Italian men on the beach trying to pick up women are relying more on the heavyweights of literature than bodybuilding. According to a magazine survey of over 1,000 Italian men, some 68% of those aged 18- 55 take a book to the beach in hopes of catching the eye of a bathing beauty. Most have [...]
If you’re interested in leading Italy, a new course organized by current Premier Silvio Berlusconi could help you reach the goal. A three-day ‘training course’ for politicians held in the medieval jewel of Gubbio (Umbria) this week. The billionaire, often referred to simply as The Knight, has long been recognized for revolutionizing the Italian political [...]
2.5 million euro, Santa Rosalia (Palermo) 150,000 e. San Giovanni (Turin) 100,000 e. Sant’Agata (Catania) 45,000 e. San Giovan Giuseppe (Ischia Ponte) Every saint in Italy has his or her day — if they are the patron saint of a city it can also be a costly one. Topping the list of expensive venerated martyrs [...]
Tix & Flicks: The Venice Film Fest • Italian forums & newsgroups • Sample Subsonica’s Funky Sound • Check out Luisa Corna, starlet of the second… Tix & Flicks: The Venice Film Fest The 59th annual celebration of movies starts Aug.29 and runs til Sept. 8 — and aside from the usual bickering over whether [...]
Italian practice: interactive quizzes • Cool Italian dishes for Hot Weather • Italian MP3s: resource guide • Scholarships for online Italian course Italian practice: interactive quizzes Test your vocabulary with these interactive quizzes aimed at kids: choose from categories like animals, the human body, the universe etc. http://junior.virgilio.it/directory/cgi/dir.cgi?ccat=46930 Cool Italian dishes for Hot Weather Expand [...]
Rome’s Colosseum, ancient symbol of blood sport, has become a beacon for protesting against the death penalty. Over the next few evenings, the project called “The Colusseum Illuminates Life” will brighten summer nights as a reminder of the value of human life.Filled with tourists during the day, one of the eternal city’s most famous monuments [...]
30 million Italians on vacation (est.) 6,300 flights over weekend 10 mile back-ups (average) on autostrade 6 cops sent from North to keep law in South About half the country is on vacation the first two weeks in August, known as the ‘summer exodus.’ Most Italians spent the first hours of a much- awaited break [...]
Two years ago, zoomata readers were briefed on the brouhaha over traditional songs of the Calabrian Mafia turned into a CD called ‘Il Canto della Malavita.’ The CD, still banned in Italy, has been released in the US causing considerable debate. Our article was cited by Italian news site Clorofilla: www.clorofilla.it/articolo.asp?articolo=2142 Here’s the original article: [...]
It’s mosquito season and what better way to test your Italian than nitpick for errors in this instruction manual for an electric bug zapper. Everyday proof that universal translators are far from perfect…The first reader to send back a “debugged” Italian version wins an Italian mosquito kit complete with a citronella candle and itch creme, [...]
