In her time, Gina Lotto-Bridger was considered the most beautiful woman in the world. Orson Welles made a short black and white documentary about her. She became so cross at his portrayal of her that she persuaded the authorities to ban it. Fiamadaroko is culture correspondent and senior editor at The Economist.
As part of The Economist’s new series on the remaking of the country's economy, our correspondent looks at the Biden administration’s audacious industrial plans. Russia’s media outlets have been relentlessly squeezed, so many have set up newsrooms in exile; we examine the rise of “offshore journalism”. And reflecting on the life of Gina Lollobrigida, a remarkable, irrepressible, impenitent Italian actress.
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