http://dir.salon.com/topics/italy/?source=rss&aim=italy en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT By Andrew O'Hehir Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/10/08/salo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/10/08/salo/index.html?source=rss Pasolini's "Salò" blends fascism, de Sade and upscale art cinema into the most notorious film in the medium's history. Watch it at home! By King Kaufman Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/olympics/feature/2008/08/07/maraniss/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/olympics/feature/2008/08/07/maraniss/index.html?source=rss An interview with David Maraniss, whose new book argues that many current Olympic issues can trace their roots to Rome. By Gary Kamiya Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2008/07/22/rome/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2008/07/22/rome/index.html?source=rss The Eternal City is too vast and ancient to grasp, and the harder you try, the more it slips away. So you have to dream your way into it. By Catherine Price Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/05/20/gay_pride_in_italy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/05/20/gay_pride_in_italy/index.html?source=rss Italy's minister for equal opportunity thinks gay pride events are "pointless" because "homosexuality is no longer a problem" in the country. By Tracy Clark-Flory Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/05/20/italy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/05/20/italy/index.html?source=rss Spain's equality minister says Silvio Berlusconi is a chauvinist who needs psychiatric help. By Ann Bauer Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/05/16/italian_vacation/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/05/16/italian_vacation/index.html?source=rss My trip to Italy was perfect -- except for the part where I couldn't stop worrying about money, my children and the state of my marriage. By Lynn Harris Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/04/22/abortion_in_italy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/04/22/abortion_in_italy/index.html?source=rss Abortion is legal there, but only 30 percent of doctors will do it. By Tracy Clark-Flory Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/04/22/rape/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/04/22/rape/index.html?source=rss An Italian politician suggests women wear tracking devices for rescue from rapists. By James Hannaham Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/04/22/strangers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/04/22/strangers/index.html?source=rss A man gets 10 days in jail for staring intensely at a female commuter. By Andrew Leonard Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/03/31/mozzarella_china/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/03/31/mozzarella_china/index.html?source=rss China is the latest to ban imports, citing dioxin concerns. But how did the seventh century barbarian nomad Avars get involved in this mess? By Rebecca Clarren Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/good_life/2007/12/01/organic_wine/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/good_life/2007/12/01/organic_wine/index.html?source=rss Figuring out which (if any) organic wine to buy can feel like navigating dawn with a hangover. By Catherine Price Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/05/15/venice_gondoliers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/05/15/venice_gondoliers/index.html?source=rss Venice's first female gondolier is making waves -- and not everyone likes it. By Cary Tennis Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2006/12/21/brazilian_girl/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2006/12/21/brazilian_girl/index.html?source=rss I'd been hurt before -- but then it happened: An amazing married Italian! By David Puner Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/realitytv/2006/12/11/immolation_tv/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/realitytv/2006/12/11/immolation_tv/index.html?source=rss Man tries to kill himself on Italian program. By Nona Willis-Aronowitz Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/10/20/lollobrigida/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/10/20/lollobrigida/index.html?source=rss The septuagenarian Italian film star is set to wed a man 34 years her junior. That's amore! By Anna Monardo Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/literary_guide/2006/10/09/southern_italy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/literary_guide/2006/10/09/southern_italy/index.html?source=rss The grit -- and beauty -- of this land of Mafioso is captured in the mysteries of Leonardo Sciascia and the expat writings of Mary Taylor Simeti. By Page Rockwell Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/08/28/last_names/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/08/28/last_names/index.html?source=rss Italian law has long required that newborns get their dads' last names, but a new roster of female lawmakers is proposing some changes. By Farhad Manjoo Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2006/07/12/stille/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2006/07/12/stille/index.html?source=rss An excellent political biography of the former prime minister exposes the evil genius of the man who practically owns Italy. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2006/07/10/monday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2006/07/10/monday/index.html?source=rss Italy wins the World Cup as French legend Zidane is sent off. Let's do the same to the penalty-kick shootout. Plus: The Twins' side-arming blogger. By Allen Barra Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/literary_guide/2006/06/26/venice/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/literary_guide/2006/06/26/venice/index.html?source=rss Get to the city of canals before it disappears -- and don't forget to grab Calvino, James and, of course, Thomas Mann. By Lynn Harris Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/03/08/rape_sentence_reduced_for_ptsd/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/03/08/rape_sentence_reduced_for_ptsd/index.html?source=rss An Italian court reduces U.S. soldier's sentence on the grounds that war made him "less sensitive to the suffering of others." By Laura Miller Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2006/02/16/dunant/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2006/02/16/dunant/index.html?source=rss 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 Sarah Goldstein Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/01/30/no_sex_on_campaign_trail/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/01/30/no_sex_on_campaign_trail/index.html?source=rss Italy's P.M. straps on a chastity belt for reasons unclear. By H.H. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/latenight/2006/01/26/pascrell/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/latenight/2006/01/26/pascrell/index.html?source=rss Colbert interviews New Jersey Rep. Bill Pascrell By Tim Grieve Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2005/12/15/coalition/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2005/12/15/coalition/index.html?source=rss As Iraqis go to the polls, one more foreign government announces that some of its troops are headed home.