ITALIAN VOICES
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'Allora'
A window on language and customs in Italy
It’s Monday night and I’m desperate for a word. The rest of the world is out watching the World Cup on the big screen. Italy is playing tonight and everyone else knows the word they are looking for. If they find …
Economy + Society
Heard the lastest about the Carabinieri?
A closer look at Italy's military police force
by Paolo Necchi
There was this peasant who lived up in the mountains on a narrow road. One day, he saw a carload of carabinieri military police driving backwards up the mountain. Why are you driving backwards? he asked.Because were not sure well be …
Economy + Society
The Mediterranean Diet and the italian paradox
The number one killer of Italians is heart disease. Also on the increase is the disturbing prevalence of eating disorders and obesity in children and young adults. These sad facts were recently shared at a conference on the Mediterranean Diet: Fact …
Italian Voices
'Ci penso io'
A window on language and customs in Italy
In Italy, a best friend is known as a ‘heart friend’ and my amico del cuore is called Giorgio Moro. Although this is not top secret information, I do have some qualms about using his full name in this article. Any …
Italian Voices
'Non c' storia'
A window on language and customs in Italy
The summer I turned seven, my cousin taught me an Italian children’s chant about a king who begged his jester to tell him a tale. ‘Once upon a time there was a king who sat on his sofa and said to …
Style + Fashion
Photographer to the stars
Aldo Fallai is the man behind the lens of fashion
As one of the fashion industry’s leading photographers, Aldo Fallai has had the opportunity to work with some of the greatest names in the fashion world. His story begins 25 years ago, when he was at a party and happened to …
Italian Voices
'Boh'
A window on language and customs in Italy
The morning of the election results I purposely avoided turning on the news. There was really no need. The state of Italy’s political future would be written on the barman’s face. I would know the results by the wrinkles on Maurizio’s …
Tuscany + Beyond
Where the wild things grow
by Sabine Eiche
You’re bound to have seen them in the countryside: men and women, often elderly, bent over double as they forage and pluck in fi elds and on grassy verges of roads, tossing their pickings into a sack. What are they gathering …
Sport + Leisure
Take me out to the ballpark
Playing baseball in tuscany
In countless cities and towns across the United States, baseball season is gearing up. Little
League teams are holding tryouts and lining up practices. Parents in Italy, however, need not
despair: baseball is alive and well, albeit Italian style, right here in Tuscany. …
Italian Voices
'Cara-bella-ciccia'
A window on language and customs in Italy
I have a good friend who assigns animals to everyone she meets. I, on the other hand, am partial to fictitious characters. I currently work with four Italian men. In my mind’s eye, they are the Wizard, the Scarecrow, the Tin …
Sport + Leisure
Where polo turns tuscan
Discovering new surroundings for an ancient sport
The origin of polo remains uncertain. The sport probably originated in the Middle East, where it was played on a barren field by nomadic warriors as early as 2500 years ago in Persia and perhaps as far east as China. The …
Italian Voices
'Un occhio della testa'
A window on language and customs in Italy
Italy’s normally salty prices get torn to shreds when sales season comes. From prezzi salati to prezzi stracciati, when prices are shredded, it’s time to go shopping. The country waits on bated breath as the stores mark down and the people …
Sport + Leisure
'Four weddings and a funeral': part 2
Vittorio Cecchi Gori My Third Marriage My third marriage was not entirely related to the history of the Fiorentina team. It was, in fact, a flesh and blood union between two real people - or more precisely, four. When my wife and I …
Sport + Leisure
A festival of dance
For upsoming dance events keep an eye on: www.teatroverdifirenze.it For more info on dance in Florence write to: danceon@danceconnectionone.it or info@florencedance.org Dance is entwined with the history and culture of different countries around the globe, and can communicate many different messages; it can mesmorize, …
Style + Fashion
Makeout: Italian style!
It was a beautiful day. Actually, it was a ‘become beautiful’ day. Cathy had won herself The Florentine’s makeover and I was going to be her accompanying journalist. We were both a bit nervous. If some women make beauty treatments their …466-480 | 481-495 | 496-510 | 511-525 | 526-540 | 541-555 | 556-570 | 571-585 | 586-600 | 601-615
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