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Potpourri
A bit of this, a bit of that. In the Potpourri section you will find articles about celebrities, festivals, and contests. Here, you can read articles about anything and everything Italian.
If you can’t find what you are looking for anywhere else, then you will find in this category.
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This is the mix and match category of Life in Italy.
- LGBTQ rights
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- Celebrity news and stories
- Cultural and historical contests
- The latest from cinema and art
- Food news and trends
- Fashion protagonists and trends
And so much more! It’s the Potpourri archives, filled with taste, fragrances, and options.
Enjoy your reading!
Scopa: A Traditional Italian Card Game
How to play scopa, a popular card game in Italy
Italian Celebrities
Italians have left their mark in many fields. From acting to directing, from modelling to photography, from architecture to the many, many, many artists that were born on Italian soil and graced the world with their genius. As Madonna, proud of her Italian heritage, said “Italians do it better”. And […]
The Abandoned Cats of Rome
A cat hospital in the heart of Rome.
Italians gossiping
Italians gossiping Si dice- Mi hanno detto- ma lo sai che??- Non lo sai?? (people say-I was told- do you know that?-don’t you know that?). These are the most common expressions used by Italians when they start gossiping. Some studies carried out at the University of California and published in the […]
Welcome to 2021
English and Italian Jokes for 2021 TI RENDI CONTO CHE STAI PER VIVERE NEL 2021 QUANDO… 1. Per sbaglio inserisci la password nel microonde. 2. Sono anni che non giochi a solitario con carte vere. 3. Hai una lista di 15 numeri di telefono per contattare i tuoi 5 familiari. […]
Sexy Italian Men
Sexy Italian Men: Sensual Artists, Sailors and … Charmers Is there a crisis in the myth of the sexy Italian men? Handsome, muscular, dark, and extremely well dressed, it seems in decline, an image of the past, a yellowed picture that comes out of a drawer. Yet, for years the […]
Legagate: the end of the saga
A past to forget for Lega? “Legagate: the past always comes back to hunt you,” must Italy’s Home Secretary Matteo Salvini think. And certainly he is right, especially after recent news related to Genoa Court of Appeal’s sentence of Umberto Bossi – and other former high representatives of the party – […]
Pirelli Calendar History
When Sophia Loren agreed to appear semi-naked for the 2007 Pirelli Calendar at 72 her decision was controversial. This was nothing new for the producers of the innovative calendar who have always been ahead of their time. Surprisingly, this prestigious calendar which is given away to certain select VIP’s and celebrities […]
Augusto Minzolini
One thing we can’t certainly say about Augusto Minzolini‘s life and carrier is they have been uneventful. Known to the general Italian public as a journalist and (no longer) a politician, Minzolini cuts a very strong, if controversial, figure. A life dedicated to journalism Born in Rome in 1958, his […]