Despite thousands of ways to dress a plate of spaghetti, Italians love the classics. The favorite variant in the Bel Paese is a simple plate of pasta with tomato sauce. All other versions combined — seafood, pesto, cream sauce, baked — were named as favorites by only 25% of the 1,000 Italians surveyed by Cirm [...]
zoomata.com staff updated:Wed Oct. 22 7:51 amWith a dramatic last-minute timing worthy of opera, Italians are protesting the return of the Axum Obelisk to Ethiopia. The Italian government agreed to give back this enormous chunk of fascist booty over 50 years ago, but only got around to taking it apart earlier this month. Slated to [...]
Each month we introduce you to someone who has made the dream of picking up and moving to the Bel Paese a reality. In their own words they share the good parts, the bad parts and the just plain absurd moments of day-to-day life in Italy. Looking to move to Italy? Try the reader-recommended Survivor [...]
Pope John Paul II now accepts all major credit cards. The Vatican in Rome recently entered the era of modern charity by accepting donations through credit cards. Security experts, however, criticized the fact that the Holy See asks donors to take such a large leap of faith — by sending credit card information via fax [...]
by Nicole Martinelli posted:Thu Oct. 2/2003 15:12 pm Chalk up another one for Renaissance genius Leonardo Da Vinci — he just may have invented plastic. A couple hundred years before Alexander Parkes debuted with man-made plastic at the 1862 Great International Exhibition, Leonardo had already developed a material similar to bakelite. In addition to painter, [...]
1 nationwide blackout that ‘could never happen’ 18 hours, before power restored completely 17% (circa) imported energy, Italy 2% European average (infinite) bickering 1 cultural/technological shift: cell phones over church bells Italy’s recent blackout, for which anyone in a position of responsibility is sticking to the ‘it’s not my fault’ alibi, has a few interesting [...]
