Italy

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  • Destination: Venice

    Get to the city of canals before it disappears -- and don't forget to grab Calvino, James and, of course, Thomas Mann.
  • The PTSD defense for rape

    An Italian court reduces U.S. soldier's sentence on the grounds that war made him "less sensitive to the suffering of others."
  • "In the Company of the Courtesan"

    Sarah Dunant's follow-up to "The Birth of Venus" is an enjoyable romp through 15th century Venice, as told by a bawdy dwarf.
  • No sex on the campaign trail

    Italy's P.M. straps on a chastity belt for reasons unclear.
  • I'm just a Bill

    Colbert interviews New Jersey Rep. Bill Pascrell
  • The coalition of the not-so-willing-anymore

    As Iraqis go to the polls, one more foreign government announces that some of its troops are headed home.
  • Condi's trail of lies

    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.
  • Did the CIA lie to Italian police to cover up rendition?

    And is this what Condoleezza Rice means when she talks about respecting the sovereignty of other nations?
  • Niger forgeries: The Italian connection

    Did Italian spooks collude with American neocons to trump up evidence for war?
  • The accidental pilgrim

    Bush stumbles to Rome in search of Catholic votes -- but the pope may give him a much-needed lecture instead.
  • King Kaufman's Sports Daily

    Tax breaks for millionaires? Certainly not! Plus: Death to the sideline interview! And: A moving tribute to Roy Campanella's widow.
  • "The Italian American Reader"

    This scintillating collection, featuring great writing by Don DeLillo, Frank Lentricchia, Kim Addonizio and many others, gives this minstrelized group intellectual props.
  • "Anarchy" in the streets of San Francisco

    Police make record arrests as protesters try to shut down the city; meanwhile somber mood prevails at New York demonstration.
  • Europe's new world order

    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.
  • Love and sex

    Photographer Andrea Blanch asks Italian men to sit still, then asks them the hard questions.
  • Anywhere but here syndrome

    How do you enjoy traveling when all your companions want to talk about Disneyland?
  • The Michael Douglas effect

    An Italian study says that men in their 50s are likely to fall in love again -- with either their wives or someone new.
  • Twilight of the idol

    Turin is Nietzsche, and Turin is Christ's famous shroud. How do you reconcile the two?
  • Mixing sound

    A Vatican festival is mistakenly broadcast over Italian TV with porn-movie soundtracks.
  • Fuhgeddaboudit

    The Sopranos have made being Italian-American seem cool again, but maybe it's time to say arrivederci to all that.
  • La dolce Viagra

    A new study, funded by Pfizer, shows Italians are not sexually satisfied.
  • Italy's "morning before" pill

    A new drug being tested could provide erections that last an entire day.
  • "Mattanza: Love and Death in the Sea of Sicily" by Theresa Maggio

    A writer explores her obsession with an ancient Sicilian ritual steeped in the erotics of killing.
  • Actor playing Judas accidentally hangs himself

    Italian man dies onstage during an Easter reenactment.
  • Italian protesters vote in undies

    Upset about noise pollution at the nearby airport, voters in Agrate Conturbia make a scene in their skivvies.
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