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Italian hip-hop rap singer: Fabri Fibra "Speak English" irony

20 April, 2020
Italians don’t do irony, but Fabri Fibra does in this hilarious single from the Italian rap singer’s new album “Chi vuole essere Fabri Fibra?” (”Who wants to be Fabri Fibra?”). Above is a video of the new single “Speak English”,…

Rome high fashion event: the best in emerging men's fashion

20 April, 2020
Rome will be the capital of haute couture from Friday July 9 to July 14th with the AltaRomAltaModa event, which celebrates art, fashion and old-school tailoring tradition. The event starts on Friday with the multimedia exhibition “Il gesto sospeso”, inspired…

After Naomi Letizia: Berlusconi for Nobel Peace Prize

20 April, 2020
In a bid to rid Berlusconi of a lecherous image created by the Naomi Letizia scandal, his supporters are seeking a Nobel Peace Prize nomination for the Italian prime minister.The reason would be that Berlusconi saved lives in helping to…

Colosseum restoration to be finished by 2013

20 April, 2020
We don’t know the exact date the restoration will begin but according to the Italian Culture Minster Sandro Biondi it should be finished by 2013! The Italian government is now looking for private sponsors to help it restore one of…

Monetine: Daniele Silvestri's new album

20 April, 2020
Daniele Silvestri’s new single Monetine has just been released. Don’t worry, it’s just a taste of what’s really in store for Silvestri’s lovers: a new double album that will be out in May, just a year after his last one.…

Cittavecchia: a home-made brewery in Trieste

20 April, 2020
There’s this small brewery in Trieste called Civitavecchia. Actually it’s located in an area named “Prosecco Station” which tends to make one rather think of sparkling white wines! Anyway this brewery produces home-made beers of high quality and above all…

100 years of comics in Italy with Cartoomics 2008

20 April, 2020
If you know anything about Italian literature you might rattle off a couple of poets’ names or discuss “I promessi sposi” (The Betrothed). Maybe even Pinocchio might get a mention and you’d be getting warmer to our post today: one…

Organic gardens for Michelle Obama's visit to Rome

20 April, 2020
The US first lady Michelle Obama will inaugurate a new organic garden in Rome as part of a move to promote organic food and sustainable food economy in the Italian capital. The popularity of having your own veggie patch is…

Revving up for the Elegance Contest at Villa d'Este

19 April, 2020
The traditional elegance contest, dedicated this time not to women, but to 50 beautiful vintage cars, built from the 20s to the 70s, will start at Villa d’Este on 25th April. Along with them, you will also have the chance…

Raphael drawing £ 6 million expected at auction

19 April, 2020
On 8 December, Christie’s will put on the block a drawing by Raphael, one of the greatest artists of Renaissance period; the piece (Head of a Muse) is a study the artist used for his Parnassus, a beautiful fresco commissioned…

Lecce's Roman Amphitheatre

19 April, 2020
Lecce ‘s amphitheatre, one of the great masterpieces of ancient times, was mentioned in several old manuscripts , but no one seemed to know its exact location. It was accidentally unearthed by a group of bricklayers who were building a…

Belen Rodriguez super sexy for Max

19 April, 2020
Scandalous Belen Rodriguez told reporters that she thinks of herself as a clever girl and a woman who knows what she wants! Well, there was no need to say that…her life speaks for itself! But today we are not here…

Cross-country skiing in Italy: tax free resort Livigno opens season

19 April, 2020
Livigno, Italy’s tax-free ski resort in northern Lombardy, is opening its cross country ski track. With snow falls and low temperatures, the three kilometre freestyle track is already available for warm-up sessions and training before the real ski season starts.Livigno’s…

Rome celebrates comic strip hero Diabolik

19 April, 2020
Rome pays homage to one of the most loved Italian comic strip heros of all time: Diabolik. I don’t know if the word really suits him, after all we are talking about a thief, but a thief , mind you,…

Restaurants in Milan: wine, food and art at "Le Barrique"

19 April, 2020
These pics come from Milan’s wine bar “Le Barrique”, a sophisticated little spot not far from Parco Sempione and the Piccolo Teatro. In a side street called via Anfiteatro, that leads onto via Legnano, you’ll find “Le Barrique”: a bar,…

Italian singers: new talent from Amici television final

19 April, 2020
Italy’s talent show ‘Amici’ concluded this week, with some tough competition from the final four candidates who competed for the victory. With most of the competitors already gaining record contracts and entre to other projects, victory on the ‘Amici’ show…