Pat Eggleton
Articles by Pat Eggleton
Thu, 08/19/2010 - 07:16
Robert De Niro is said to be in final talks regarding a starring role in the film “Manuale d’Amore 3”, reports “Variety”. The first two “Manuale d’Amo…
Wed, 08/18/2010 - 05:29
Former President of the Italian Republic Francesco Cossiga died in Rome yesterday at the age of 82. Born in Sassari [Sardinia] in 1928, Francesco Cos…
Wed, 08/18/2010 - 05:13
Words by Pat EggletonWho really knows when a journey towards fulfilment begins? Looking back, I sometimes think that my journey towards the island of…
Tue, 08/17/2010 - 10:46
The Mayor of Rome, Gianni Alemanno, wants to impose a tax on demonstrations and processions which take place in the capital. The announcement, which h…
Tue, 08/17/2010 - 10:36
An earthquake which struck the Aeolian Islands at 14.54 yesterday caused no injuries but frightened many people, according to Italian media reports. T…
Mon, 08/16/2010 - 11:51
Words by Pat EggletonWe use “scusi” to draw attention, for example if we want to stop someone to ask the way:Scusi, signore /signora, dov’è il municip…
Mon, 08/16/2010 - 11:10
Words by Pat EggletonIf you are going to be in the Abruzzo region at the end of August and beginning of September, you will have the chance to see a v…
Mon, 08/16/2010 - 10:55
“The most beautiful place to be is in love.”
This 1996 film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci and written by Bertolucci and Susan Minot has it all: my…
Mon, 08/16/2010 - 10:44
After 900 years of male domination, the 425-strong Ente Gondola of Venice has accepted its first female member and the feminine word “gondoliera” has…
Mon, 08/16/2010 - 10:28
A ferragosto row over the ownership of what is arguably the most famous statue in the world – Michelangelo’s “David” – has broken out between the Mini…
Fri, 08/13/2010 - 10:19
In a previous article Nick Calvano told Italy Magazine how he found his Italian relatives through the internet and met them in March 2001. Now he and…
Fri, 08/13/2010 - 09:52
In this photo: Scala (Salerno Province)
Italy’s Civil Service Minister Renato Brunetta has inaugurated the ninth edition of “Scala incontra New York”…
Fri, 08/13/2010 - 09:42
Franca Sozzani, the editor in chief of Vogue Italia, likes to be controversial and in the August issue of the magazine she has run a 24-page spread of…
Fri, 08/13/2010 - 09:14
Words by Pat EggletonI’ve mentioned my wonderful hairdresser, Raffaele Falco, before. His salon is where I go for coffee and empathy, a gossip or advi…
Thu, 08/12/2010 - 05:31
Following last week’s story of a “super surgeon” who may leave Italy because of his frustration with its bureaucratic processes, it is a pleasure to b…
Thu, 08/12/2010 - 05:24
The small hill town of Montappone [Marche] has been a millinery centre since the seventeenth century and now it celebrates its art in an exhibition ch…
Wed, 08/11/2010 - 05:41
An unusual exhibition at the Vittoriano Museum Complex [Victor Emmanuel Monument] in Rome pays tribute to Italy’s “art police” and some of the works t…
Wed, 08/11/2010 - 05:24
In this photo: Mister Gay 2010 - source: gay.itTwo gay men who kissed each other on the beach at Ostia were told to leave after other bathers proteste…
Tue, 08/10/2010 - 11:54
A crop of genetically modified maize in Vivaro [Friuli- Venezia Giulia] was destroyed by “no global” protestors on Monday, reports ANSA. Two weeks a…
Tue, 08/10/2010 - 05:00
Words by Pat Eggleton
The titles signora and signorina do not, like Miss and Mrs in English, always denote marital status.
Signorina is used to addr…