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Pope Francis protagonist of the new issue of Vanity Fair – Italian Cuisine

Pope Francis protagonist of the cover of the new issue of Vanity Fair on newsstands from January 6: the weekly entrusts the pontiff with the task of opening 2021 with a message of love and hope

From today, Wednesday 6 January, the new issue of Vanity Fair which he sees as the protagonist Pope francesco together with his message to face 2021 with love and hope: "We are all in the same boat, we must become a great human family".

"We had a dream, at Vanity Fair, for the end of 2020: to start the new year with a message from Pope Francis, to entrust him with the task of opening 2021 with confidence in a better tomorrow", writes in his editorial the director of the weekly Simone Marchetti. “In recent months, we have talked extensively with his collaborators. And today we are proud of this issue which reports two great themes dear to the Pontiff and also fundamental for Vanity Fair: respect and love for diversity, all diversities. And the hope that the vaccine will be available for everyone, without distinction or nationalism, and above all for the most vulnerable and needy .

The cover portrays the serene face of the Pontiff who recalls a phrase of St. Francis, "All Brothers", a universal invitation addressed to every man and woman to be a great human family beyond diversity, indeed by accepting, loving and respecting diversity of all. A message that Vanity Fair for its cover has decided to translate into different languages.

A special issue that arrives on newsstands after months of pandemic and in the first days of the new year to remind us that "from a crisis like this one does not come out the same, but better or worse", as His Holiness recalled in his Pentecost homily.

The Pope's message continues inside the issue with an extract from the Urbi et Orbi Christmas blessing granted to Vanity Fair. Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 84, is the 266th Pontiff: from St. Francis of Assisi he inherited not only the name but also the desire to embrace all diversity.

Vanity Fair launches its first cartoon – Italian Cuisine

Vanity Fair launches its first cartoon produced by Mad Entertainment: a Christmas short film starring Roberto Bolle, an artist also celebrated on the cover

Roberto Bolle is the protagonist of the cover of the new issue of Vanity Fair on newsstands from December 16 and also of the first cartoon created by the weekly with MAD, award-winning Italian animation studio.

"We will dance together again" is the title of the author's short and together the cover shout of an issue dedicated to the tales of Christmas, to the stories of hope and the dreams of artists and ordinary people who in this difficult year have managed to transform difficulties into projects, into hope and into opportunities.

Precisely for this reason, on the cover there could only be him, Roberto Bolle, one of the most famous dancers in the world, an example of resilience and strength. "I know I gave up childhood, adolescence and youth," says the étoile in the interview with Vanity Fair. “But I'm also aware that those periods will never return. I have been a soldier. One always on the march. But I'm not one of those soldiers who wrote letters from the front full of regret or nostalgia. I have chosen my fate. I went towards my future .

And when asked how to choose a destiny, he replies: «With clarity, tenacity and determination. To give oneself to dance in an all-encompassing way meant not giving in to despair and not changing direction when every clue suggested abandoning it. We are human beings: we have ups and downs. To resist the seconds I had to give myself a mental approach. In my job, body care is fundamental, but without your head you can't go anywhere ".

Bolle says that for those who do their job, over time, you learn above all that there is no fall from which you cannot get up and that there is something that goes beyond passion and talent: "Chance. You rehearse for months in the dance hall and then suddenly you stumble. A fall can change the course of a career. It takes humility, a sense of thrill, the ability to endure loneliness. Dance leads you to improve body and spirit. Give dreams and magic. But as with everything there is a price . Speaking of loneliness: «Loneliness has been a great traveling companion. I found myself immersed in it and had to deal with it. By nature I am quite a lonely person, but at first, when I was traveling to fulfill very difficult commitments in front of which I felt inadequate, having to face them alone was tough. Then, I must have been about twenty-seven, everything changed and I began to savor solitude for what it is: no longer a limit, but an achievement. A form of freedom. A pass for absolute concentration. I could go around the cities, decline the days at my own pace, leave an unpacked suitcase for weeks without anyone being able to tell me: “Roberto, tidy up” .

The story of Roberto Bolle, the efforts, the constancy, his constant pushing beyond the limits of the body and of destiny are the best metaphor of what is happening, of how to face it, of how to never stop throwing the heart over every obstacle , for this reason the protagonist of the first Vanity Fair cartoon could only be him.
“One thing has always impressed me about classical dancers. And it is not about the spectacular evolutions or the most intense interpretations , writes the director Simone Marchetti in his editorial. "What makes me think of their art is the smile they have always printed on their faces while they are on stage, a serene and proud expression even when they take the most difficult steps, the most painful, the most dangerous. They smile. As if nothing had happened. Because the effort, the suffering, the fear must never be seen. The viewer, on the other hand, must look at the art, the character, the history ".

The cartoon "We will dance together again" directed by Francesco Filippini is a new project, a surprise for readers: it is a work created by Mad Entertainment, a jewel of Italian creativity, a production house that includes, in the historic building of " L'oro di Napoli ", a creative factory in which about 40 young creatives work, including directors, screenwriters, designers, animators and dreamers able to give body, color, emotions and words to works that make the hearts of the spectators beat faster the world.

