Articles by ITALY
Thu, 05/03/2012 - 04:53
words by Gabi LoganAt 9pm this Saturday, the 5th of May 2012, MTV will televise its annual TRL (Total Request Live) award ceremony from Florence’s Pia…
Wed, 05/02/2012 - 05:18
words by Gabi LoganLuciano Benetton, head of the Italian clothing company United Colors of Benetton, announced through an interview in Italian newspap…
Tue, 05/01/2012 - 04:10
words by Gabi LoganVenice celebrated the 100th anniversary of the reconstruction of Venice’s Campanile (bell tower) of San Marco, adjacent to the Doge…
Mon, 04/30/2012 - 03:42
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This Tuesday, Italians are on holiday for the Festa del Lavoro (Labour Day). Also known as May Day, the Primo Maggio (May First)…
Thu, 04/26/2012 - 04:15
words by Gabi LoganVenice’s historic artisan lane, Calle del Fumo (Alley of Smoke), is lined with workshops turning out handcrafted leather, glass, me…
Wed, 04/25/2012 - 05:05
Words by Gabi LoganTwo Italian candidates—Mario Monti and Mario Draghi—are in the running for Time magazine’s annual person of the year cover feature,…
Tue, 04/24/2012 - 07:06
words by Gabi LoganAntonio Manfredi, director of the Casoria Contemporary Art Museum (CAM), is setting three works of art from the museum’s collection…
Tue, 04/24/2012 - 03:43
words Gabi LoganFrom the 22nd of April to the 6th of May 2012, eight mini-marathons will raise funds for research into rare and debilitating genetic d…
Mon, 04/23/2012 - 04:01
words by Gabi LoganNeopolitan University "Suor Orsola Benincasa" launched Citymate, a series of free, student-led tours, last week, coinciding with th…
Fri, 04/20/2012 - 04:06
words by Gabi LoganYoung Milanese photographer Pietro Baroni exposes the private side of Italy’s fashion capital in his online photo exhibition ‘Milan…
Thu, 04/19/2012 - 06:37
words by Gabi LoganMichelangelo Buonarroti’s architectural works are on virtual display this month at the 19th Annual Restoration Arts and Cultural Co…
Wed, 04/18/2012 - 04:24
words by Gabi LoganThe European Commission and the Italian Government have jointly pledged 105 million euros to the Great Pompeii Project, a four-year…
Tue, 04/17/2012 - 07:08
words by Gabi LoganFrom the 17th to the 22nd of April, the international design community is congregating at the Salone Internationale del Mobile (Int…
Mon, 04/16/2012 - 05:18
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This past Friday, actress Laura Morante’s directorial debut Ciliegine opened in 50 Italian theatres. Morante co-wrote, co-produce…
Fri, 04/13/2012 - 04:33
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Woody Allen's latest European destination film, To Rome With Love, debuted its first two-minute trailer last week. The film will…
Thu, 04/12/2012 - 09:52
words by Gabi LoganIn a public forum at Harvard University last Monday, editor-in-chief of Vogue Italia Franca Sozzani appeared with Arianna Huffingto…
Thu, 04/12/2012 - 07:03
words by Gabi LoganHelen Mirren's 500-year-old vacation home near Lecce, Puglia, lies at the centre of a local council investigation launched in late…
Thu, 04/12/2012 - 03:44
words by Gabi LoganToday, the British reading and writing charity Booktrust announced the shortlist for the 2012 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize (IF…
Wed, 04/11/2012 - 06:08
words by Gabi LoganFrom the 11th of March 2012 through the 27th of May 2012, Il Cassero in Montevarchi (AR) unites 70 rarely-seen works of art in the…
Thu, 04/05/2012 - 05:14
The Italian city of L'Aquila is holding a series of events to mark the third anniversary of the earthquake that killed 308 and left 60,000 homeless.Th…