NBA Logo While many might not know it, basketball and the NBA are a big presence in Italian culture. After soccer, basketball is the most watched and covered team sport in Italy, and Italian players like Gallinari, Bargnani and Belinelli (of the New York Knicks, Toronto Raptors and New Orleans […]
Fabrizio De André. Ph. Public Domain on wikimedia The true nature of Fabrizio De André was that of a poet: he was probably more of a lyricist than a musician or a singer. Let’s not be mistaken, he was an excellent performer and a great composer, but the strength and […]
Paolo Bonolis is the biggest star Italian television can offer at the moment. It all started around 35 years ago when a very young Bonolis, alongside a very young Licia Colò, was called to host the kids’ TV container show Bim Bum Bam, a major hit and one of the […]
Chievo Verona Logo Chievo is a small neighborhood right outside of Verona in Veneto. About 15 years ago it became famous when, in one of the most amazing underdog stories of Italian soccer, its Cinderella team was able to reach Serie A, the top league, and after that to carry its […]
Matthew Fox. Ph. WCM1111 on flickr (flic.kr/p/deiAs) For the most part Matthew Fox will remembered as Dr. Jack Shepard in one of the most successful and followed TV series ever made: “Lost“. The 6 season series was a global phenomenon, and an incredible production for the cast to be associated with […]
Ezio Greggio. Ph. Marco Albanese on flickr (flic.kr/p/5jSaRe) From cabaret to stardom, Ezio Greggio has perfected the art of being in show business, finding success without compromising his private life. Greggio owes a great deal to Antonio Ricci, the author of many live hit shows on Italian television, and […]
Emanuele Filiberto di Savoia Ph. Radio Radicale on Wikicommons The history of the Savoia family, and its relationship with Italy, is long and complicated, and both positive and negative. The House of Savoia is the former Royal House of Italy, which was responsible for the unification of Italy more […]
Oberrichter Restaurant in Malborghetti, Val Canale, Udine (Photo by Johann Jaritz via Wikimedia Commons) There are certain cultural customs that don’t always translate in a foreign country. What you’re used to at home isn’t always accepted in the place you are visiting. In Italy, you can be sure that most people are […]
Luciano Moggi, on the left, was one of the protagonists of Calciopoli, Italy’s football scandal In 1980, the world of Italian soccer was shaken by one of the worst illegal match fixing scandals of its history; many believed such dark times had ended with the Italian World Cup victory in […]
Inter Milan Logo Soccer (or football) is a big deal in Italy and Inter Milan is one of the biggest teams in the country. Inter is also the only Italian team never to be relegated to second division, Serie B. Founded in 1908, Inter won its first scudetto, […]