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“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”), …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The Italian society has usually been identified as matriarchal and, as a matter of fact, there are many powerful Italian women who call the shots not only in their own families but also in successful businesses. Yet in most cases …

It’s generally agreed that the most popular Italian-American in Hollywood were from the seventies and the eighties. That’s because they were often first generation from immigrant parents and the link to their roots still very well regarded in their life. …

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 …

When it comes to fashion blogs, Chiara Ferragni’s blog may be one to triumph all others. The 27-year-old fashion blogger has a blog so massive that its value is worth more than $8 million.     This has resulted in …

Countless historical and artistic treasures, deeply rooted in the territory, are Italy’s most valuable assets. Both this unique heritage and the environment that surrounds it must be cherished and preserved, not only for their present value but also for the …