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Get to the city of canals before it disappears -- and don't forget to grab Calvino, James and, of course, Thomas Mann.
By Allen Barra
June 26, 2006
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An Italian court reduces U.S. soldier's sentence on the grounds that war made him "less sensitive to the suffering of others."
By Lynn Harris
March 8, 2006
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Sarah Dunant's follow-up to "The Birth of Venus" is an enjoyable romp through 15th century Venice, as told by a bawdy dwarf.
By Laura Miller
February 16, 2006
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Italy's P.M. straps on a chastity belt for reasons unclear.
By Sarah Goldstein
January 30, 2006
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Colbert interviews New Jersey Rep. Bill Pascrell
By H.H.
January 26, 2006
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As Iraqis go to the polls, one more foreign government announces that some of its troops are headed home.
By Tim Grieve
December 15, 2005
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Condoleezza Rice's contradictory, misleading and outright false statements about the U.S. and torture have taken America's moral standing -- and her own -- to new depths.
By Sidney Blumenthal
December 8, 2005
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And is this what Condoleezza Rice means when she talks about respecting the sovereignty of other nations?
By Tim Grieve
December 6, 2005
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Did Italian spooks collude with American neocons to trump up evidence for war?
By Samuel Loewenberg
November 9, 2005
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Bush stumbles to Rome in search of Catholic votes -- but the pope may give him a much-needed lecture instead.
By Norman Birnbaum
June 3, 2004
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Tax breaks for millionaires? Certainly not! Plus: Death to the sideline interview! And: A moving tribute to Roy Campanella's widow.
March 24, 2004
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This scintillating collection, featuring great writing by Don DeLillo, Frank Lentricchia, Kim Addonizio and many others, gives this minstrelized group intellectual props.
By Michael J. Agovino
April 29, 2003
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Police make record arrests as protesters try to shut down the city; meanwhile somber mood prevails at New York demonstration.
By Michelle Goldberg and Katharine Mieszkowski
March 20, 2003
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The streets are jammed with protesters. Governments are at risk of falling. Analysts say Europe is ready for a break from the U.S. that could reshape global relations for years to come.
By Noah Sudarsky
February 13, 2003
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Photographer Andrea Blanch asks Italian men to sit still, then asks them the hard questions.
By Karen Croft
October 12, 2001
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How do you enjoy traveling when all your companions want to talk about Disneyland?
By Nancy Spiller
January 16, 2001
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An Italian study says that men in their 50s are likely to fall in love again -- with either their wives or someone new.
By Jack Boulware
November 1, 2000
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Turin is Nietzsche, and Turin is Christ's famous shroud. How do you reconcile the two?
By Jebediah Reed
September 22, 2000
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A Vatican festival is mistakenly broadcast over Italian TV with porn-movie soundtracks.
By Jack Boulware
September 20, 2000
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The Sopranos have made being Italian-American seem cool again, but maybe it's time to say arrivederci to all that.
By Maria Russo
August 24, 2000
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A new study, funded by Pfizer, shows Italians are not sexually satisfied.
By Jack Boulware
July 14, 2000
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A new drug being tested could provide erections that last an entire day.
By Jack Boulware
June 14, 2000
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A writer explores her obsession with an ancient Sicilian ritual steeped in the erotics of killing.
By Maria Russo
June 5, 2000
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Italian man dies onstage during an Easter reenactment.
By J.A. Getzlaff
May 8, 2000
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Upset about noise pollution at the nearby airport, voters in Agrate Conturbia make a scene in their skivvies.
By J.A. Getzlaff
May 4, 2000