Il Bel Paese visto da fuori

“The employment disparity between northern and southern Italy is unmatched by any other EU nation. Even in 2023, Italy is the European country with the greatest regional disparities: while 79.6 per cent of inhabitants between 20 and 64 years of age work in the province of Bolzano, in Campania, Calabria and Sicily, the employed are […]

“Political scientists have long argued that a defining characteristic of populism is the distinction between a “pure people” and a “corrupt elite”. In the turbulent politics of the early 21st century, few public figures have promoted that worldview with as much vigour and impact as the Italian comedian Beppe Grillo”. Fonte: The Guardian Link: The […]

“But just north of the Milanese giants, two charming Lombardian towns gathered at one of the world’s most iconic lakes to cheer their sides against each other for the first time in Serie A history”. Fonte: Forbes Autore: David Ferrini Link: Italy’s Two Richest Clubs Meet For The First Time In Serie A History

“The government has been discussing ways to counter the move, which has frustrated Rome’s designs for banking consolidation, said two people with knowledge of the plans”. Fonte: Financial Times Autore: Silvia Sciorilli Borrelli Link: Rome rules out decree to counter UniCredit takeover bid for BPM

“On 18 November 2023, Giulia Cecchettin, 22, became Italy’s 105th victim of femicide that year. Her body, with more than 70 stab wounds, was found wrapped in black plastic bags in a ditch close to a lake north of Venice. Filippo Turetta, her ex-boyfriend, confessed to killing the biomedical engineering student, who was just days […]

“A piracy ring that gave 22mn subscribers in Europe cheap access to content stolen from international streaming services has been shut down by Italian authorities after a two-year investigation”. Fonte: Financial Times Autore: Amy Kazmin Link: Italian authorities shut down €3bn-a-year pirate TV ring

“For a modern audience, it’s tempting to valorize the Roman gladiator — strong, brave, fierce — as a masculine ideal. Indeed, Ancient Rome has become for many young men an exemplar of a “lost” masculinity, as evidenced by the social media accounts and TikTok posts celebrating Roman culture”. Fonte: The New York Times Autore: Melanie […]

“Justin Pichetrungsi is having lasagna this Thanksgiving, carrying on a tradition his parents started. But he’ll be making his from scratch. Thanksgiving was a rare day off for his parents, who ran a Thai restaurant, and they weren’t really turkey people”. Fonte: The New York Times Autore: Khushbu Shah Link: How Thanksgiving Lasagna Became an […]

“California woman Chelsea Waite says it was “nothing less than a miracle” when she snagged the new digital nomad visa that launched in April 2024, although there have been few accounts of people getting hold of one. Here’s how it fell into place for the self-employed public relations professional”. Fonte: CNN Autore: Maureen O’Hare Link: […]

“Such scenes have become common in the Italian capital and other towns and cities in recent years, amid the boom in popularity of rented e-scooters. But now the government is getting tough on wayward use of the vehicles as part of a broader overhaul of the highway code”. Fonte: The Observer Autore: Angela Giuffrida Link: […]