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To Move Wright House to Italy, All It Takes Is a Buyer

 Paolo Bulletti has a dream. The Italian architect wants to transport a house built by the distinguished U.S. architect Frank Lloyd Wright from its current site in New Jersey to the hills of Fiesole, near Florence.
 
Source: the new york times
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Documentary Film Shakes Up Italy

 Lines were long and Italian in the air at the Paris screening of a controversial new documentary last week after its Rome premiere was canceled, its subject deemed "too political" ahead of elections this Sunday.
 
Source: CNBC
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Italian Police Arrest Man in Soccer Match-Fixing Inquiry

 ROME — The police in Singapore said Thursday that the Asian man thought to be at the center of a global soccer match-fixing network was now cooperating with them, even as the Italian police said they had made an important breakthrough, detaining a key suspect.
 
Source: the new york times
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Outcome of Italy election deeply uncertain two days before vote

 Political leaders were holding their final rallies before a campaigning ban ahead of voting on Sunday and Monday, and analysts said the result was too close to call."This vote is not at all certain. One percentage point either way could lead to chaos or a clear winner," said one pollster who asked not to be named because of a two-week ban on opinion surveys.
 
Source: reuters

Ancient Graffiti At Pompeii: Early Wall Posts And Political Slogans

A study conducted on the graffiti found on Pompeii’s walls reveals it was an early form of political campaigning and social networking. The Ancient Roman city was covered in ash when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79AD. Much of the graffiti on the ancient city’s walls is preserved in remarkable detail.
 
Source: ITALY

Authorities checking if wreck found is Missoni plane

Authorities are currently investigating whether a plane wreck found on a beach on the island of Curaçao could be that of the missing plane carrying Vittorio Missoni which disappeared on January 4, reports Reuters.
 
Source: Telegraph

To Move Wright House to Italy, All It Takes Is a Buyer

Paolo Bulletti has a dream. The Italian architect wants to transport a house built by the distinguished U.S. architect Frank Lloyd Wright from its current site in New Jersey to the hills of Fiesole, near Florence.
 
Source: The New York Times

1 Billion Rising, il flash mob anti-violenza scuote la Capitale

Francesca Di Folco

Da Trinità dei Monti al Colosseo, passando per piazza di Spagna, piazza del Popolo e piazza Santa Maria Liberatrice, fino a ponte Mazzini: Roma si unisce alle migliaia di “tsunami rosa” per il ballo collettivo indetto dalla drammaturga newyorkese Eve Ensler con la coreografia di «Break The Chain» che, in quasi 200 Paesi, porta in strada un miliardo di persone per celebrare ribellione, coraggio e forza di migliaia di donne nel mondo perseguitate, oltraggiate, violate, per rompere la catena della violenza.

Elections 2013: "A Pit Bull Fight"

Judith Harris

In Italy's most important national general elections in half a century, turnout is expected to be low by the usual standards, but the stakes are extraordinarily high, and begin with the search for finding ways and means to stimulate the economy. And can the pre-election battle lead to a functional coalition?

February 21, 2013

Tarallucci Abruzzesi

Rosanna Di Michele

Sweeten up your weekend by making these delicious Tarallucci filled with jam. It is another typical desert served in Abruzzo, and they are best made with jam made from grapes.

February 21, 2013

Darn side effects

Darrell Fusaro
Fusaro 2013

Working on A Special Day: The Theatrical Retelling of an Italian Masterpiece

Natasha Lardera

Inspired by Ettore Scola's Oscar-nominated story from stage and screen, two Mexican actors explore the life-changing encounter between an overworked housewife and a mysterious bachelor on May 8, 1938 - the day Rome celebrates Hitler's visit to Mussolini's Italy.

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