The Vault

Contains essays on various topics and book reviews by Valeria Maltoni. It is available only to paid subscribers to On Value in Culture.

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Look, humankind stays the same

Alessandro Barbero, "The only difference between historians and novelists is that the novelists can invent."

Sep 12 •

Valeria Maltoni

How an engineering company defined 'value'

And how the answer changed since Aristotle's 4th C BC definition.

Aug 29 •

Valeria Maltoni

Things begin to exist when we notice them

Michela Murgia—stating the obvious is important to democracy.

Aug 15 •

Valeria Maltoni

The Creative Habit by Twyla Tharp

Learn it and use it for life.

Aug 1 •

Valeria Maltoni

Gaining Perspective

Books help us find better questions.

Jul 11 •

Valeria Maltoni

Love, America, and Cannibalism—Luca Guadagnino

The Oscar-nominated Director ('Call Me by Your Name,' 'I Am Love,' 'Bones and All,' 'Suspiria,' 'We are Who we Are') on film-making... and life

May 30 •

Valeria Maltoni

Payback by Margaret Atwood

Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth

May 16 •

Valeria Maltoni

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