In which I learn some new Italian words and discover that April Fools Day in Italy has something to with…fish? …
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Portrait photo by: Rudolf Bekker Andy Lifschutz is a New York and Rome based jewelry designer with a laid back…
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From the verb dipingere (to paint) comes the noun dipinto (a painting). For example: Questo é un dipinto con natura…
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* If last week’s Italian tongue twisters weren’t enough, here are four more pronunciation challenges to test your fluency. I…
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The Ides of March: a historic turning point in Roman history, when Caesar was assassinated and the great shift from…
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* If you really want an Italian language challenge, try these tongue twisters! If saying them out loud doesn’t make…
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This recipe for pesto di agrumi (citrus pesto) will get you in the mood for spring and give you a taste…
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An afternoon excursion with Context Travel’s Hilary Bockham covers the history of the Grand Tour and the English Romantic Poets…
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You know when you pick up a copy of The New Yorker, or maybe Time magazine, Rolling Stone, Newsweek –…
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Readymade at the Gagosian, Impressionism at The Ara Pacis and Museo Palazzo Cipolla, and Nomachi photography at MACRO Testaccio. In a…
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The Santa Susanna English-language library (that we wrote about here) is having a used book sale that starts Wednesday, February…