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Culture
by Julie Burns | Fri, 08/23/2013 - 07:00
At an age when most grand dames are retiring from the limelight, Britain’s best-known diva, Joan Collins, has been recently on the road – at the incredible age…
Culture
by Katia Amore | Wed, 07/31/2013 - 08:32
I have to admit that when I first saw pictures of Domenico Crolla's pizza art, I thought they must have been baked in a "Photoshop oven"! I found the idea…
Culture
by Carol King | Fri, 07/19/2013 - 05:02
Anti-mafia magistrate Paolo Borsellino was murdered by the mafia on 19 July 1992. ‘Italy Magazine’ marks the anniversary of the death in an interview with our…
Culture
by Carol King | Mon, 06/24/2013 - 09:55
Carol King interviews choreographer, dancer and TV star Bruno Tonioli about Italy, food, and what it’s like being a judge on dancing competitions ‘Strictly…
Culture
by Carol King | Mon, 06/17/2013 - 08:55
Carol King speaks to Italian film director Ivano Fachin about his documentary of an ice-cream seller’s life on the road. Photos by Lorenzo Sammito As you’re…
Food & Drink
by Briana Palma | Fri, 05/24/2013 - 05:09
Catherine Fulvio is a rising star in Ireland’s culinary scene. Not only can her three cookbooks be found in shops across the country, but she’s also become a…
Culture
by Carol King | Mon, 04/29/2013 - 04:59
Carol King interviews the presenter of ‘The Mafia’s Secret Bunkers’: internationally recognised expert on the history of Italian organised crime, John Dickie.…
Culture
by Carol King | Mon, 03/11/2013 - 12:34
Carol King speaks to the director of the highly acclaimed film ‘Gomorrah’ Matteo Garrone about his latest movie ‘Reality’ starring a former mafia hit man. The…
Culture
by Briana Palma | Mon, 03/04/2013 - 10:06
Simonetta Agnello Hornby never dreamt of being a writer – of novels, that is. As a Sicilian-born lawyer living in England, she has spent much of her life…
Culture
by Carol King | Mon, 02/25/2013 - 05:34
In the fifth part of a series of interviews with those whose job it is to explain Italy to the world, Carol King speaks to Michael Day about his life as a…