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The Nobel Prize is universally considered the most prestigious – possibly because the best known – among all prizes. Born off the will of notable Swedish chemist and businessman Alfred Nobel (who, by the way, invented dynamite), the Nobel Prize is assigned each year to members of the science, art, […]
Italians like keeping informed and follow the news religiously. Even if the ways of accessing information have changed, with the average Italian relying more and more on the internet rather than newspapers, something has kept the same: a morbid interest towards crime. A crime scene… Lego style (Clement127/flickr) […]
Every nation has their Old Wives’ Tales and Italy is no exception. I go to Southern Italy often on holiday to see my family and not one year goes by when I get yelled at for doing something that I shouldn’t be doing on a certain day. The main thing […]
The doe eyed Italian model born in 1980, Mariacarla Boscono, is quickly moving up the ranks of the fashion industry, playing the muse of Givency, working the cover of Vogue and gliding down the runways of Versace during Fashion Week. She became the first to pick up one of the contracts Kate […]
Last month, Italy celebrated an anniversary considered by many a symbol of failure: failure of the power and capabilities of Italian diplomacy, but also failure of the State to care for the well being and safety of its citizens. Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone have been held captive by Indian […]
(By Sandra Cordon). (ANSA) – Rome, January 2 2015 While Italian businesses said free-spending tourists will help to boost traditional January retail sales events, consumer groups warned that families are too tapped out after years of recessions to shop. The semi-annual sales started in two southern regions, Basilicata […]
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Stereotyping a nationality is pretty common but reality likes to tell us different stories: it is almost impossible to paint everybody with the same brush. For example, when an American woman asks a question like, “Should I marry and Italian guy?” it’s really impossible to answer. Obviously, every Italian man […]