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A world of interior architecture, furniture design, graphic design, light, art, and fashion: a true glamorous voyage through the habitat of music.
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Upon meeting Angelo Amorico, it’s immediately obvious why he’s so beloved by the likes of Oprah and the Obamas.
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A sold-out crowd at the Largo at the Coronet in Los Angeles got a treat when singer/songwriter Darren Criss’ performance of Laura Branigan’s 1982 hit pop song, “Gloria.” Pounding the keys of an old-fashioned upright piano, the former “Glee” star belted out the first half of the song in Italian to honor both “Gloria’s” songwriter Umberto Tozzi as well as the late 20th-century Italian fashion designer, Gianni Versace.
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An Italian court has ruled that one of the J. Paul Getty Museum's most prized antiquities, the Greek bronze known as “Statue of a Victorious Youth,” should be repatriated to Italy — but the Getty isn’t giving up the fight.
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Exclusive: Piera Aiello, who had to run for office anonymously due to mafia threats, poses for pictures for first time since 1993
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Despite the election result, the economy and stock market will do better than feared
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Italy’s finance minister has canceled a planned meeting in Paris with his French counterpart after the two countries clashed over Italy’s decision to refuse entry to a migrant rescue ship.
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Victoria Gatopoulos is half Italian. Her great grandparents immigrated from Italy. Her mother grew up in an Italian-American family in Brooklyn.
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You might think that a woman who has faced repeated rape and death threats would be ready to give up on men. But in the case of Italian politician Laura Boldrini, the abuse has had the exact opposite effect.
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At War For Love is one of a range of Italian films on show at the Cinema Italiano film festival, which kicks off its national tour in Christchurch on Wednesday at Academy Gold cinema, at The Colombo.