Tag: Italian culture

Everyday Italian: Newspaper Headlines, Jan 1 2009

Left: Savings: countdown: January 3 the sales begin, but some are already giving discounts Falls into a creek and his friend saves his life Happy birthday Riccardo! The great Cassin turns 100 [Italy’s “greatest living mountaineer,” a native of Lecco, turned 100 on January 2nd. There will be a statue etc.] Center: Taxes: The tax… Continue reading Everyday Italian: Newspaper Headlines, Jan 1 2009

Everyday Italian: Newspaper Headlines, Dec 2008

headlines from Dec, 2008 Left: The race for gifts paralyzes Lecco Lecco [the soccer team] defeated during the last minutes Center: Nurse at Manzoni [hospital], native of Lecco, dies on the Medale [local cliff face] Roads and trains in chaos [from holiday traffic, presumably] Right: Eluana: the decision [belongs to] the Udine clinic [this is… Continue reading Everyday Italian: Newspaper Headlines, Dec 2008

Apologia del Fascismo, in Flagrante

At this time of year, Italy’s newsstands offer a variety of calendars to suit every taste, from fast cars to naked women. But this one startled me, not least because it would seem to be in violation of Italy’s law against apologia del fascismo (“apology for Fascism”), which prescribes penalties against whoever “pubblicamente esalta esponenti,… Continue reading Apologia del Fascismo, in Flagrante

Learn Italian in Song: Certi Momenti

Certain Moments Pierangelo Bertoli, 1980 A song in favor of a woman’s right to choose, from a time when either choice to be made for an unwanted pregnancy resulted in social stigma. Unfortunately, the song is relevant still today. For the moment (2008), abortion is legal in Italy, but the political right wing and the… Continue reading Learn Italian in Song: Certi Momenti