Il Bel Paese visto da fuori

“Now, European leaders are counting on Meloni — a “fantastic woman”, according to Trump — to persuade the US president to hold back on his threat to hit the EU with tariffs to force it to spend more on defence and American energy”. Fonte: Financial Times Autore: Amy Kazmin Link: A fantastic woman’: can Giorgia […]

“Aside from the US tech billionaires and the Maga crowd, Trump’s inauguration included a notable international contingent, from fringe far-right European politicians to an Irish cage fighter”. Fonte: The Guardian Autore: Oliver Holmes Link: Meloni, Murdoch, McGregor … Who flew in for Trump’s inauguration – and who got in the room?

“Conspicuously absent at the inauguration were some of the Futurism scholars and critics who had spent the better part of the past year preparing the show. They were dismissed by culture ministry officials this summer and replaced with an organizing committee including an architect, an archaeologist and an expert in Medieval art”. Fonte: The New […]

Fonte: The Telegraph Autore: Nick Squires Link: How Italy stopped the migrant boats

“Italy’s government fears merger deals by some of the country’s biggest financial groups will sap its ability to summon patriotic investment in a crisis”. Fonte: Politico Autore: Ben Munster and Giorgio Leali Link: Rome warns its financial giants: Italy first!

“His shock-and-awe campaigns in the 1980s and ’90s helped turn Benetton from a small Italian brand into a global fashion powerhouse, with provocative advertisements that blurred the lines between marketing and activism, high art and consumer industry”. Fonte: The New York Times Autore: Amelia Nierenberg Link: Oliviero Toscani, Driving Force Behind Provocative Benetton Ads, Dies […]

“After forging unexpectedly fond ties with U.S. President Joe Biden, Italy’s right-wing Premier Giorgia Meloni is poised to leverage a more natural alliance with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump that positions her as a key interlocutor between the U.S. and Europe”. Fonte: abc News Autore: Giada Zampano Link: Italy’s Meloni to leverage strong ties with Trump […]

“The cause was a brain hemorrhage, said Antonio Rinaldis, who wrote a 2023 book with Mr. Morandi about his life on the island”. Fonte: The New York Times Autore: Elisabetta Povoledo Link: Mauro Morandi, Italy’s Robinson Crusoe, Dies at 85

“He shares her love of “Lord of the Rings” and called her “even more beautiful on the inside” than she is on the outside. She calls him a “genius” falsely portrayed as “a monster.” Now tech billionaire Elon Musk and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni are demonstrating the extent to which a power friendship can […]

“Italy is one of the world’s most beloved countries. Everyone knows or wants to visit Rome, Florence, Tuscany, Venice, Milan, and the Amalfi Coast. And with so many visitors, some Italian cities, like Venice, are taking measures to control tourism”. Fonte: Forbes Autore: Michael Goldstein Link: Italy’s Umbria Region Is A Less-Discovered Italian Gem