Italy News
So, it’s probably not the stuff you’d find on the front page of the dailies in Italy, but it’s Italian news nonetheless.
Italian News Snippets: 05.11.08
Some Italian news for your Sunday reading pleasure:
News Flash - all Eurofly flights from New York to Italy in May are only $499. Do not pass go, do not stop for lunch, just buy these tickets now!
Italians are reportedly “among the top orgasmers” (is that really a word?) in the world.
Italy apparently ranks last among European nations in terms of the divorce rate. Must have something to do with all those orgasms.
Venice’s city council ban against feeding pigeons in St. Mark’s Square finally went into effect, but it apparently …
Date: May 11th, 2008 |
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Italian News Snippets: 04.27.08
Some Italian news for your Sunday reading pleasure:
I know I should eat less red meat, but when in Florence I can’t resist La Bistecca. And other fans will be happy to know the real thing (the “Fiorentina”) is on its way back to restaurant plates very soon.
If you’re near Rimini, Jessica in Rome gives a little tour of a place that’ll allow you to see the entire country of Italy in one quick stop.
When I got married in 2003, the average cost of a wedding in the US was $25,000. So we eloped. Which is …
Date: April 27th, 2008 |
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Italian News Snippets: 04.13.08
Some Italian news for your Sunday reading pleasure:
It’s election day in Italy today! Well, the first of two (April 13-14). So, if you’re even vaguely curious about the Italian elections, you can read the party platforms and see who you might have voted for.
Venice might be seriously expensive, but the famous Harry’s Bar is offering “discounts to ‘poor’ Americans,” so that should help.
Italians say they’d sacrifice higher pay for even more time off. I think I’d be okay with that, too, especially if I were getting paid in euros.
I thought Milan’s smog was …
Date: April 13th, 2008 |
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Italian Supreme Court Rules Nepotism Illegal
I keep re-reading this article, and I still can’t stop shaking my head in disbelief:
Italy’s Supreme Court has ruled that nepotism is an offence, despite the almost universally held belief that it is impossible to get a job in the country without a “raccomandazione” or friendly word, from a relative.
That’s right, the Supreme Court in Italy has actually decided that nepotism is illegal. They even sentenced the offenders in the case to 14-21 months in prison.
The husband tells the story of a guy he met here in Milan who said that on a form he was filling out to …
Date: March 25th, 2008 |
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NPR Story on Upcoming Italian Elections
As I’ve mentioned, I’m going to be in Italy for the next six weeks, during which there is likely to be lots of campaigning for the upcoming April election. I keep reading articles I find about the election, but the whole process still kind of eludes me. I get it on a grand scale, from the 35,000-foot viewpoint, but the closer I get the more confusing it becomes.
At any rate, the very excellent Sylvia Poggioli had a good story on NPR this morning talking about the elections - she’s particularly focused on the two men who are vying for …
Date: February 15th, 2008 |
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Italian News Snippets: 05.04.08
Some Italian news for your Sunday reading pleasure:
News Flash - all Eurofly flights from New York to Italy in May are only $499. Do not pass go, do not stop for lunch, just buy these tickets now!
There’s another “36 Hours” series entry from the NY Times, and this one’s in Naples.
Padre Pio’s exhumed body (which has been “cosmetically enhanced,” apparently) is drawing big crowds. Italofile has a photo of the exhumed priest, too. Jeez, I hope I look that good when I’ve been dead for 40 years.
The incoming (for the …
Date: May 4th, 2008 |
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Italian News Snippets: 04.20.08
Some Italian news for your Sunday reading pleasure:
Lots of articles about the election results, and what they mean for Italy - including this one wondering whether Berlusconi can deliver what Italians want, and this one suggesting that Italy might be moving toward a two-party system.
It’s nice to know that the presumed next PM is still as classy as he ever was.
Oh, and Silvio, let’s not forget to pick up where we left off the last time we left the Prime Minister position, shall we? By pissing off some other country? Let’s pick Spain this …
Date: April 20th, 2008 |
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Italian News Snippets: 04.06.08
Some Italian news for your Sunday reading pleasure:
Apparently the wine you drink can offer a clue to your sexual identity. Who knew?
Say it isn’t so - are they really going to start charging for the Roman Forum?
There are museums everywhere you look in Rome, and even some places you don’t.
My bank account is thankful I didn’t see this list of designer outlets in Italy until after I got back home.
Venice’s bell tower is getting a new titanium belt.
Heaven forbid you get sick in Italy, but if you do here’s …
Date: April 6th, 2008 |
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Dioxin Found in Some Buffalo Mozzarella
Just a quick note to mention that if you’re in Italy right now, there may be an excuse not to splurge on the “upgrade” to buffalo mozzarella on that pizza you’re ordering:
Over the past week, Italian authorities have searched dozens of buffalo dairies and seized milk samples for tests after higher-than-permitted levels of dioxin were discovered in products from 29 mozzarella makers, news reports said.
You can read the rest of the story here.
Date: March 23rd, 2008 |
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Italian News Snippets: 01.27.08
Some Italian news for your Sunday reading pleasure:
Some knucklehead has actually proposed moving “David” out of Florence to relieve tourist congestion. WTF?!?
Finally, finally, finally - the scourge of pigeons in St. Mark’s Square may be over. Venice’s city hall has banned the birdseed sellers from hawking (no pun intended) any more of the stuff, which attracts the flying rats by the thousands.
Remember when someone turned the Trevi Fountain red? Well, a second act of what might be called performance art saw a half-million brightly colored plastic balls tumbling down the …
Date: January 27th, 2008 |
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