zoomata: a close-up on Italy

zoomata.com staff Can you say omertà? German high school students are learning Italian thanks to the son of Sicilian mobster Bernardo Provenzano.

Porn stallion Rocco Siffredi is now hawking potato chips in an Italian commercial. Not surprisingly, it’s in incredibly bad taste. Siffredi, 41, strolls around a Hefner-esque villa with pool, clad in a red silk robe surrounded by bikinied beauties.

by Nicole Martinelli Chinese New Year in Italy is a celebration unto itself. For starters, parades never take place on New Years or even on the same date in different cities. The year of the dog was celebrated in Rome February 4th and in Milan the next day. Milanese celebrations always have a special Italian [...]