Omnibus was a weekly illustrated general cultural magazine published in Milan, Italy, between 1937 and 1939. ^[1] Its subtitle was settimanale di attualità politica e letteraria. ^{[2] [3]} It is described as the "father of Italian magazines", especially in regard to the use of photographs and images. ^[4] The magazine was closed by the fascist authorities. ^[5]

History and profile

The first issue of Omnibus appeared on 3 April 1937, and the publisher was Rizzoli based in Milan. ^{[4] [6]} Leo Longanesi was the founder and editor-in-chief 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. ^[2] These articles were accompanied by photographs and photocollages. ^[3] The magazine was published on a weekly basis. ^{[3] [6]}

Irene Brin published articles in the magazine using the pseudonym Mariù. ^[7] Elio Vittorini published articles on American literature in Omnibus, and a collection of these articles was published in his anthology entitled Americana in 1941. ^[8] Another contributor was Ennio Flaiano. ^[9] The following also published articles in the magazine: Indro Montanelli, Alberto Moravia, Vitaliano Brancati, Mario Soldati, Mario Pannunzio, Arrigo Benedetti, Alberto Savinio, ^[6] Eugenio Montale and Dino Buzzati who published short stories using a pseudonym, Giovanni Drogo. ^[3]

Omnibus was closed by the fascist administration in January 1939 and succeeded by another Rizzoli magazines, Tutto and Oggi. ^{[2] [5]}

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