This animated short will be available from December 16 on the Vanity Fair website and social channels. But that's not all: to celebrate Christmas together with all readers and users, Vanity Fair launches an Instagram filter that allows you to play with the covers to become the protagonists of a special greeting card. "What would you like to find under the tree?" is the question posed to friends of the newspaper: actors, singers and celebrities who have told in a video what is the gift, symbolic or not, that they would like to receive at these holidays. Their answers can be found on the weekly's Tik Tok profile.

Chiara Ferragni and Fedez, characters of the year on Vanity Fair – Italian Cuisine

Vanity Fair dedicates the new cover to Chiara Ferragni and Fedez, elected as the most influential Italian characters of the year. The issue, on newsstands from December 9, celebrates with them the 20 most significant personalities of 2020 for our country

From today, Wednesday 9 December, the new issue of Vanity Fair dedicated to 20 most significant Italian personalities of 2020: some have made us dream, others cry, there are those who gave hope, those who were an example and those who made us proud to be Italian. For Vanity Fair, telling the 20 characters of 2020 is a way to retrace an unprecedented year, especially celebrating those who have been able to dream, imagine and build the future beyond the difficult present.

In this perspective of commitment and projects, there are on the cover Chiara Ferragni and Fedez: "We have chosen to dedicate our cover to them for many reasons: the influence they exert, the commitment they have shown, the ability to use the new means of communication, the civil and political awareness they are developing", he writes in his editorial the director of Vanity Fair Simone Marchetti. "The thing that most impressed me about what we said with them (you can find the video interview on our website and the even more beautiful one by Marco Missiroli in the newspaper) is a sentence from Chiara:" I can't stay still, every day I have to find an experience that makes me and my family learn something new. Faith makes fun of me, he would stay at home, on the sofa. But then he follows me. And he is happy. We complement each other. I complete him. He completes me. And so we never stand still. And so we always learn new things "."

In 2020, the initiatives promoted by the couple are many: from the most important fundraising in Europe at the beginning of the pandemic (four and a half million euros destined for a new Covid ward of the San Raffaele Hospital in Milan) to the recent creation of Scena Unita , a fund to help workers in the music and entertainment industry.
“I'd like my children to be proud of what we do beyond our jobs,” he says Fedez in the interview with Vanity Fair. «I want to make it clear that the social responsibility you have when you reach certain goals is just as important as the goals themselves. However, I would like not to claim authorship of the intensive care act because it is a puzzle that even if a piece had been missing could not have been realized. We were just a fuse .
"We agreed immediately in wanting to act," he echoes Chiara, "Federico wanted to move immediately, I pushed to organize something that could involve many people where there was really a need".

And for the 2021, their schedules are even more precise. Chiara: «When I started with the blog theblondesalad.com the world of fashion was very elitist, exclusive, a niche that only a few could access. It is now a much more democratic environment. This change has happened a lot through social media. Gender equality is important to me right now. For example, it is still difficult to find female CEOs and mothers: I would like to show that this is possible. I don't just want to tell my story, but to be a means through which other women can express themselves .
Fedez: «I'm trying to redevelop Rozzano, the neighborhood where I grew up. On an entrepreneurial level, during the lockdown, I made an operation with a listed company by selling 51% of my company: the result is that I found myself working with banks. The challenge is to make these so distant worlds understand how essential it is to communicate their ethical code and their philanthropic activities. It is really fundamental .

In addition to Chiara Ferragni and Fedez, for Vanity Fair the 20 Italian characters of 2020 are Pope Francis, Giuseppe Conte, the doctor and the scientists who first diagnosed and isolated Covid-19 in Italy (Annalisa Malara, Maria Rosaria Capobianchi, Concetta Castilletti, Francesca Colavita, symbol of all doctors, nurses and paramedics engaged in the front line in the fight against the virus), Massimo Galli, Pierfrancesco Favino, Willy Monteiro Duarte, Vanessa Incontrada, Alex Zanardi, Liliana Segre, Jannik Sinner, Gennaro Arma, Sandro Veronesi, Giovanna Botteri, Giorgio Armani, Achille Lauro, Elly Schlein, Francesca Sivieri, the Alpini and Marco Tuttolomondo.

Retracing the commitment already put in place during the lockdown and in the following months with various charitable initiatives, with this special issue Vanity Fair made a donation to Anpas Lombardy is Italian Red Cross Lombardy Regional Committee for the purchase of two rescue vehicles. The vehicles chosen, being equipped for off-road vehicles, will allow medical rescue and civil protection activities both in urban and rural areas, in inaccessible, mountainous or lake-river areas.
Regarding the donation, the President of CRI Lombardy Regional Council, Sabina Liebschner, and the President of Anpas Lombardia, Luca Puleo, they declare: «We are grateful to Vanity Fair for the gesture of generosity towards our Associations. It will contribute significantly to guaranteeing constant and continuous support to the Community . Finally, we thank the Autotorino dealership, Tavernerio branch, for having kindly made available the cars used for the delivery of the donation.