crisis at the opera theater, which needs to be resolved following Ivari Ilja's departure and Merilin Piipuu's assumption of the position of chair of the council. #Estonia120 #rahvusooper #teatrikriis (translated)