Life + Style

Age is a state of mind. We all know that, but only some of us are really capable of acting accordingly. After over 30 years, the Italian producer and DJ Giorgio Moroder – credited as a pioneer of synth disco …

Michele Ferrero, the man renowned for giving the world Nutella, Tic Tacs, Kinder Eggs, and the ever-famous Ferrero Rocher chocolates, has passed away on Saturday, February 14th.  He had been suffering from a long-term illness and ultimately lost the battle …

The water canals in Venice, are being stripped of one of its most famous attractions: the serenading gondola ride experience. Newly issued water traffic regulations in Venice are not allowing for gondolas to group around in the canals.     …

On February 16th, thousands of people gathered in Ivrea, Italy to begin what is known as the traditional and historical Battle of the Oranges.  There are many celebratory carnivals all around town, and people quarrelling among the sticky and citrusy …

Many years ago the famous British writer Elizabeth Bowen announced to her friends that she intended to write a travel book on Rome. They warned her that better writers than she had tried to write about Italy and failed. To …

He became a teen idol while on the popular show Gilmore Girls, he has been a promising movie star, he has reached world wide recognition with the series Heroes, yet actor Milo Ventimiglia never subscribed to the ways of young …

“Oh, it’s not hard to die well. It’s hard to live well.” These are the famous words pronounced by the priest Don Pietro Pellegrini (played by Aldo Fabrizi) at the end of Roberto Rossellini’s “Roma città aperta” (“Rome Open City”), …

On February 24th it will be 12 years since Alberto Sordi, one of the greatest if not the greatest Italian comedic actor, passed away due to heart attack. His career spanned seven decades, starting at the end of thirties until …

The Italian young operatic pop trio Il Volo, made of two tenors Piero Barone and Ignazio Boschetto, and the baritone Gianluca Ginoble, won the first prize at the 65th Sanremo Music Festival finale, on Saturday, February 14th, with the song …

Every year in January, the Consumer Electronic Show showcases the latest technology from countries all around the world to the general public. This year at the CES (held at Las Vegas, Nevada) Italy had the opportunity to prove itself as …