''Omnibus'' was a weekly illustrated general cultural magazine published in Milan, Italy, between 1937 and 1939. Its subtitle was ''settimanale di attualità politica e letteraria''. It is described as the "father of Italian magazines", especially in regard to the use of photographs and images. The magazine was closed by the fascist authorities.

History and profile

The first issue of ''Omnibus'' appeared on 3 April 1937, and the publisher was Rizzoli based in Milan. Leo Longanesi was the founder and

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of the magazine which featured articles about the current events, literary works, theatre and music reviews, interviews with Hollywood stars and movie reviews, sports and fashion. The magazine was published on a weekly basis. Irene Brin published articles in the magazine using the pseudonym Mariù.

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published articles on

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in ''Omnibus'', and a collection of these articles was published in his

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entitled ''Americana'' in 1941. Another contributor was

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. The following also published articles in the magazine:

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and

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. ''Omnibus'' was closed by the fascist administration in January 1939 and succeeded by another Rizzoli magazines, '' Tutto'' and '' Oggi''.

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