FLORENTINISMS
Florentinisms
Ire
Your in-progress dictionary of florentine dialect
It is widely
known that the Tuscan vernacular, particularly Florentine, has the most
occurances of words derived directly from Latin. This issue's Florentinism …
Style + Fashion
Get it while it's hot
Florence summer sales bring bargains a go-go
Italy is recognized
the world over as a producer of original, well-made, high-quality products.
When we talk about ‘Made in Italy' we are
usually referring to fashion, the most successful and-according to me, at
least-the most delightful of the Italian industries. Lately, however, high
costs and …
Florentinisms
Bischero, Ganzo
Your in-progress dictionary of florentine dialect
Linguists
and scholars agree: the Florentine dialect can be considered the origin of the
Italian language. Thanks to writers and poets like Dante …
Italian Sketches
Achille Lauro
The Neapolitan Onassis
In
October 1985, US fighter planes intercepted an Egypt
airliner flying the hijackers of the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro to freedom
in Tunisia,
forcing it to land in Sicily,
where the terrorists were arrested by Italian police. This was the end of a
two-day drama during …
Il Fatto Bello
Good luck guest
Il fatto bello della settimana. Moments from everyday Italy
I have recently been accused of wanting all things in
life to be lovely. And in a country where cynicism is a means of survival and a
way of life, the comment was meant to be an insult. Of course, I had no
adequate …
Italian Sketches
Emilio Pucci
The noble designer
By July 1943, it was obvious that Italy was facing imminent defeat by the Allies in World War II. In an attempt to mitigate the inevitable devastation and destruction, the Fascist Grand Council passed a vote of no confidence against Mussolini, …
Style + Fashion
Look hot while staying cool
Your Florence fashion guide
Though spring officially lasts until June 21, the world, and Florence in particular, is seeing its climate change drastically from winter to summer. Keep your ears open and you will hear everyone lamenting that the mezze stagioni (fall and spring) have …
Italian Voices
Control issues
A window on language and customs in Italy
A month after I had settled into my new apartment, my ex-landlady called. She had just received a notice in the mail from the garbage collectors. They had neglected to bill our neighborhood for three years and now that they'd finally …
Italian Sketches
Bettino Craxi
It all began on February 17, 1992 with the arrest of a man called Mario Chiesa. Chiesa was not only the director of the Pio Albergo Trivulzio, Milan's largest old people's home, but he was also a member of the Italian …
Il Fatto Bello
Boys will be men
Il fatto bello della settimana. Moments from everyday Italy
Some jobs pay the rent, some don't. Some make you want to wear your walking shoes, some make you want to hide under the bed alongside your slippers. I'm sure you know the type of employment I mean. It's the kind …
Families + Kids
Delight in the details
Mischief in Tuscany
by Ellen Wert
‘This little pig went to market...' is the premise of Nancy Shroyer Howard's engaging Mischief in Tuscany: Running Wild in a Famous Painting. When a Cinta Senese pig with an imagination bigger than his splendid white belly goes to market by …
Il Fatto Bello
Carried away
Il fatto bello della settimana. Moments from everyday Italy
In Italy, want-ad newspapers have a dual function. They keep you abreast of all the jobs that have recently become available throughout the territory. They also spur you to not take yourself too seriously. Venice's paper is called Il Boom. The …
Italian Sketches
Franca Viola
With no shame and no blame
Important social changes that began taking place in Italy after World War II gained momentum with the economic boom of the 1960s. Rigid family relationships were modified as young people sought a more visible role in society and women called for …
Il Fatto Bello
Zia Meri
Il fatto bello della settimana. Moments from everyday Italy
House-hunting in Italy would be a delightful cultural experience if you didn't actually need somewhere to live. Looking for a place to rent in one of its cittt d'arte is a bit like having a close encounter of the third kind; …
Style + Fashion
En Vogue
Italy's most revered fashion houses celebrated
Miuccia's Newest Challenge
Miuccia Prada had just earned a PhD in political science when she decided to take the reins of her family's luxury leather goods business in 1978. Since then she has affirmed herself as the one of the world's most …
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