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I’m proud to say I can read Greek, recite some poems by Catullo and (with some effort, to be honest, after so many years)…

To bite the hand that feeds you. To be ungrateful to someone. To get your hands dirty. To engage in an unpleasant job. In…

VOICES FROM ITALY  When I discovered that this magazine existed I was taken aback. In 2004, I wrote a book with Barbara Santoro called…

Let’s not hide behind excuses. We Italian mothers are known throughout the world as more affectionate, more pampering, and more attached in every possible…

 Italian gestures are one of the internet’s favourite topics, with tutorials to learn the seemingly unlimited hand gestures that embellish Italian conversations. Although we…

 I looked at my beautiful jumper with disbelief. Prime Hugo Boss collection, light wool, as burgundy as a glass of an aged Bordeaux wine,…

 In 2015 Italy and the world are celebrating what would be the 100th birthday of Post-war Italian artist Alberto Burri. Born in Città di…

DO DO shake with a firm shake There is nothing worse than a weak handshake. When greeting someone, make your handshake strong and firm….

 One of the world’s most unusual and expressive dancers is the hand. Two of them, belonging to Michèle Anne De Mey and her husband…

They have been repressed for centuries, but now left-handers, or ‘lefties’, are having their revenge. Science is not yet sure what brings a person…