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BROADWAYWORLD. It may sound like an ethnic stereotype to say Angelina Fiordellisi runs the Cherry Lane Theatre like an Italian mama, but it’s hard to resist as you listen to her talk about making a home for artists and tending to their needs. (Read the article by Adrienne Onofri)

ABC. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called violence against women an "abomination" Thursday and urged political leaders to take the lead in changing the attitudes of men who abuse women. (Read the article by Edith M. Lederer)

LOS ANGELES TIMES. The 1980s are a novelty — and a not too distant one — to the twentysomethings that the fashion business so desperately chases. So the time period is ripe for ripping off. (Read the article)

BBC. Some observers say Italy's recent focus on border controls and security neglects integration policy, at a time when the immigrant population has grown to more than four million, almost 7% of the total."Italy's becoming a caricature," said Sergio Carrera, a research fellow at the Brussels-based Centre for European Policy Studies. "It's becoming the example of a very extreme political discourse framing migration as a security issue, and justifying the implementation of very restrictive policies, having huge implications for human rights, fundamental rights, and social inclusion." (Read the Article)