Roberto Saviano at King’s College London on his life under armed guard
Italian journalist Roberto Saviano will make a very rare appearance in London at Kings’ College London in conversation with Misha Glenny, investigative journalist and…
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‘One arm of Lake Como’… Penguin celebrates Alessandro Manzoni
One arm of Lake Como turns off to the south between two unbroken chains of mountains… Any recollection, Italian people? Yes, it is our…
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Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan stories will become a TV series
We met Elena Ferrante at the Italian Cultural Institute in London the other day. Ok, that was a joke. We didn’t actually met the…
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The two-folds Italian immigration. Luca Vullo’s two documentaries at the University of Westminster
Belgium first. The UK now. Italian immigrants have changed their country of residency but not their desire to leave. ‘From Sulfur to Coal‘ and…
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Come and meet the miracle man. Claudio Ranieri at the Italian Cultural Institute
What would you like to ask Claudio Ranieri if you could actually meet him? Where does he keep his magic wand, maybe. What’s the…
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Italian photography at Photo London
An Italian in London. Michele Bella, director of Galleria Valeria Bella, the first Italian gallery to be selected among the 80 leading international galleries to…
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The Italian flair at Photo London. Giacomo Brunelli on show
Giacomo Brunelli, the Italian photographer who has been living in the UK for a long time, has developed a special ‘black-and-white’ affection for London….
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Wear a piece of Italy. It might look well on you.
Would you wear an Italian masterpiece? You can. From 20th May OVS, the Italian high-street clothing brand, will put on the shelves of selected…
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Ranieri’s success is worth 90 million
Claudio Ranieri and the success of Leicester? 90 million. Ennio Morricone and his Oscar? 97 million. The astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti? 63 million. We are…
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Un italiano tra i libri: Roberto Saviano al festival di Hay on Wye
Un paese, 1500 abitanti, trenta librerie. Hay on Wye è famoso per questo. Non so se tutti gli abitanti siano accaniti lettori. Di sicuro,…
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Vedi Londra e poi ‘buttati’. The Orbit diventa lo scivolo più lungo al mondo
Può l’arte diventare divertimento? Boris Johnson, sindaco già con un piede fuori dalla porta, crede di sí. Anish Kapoor, artista anglo-indiano, invece non è…
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Addio mance? Il governo vuole abolire il ‘discretionary service charge’
Il ‘discretionary service charge‘ potrebbe avere i giorni contati. La proposta del governo di abolirlo dal conto potrebbe avere conseguenze importanti per tutti quelli…
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