The New Year Arrives with a Bang in Italy
We are over a week or so into the New Year. However despite official celebrations being over, fireworks are still going off in 2010 in Italy.
Italy – The Vatican and the Mafia
When mention is made of Italy mixed in with thoughts of pasta and wine will be the Vatican and, the mafia.
Italian Courage
The mafia is as Italian as pasta, and as efficient as some of the world’s top multinationals. In fact, it may be true to say that Italy’s mafia is the most efficient Italian ‘institution’ of all of Italy’s institutions.
Hot Italian Girls From Puglia and Sicily – Part Two
In the first part of this post I looked at some of the differences between the two southern Italian regions of Puglia and Sicily.
Italian News Roundup late-April 2009
As usual, there is plenty going on in Italy at the moment. This is just a brief summary of some of the stories which have caught my little eye over the last couple of weeks or so.
Gomorrah – The Book and the Film
Roberto Saviano’s almost surreal book about the Italian cammorra mafia has been made into a film. I’ve seen the film, and I’m reading the book.
The Mighty Mafia Business Machine
Reading Roberto Saviano’s book Gomorrah, which is an expose of the Camorra mafia which operates from Naples and its surrounding area, may provide some with an insight into the problems which beset modern day Italy.