N.J. Housewives' Caroline: We Are Not the Sopranos!
EONLINE. The Real Housewives of New Jersey doesn't premiere until Tuesday, but the matriarch of the new bunch, Caroline Manzo, is already a standout. (Read the article)
Silvio...This Has Gone Too Far! Basta!
After 19 years of marriage and three children, Veronica Lario decided to divorce her husband, the Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi. It quickly became news in Italy, and not only in Italy . The issue exploded with Veronica’s angry accusation that her husband was considering some young actresses and models as candidates in the upcoming elections to the European parliament.
May 10, 2009
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May 10, 2009
Roma chiama Hollywood per ristabilire la sua autoritá
Il futuro della Tv in Italia passa per Roma Fiction Fest
Maruggi's "Remembrances" Anthology reviewed by Rob Marchesani
Rob Marchesani reviews Edward Maruggi's collection "Remembrances: Sixty Tales of Growing Up with Italian Mothers, Grandmothers and Godmothers." It is as much a walk through the reader's own history as it is through the history of those in the stories that are told.
Cinema. TriBeCa. "Sunspots". Raggi di sole. 18 minuti tra luci ed ombre generazionali
Presentato all'Istituto Italiano di Cultura di New York, il cortometraggio indipendente di Stella Di Tocco, unico italiano presente al TriBeCa Festival
Routes of Return
Michelangelo Antonioni’s 1960 film "L’avventura" provides a cinematic voyage back to Italy.
Cycling. Italy finally gets Lance Armstrong
LOS ANGELES TIMES. Armstrong will race in the Giro d'Italia for the first time this year, the event's 100th anniversary. The race begins in Venice and at a team news conference Thursday, Armstrong and Astana director Johan Bruyneel addressed issues of financial instability with the team by saying they were looking for U.S. investors. (Read the article)
Mille Miglia in Italy. A Daring (and Deadly) Race Remembered
THE NEW YORK TIMES. Almost 400 vintage cars will participate in the Mille Miglia in Italy next week, a historic revival that pays tribute to what was once considered the most dangerous race in the world. (Read the article by Robert Peele)
Berlusconi says riding high despite divorce coverage
THE WASHINGTON POST. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi Saturday said polls in his possession showed his approval ratings were surprisingly unaffected by a "pile of falsities" in the media over his impending divorce. (Read the article)
My Week: Veronica Lario Berlusconi
THE TIMES. “Ciao bella!” says my husband, who has called from his boat. “Ha! So what do you think of the new gardener? Una bella fica, eh?” I look out of the window. The new gardener is showering under one of the sprinklers. She runs her hands over her black bikini and pouts at me. (Read the article by Hugo Rifkind)
Tivoli fetes its ancient past. Show in Hadrian's villa gathers new archaeological finds
ANSA. A new exhibition celebrates the Ancient Roman incarnation of the modern town of Tivoli, through a host of archaeological finds on public display for the first time. (Read the article)
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