Articles by Gabi Logan

Fri, 11/02/2012 - 04:52
After twelve years of restoration, Titian's early masterpiece "La Fuga in Egitto" (Flight to Egypt) makes its last-ever Italian appearance at the Gall…
Thu, 10/11/2012 - 08:58
A group of scientists lead by American Museum of Natural History curator David Grimaldi has published their discovery of two amber-encased, 230-millio…
Wed, 10/10/2012 - 08:58
Elegantly prepared food using local ingredients that eaters love to eat but are also good for them . . . it may just sound like an expensive restauran…
Tue, 10/02/2012 - 10:02
Claudia Cardinale hosts the 30th edition of the "Festival du cinéma italien d'Annecy" (Annecy Italian Film Festival), dedicated this year to Luchino V…
Mon, 10/01/2012 - 06:00
picture courtesy: umbria24.itA team of archaeologists have discovered two Etruscan pyramids during excavations of a wine cellar in Orvieto. At least f…
Tue, 09/25/2012 - 05:29
Sergio Castellitto's highly-anticipated film Venuto al mondo (Twice Born in English-speaking markets) starring Penelope Cruz and Emile Hirsch debuted…
Mon, 09/24/2012 - 06:16
After winning the Grand Prix at this year's Cannes Film Festival in May, Matteo Garrone's Reality will finally open in Italian cinemas on the 27th of…
Mon, 09/24/2012 - 04:54
One of the oldest studios in Europe, Cinecittà Studios in Rome, is set to be transformed into a luxury tourist destination to combat its €4 million de…
Mon, 09/24/2012 - 04:47
After director Marco Bellocchio's critically-acclaimed film Bella Addormentata (Sleeping Beauty) failed to win any major awards at the Venice Film Fes…
Fri, 09/21/2012 - 04:58
The original mould by Leonardo da Vinci's 1508 sculpture study "Horse and Rider" is touring North America and the UK in the first-ever public exhibiti…
Fri, 09/21/2012 - 04:50
This week the highly-anticipated memoir of Raffaele Sollecito, ex-boyfriend of Amanda Knox and murder suspect in the death of British exchange student…
Wed, 09/19/2012 - 08:58
Words by Gabi LoganMime. Doctor of political science. Communist. Aristocrat. Women's rights activist. Billionaire.Miuccia Prada is many things. But fa…
Wed, 09/19/2012 - 04:58
After months of back and forth between Florence's mayor, the head of the city's museums, and the Italian Minister of Culture, the controversial search…
Mon, 09/17/2012 - 03:48
To mark the centennial of celebrated British novelist D.H. Lawrence's arrival in Italy, Gargnano on Lake Garda will celebrate D.H. Lawrence week from…
Fri, 09/14/2012 - 05:09
Gambero Rosso, Italy's most popular food guide, is marking the 20th anniversary of its Milan restaurant guide with the inclusion of three new categori…
Thu, 09/13/2012 - 08:35
Through the 26th of October 2012, Rome's Vatican Museums will offer special limited-entrance evening hours on Fridays for both tourists and residents.…
Sun, 09/09/2012 - 23:59
In his first victory of 2012, Italian cyclist Daniele Bennati won the 18th stage of the Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain) by a narrow lead of just half…
Fri, 09/07/2012 - 07:00
The three-day extravaganza that is the Italian national beauty pageant to crown Miss Italia, will be broadcast live on television this coming week-en…
Thu, 08/30/2012 - 22:05
To promote home-made food and community collaboration, a group of architects and artists are building public wood-burning bread ovens around Rome usin…
Thu, 08/30/2012 - 10:13
Istat, the Italian National Institute for Statistics, released a report on Italy's worsening air quality that shows how drastically Italy's cities exc…