Letters from Rome
August 24, 2009
Italy Seen from the Beach
For journalists this is traditionally the silly season, when anything goes, as long as it’s entertainment. Alas, this beach season has brought a host of serious problems...
July 24, 2009
Hot Pot Stirs up Sizzling Debate
The "hot pot" was stolen from a tomb at the ancient Etruscan site of Cerveteri, on the seacoast due north of Rome, and was illegally marketed to the Met. Although today the museum...
July 14, 2009
Whatever happened to culture?
Woman Reading Mujer Leyendo, a painting by Fernando Botero
Some of Italy’s top museums and archaeological sites are showing a decline in popularity, reversing the trend for steady growth for the first time in two decades. Moreover,...
June 27, 2009
Council for the US and Italy. CEO of Fiat-Chrysler is the new Italian Chairman
Sergio Marchionne accepted the nomination to become the new Italian chairman for the the Council for the US and Italy, the binational non-profit organization founded in Venice in...
June 19, 2009
Rubbish and More Rubbish
In a country in dismay, the Church asks Mr Berlusconi "to clear the air." Italian bishops urge the Premier to respond not only to political adversaries, but also to "that part of...
June 16, 2009
Berlusconi Meets Obama. And We Fear Another Gaffe...
On Monday, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi met with President Obama at the White House. We were all waiting for another embarrassing gaffe to add to the long list of Mr..
June 8, 2009
Representatives to the European Parliament. Reading the Results
This past weekend’s vote for representatives to the European Parliament was read beforehand as a chance to show massive personal support for Premier Silvio Berlusconi and to...
June 5, 2009
European Parliament. The right to vote seriously
Sunday’s election will tell us at the very least which matters more to voters, ethics or tolerance of human frailty, upbeat telepopulism or the dingy discipline of elementary...
May 19, 2009
Monica Lewinsky or Noemi Letizia? Flings and Politics in Italy
Many look at Letizia Noemi as an Italian version of Monica Lewinsky. But while Clinton's popularity fell dramatically after his extramarital affair, Berlusconi's has sagged by a...
March 8, 2009
Italy’s Most Powerful Woman
Although several attractively youthful and well dressed women hold cabinet slots in Italy today, they are dwarfed by Emma Marcegaglia, head of Italy’s National Association of...
February 25, 2009
Warrior Archaeologists on the March
The Roman Forum
Italy's Culture Minister Sandro Bondi announced that the government will appoint a special commissioner to deal with the country's "archaeological emergency". Looming in the...
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