A close up of the Coliseum’s Christmas Tree in Rome , Italy
“No country on earth boasts a more elite counter-force aimed at the illegal trade in artifacts. And nowhere is that illicit trade more sophisticated than in Italy.”
National Geographic digs into the world of art-smuggling, and the “culture commandos” that staunchly defend Italy’s history.
“Culture commandos” combine the roles of archaeologists, paleontologists, art…
NEWS.NATIONALGEOGRAPHIC.COM
Are you ready for Sunday dinner? Here’s BuzzFeed‘s list of 27 Signs You Grew Up Eating Food in an Italian American Family
27 Signs You Grew Up Eating Food In An Italian-American Family
Pasta, olive oil, cheese, espresso, and wine: the five basic food groups.
FAMILY
It was a hot summer day in New Jersey and an Italian woman, nostalgic for her homeland, tried to make a traditional Sicilian granita with American ingredients. The result: Italian Ice – and the rest is history.
Story via http://munchies.vice.com/articles/the-best-italian-ice-is-frozen-in-time
The Best Italian Ice Is Frozen in Time
Di Cosmo’s Italian Ice still makes its famed frozen dessert the exact same way it did in 1915. The neighborhood may have changed, but the ice remains the same.
Italia Living shared Luxo Italia‘s photo.
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Hi Everyone! Guy from Connecticut here (one of the few men on this site?) to share the love of Il Volo – I stumbled upon them by accident a year ago and am now one of their biggest fans. Very few artists in the world have have made such a profound musical impact on my life as this trio from Italia has (maybe Adele, Sinatra, The Beatles?). As some of you have mentioned, many of those around us JUST DON’T GET IT – the quality of the voices, their beautiful songs, their incredible personalities, the message they present to the world, and the fact that they pulled this off with such maturity and professionalism starting as teenagers. Anyway, look forward to reading all your posts and sharing some of mine.
John
Hey John! You haven’t seen a rather ratty looking parrot flitting around, have you?! His name is Igor and all he does is sing “Grande Amore” over and over and over….!! Can’t miss him!!
That’s right Lynn, scare away the new guy!
Igor belongs to Pirate! Pirate is a whole different story! PIRATE! Come get that silly bird, will you?
Welcome John. Looking forward to your comments about Our Boys.
Hello John and welcome! Il Volo, Adele, Sinatra, Beatles. Yep, you belong here.
Welcome to the group John. We need more men represented. Joanie G
Hey Crew! If Adele is your girl her show “Adele Live In New York ” is on this Monday night after “The Voice” on NBC.
Ann! Cute stuff! The article from Net Geo is a good one. Italy has a daunting job trying to preserve and protect it’s cultural treasures. Their law enforcement are more than aware that they are protecting both Italy and the world’s patrimony. And now Italy has another “national treasure” Il Volo!
Here! Here!
Hey Marie, I think you mean “hear, hear!”
We know you’re there…
Can’t punctuate. Can’t spell. Yet I write something almost everyday. Haven’t decided if I’m brave or just without shame.
Nice to know that you know I’m here (hear?) though!
Of course we know you are there!
You keep us laughing!
Penina! Glad to know you’re here, hear? Miss your comments! I can’t punctuate worth beans! I,’m pretty handy with an exclamation point. That’s about it,though!
And here I thought you were handy with parrots!
Ann what an amazing post there is so much to read & be educated. Thank you for the time you put into this informative post.
Penina! A strictly defensive skill ! I wouldn’t need it if Pirate’d keep her demented bird at home where he belongs and not harassing innocent parties such as myself! Ya want him?! You can listen to Grande Amore morning, noon and night! He’s worse than Ignazio!
You have just raised the ire of the Precious lovers! Just WHAT did you mean by that remark??
Get her Penina!
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Just sayin’.
Where’s the lid?!
Do I have to do everything?
Looks like he wants to be a cooked parrot