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THE STAR-LEDGER. In the summer of 1930, Filomena Bianco was a newly married teenager, preparing to emigrate from her small hometown in Italy to America. When an earthquake struck, destroying the town, her move was delayed. (Read the article by Julia Terruso)
NEWSWEEK. Sitting in his Milan studio at a sleek glass table made from the front half of a Fiat 500 car, Lapo Elkann is a bundle of harnessed energy. The raffish grandson of former Fiat chairman and style icon Gianni Agnelli, Elkann is the quintessential Italian playboy who has slalomed a fine line between his aristocratic lineage and his wild side. (Read the article by Barbie Latza Nadeau)
CORRIERE DELLA SERA. If it’s true that you lie to your friends on Facebook and tweet the truth to strangers on Twitter, then fashion designer Stefano Gabbana, the volcanic half of the Dolce&Gabbana team, has cleared up what he thinks about Italian justice and taxes, or at least the parts that are dealing with the tax evasion charges he faces with his partner at work, Domenico Dolce. (Read the article)
BOSTON GLOBE. For the grand opening of Gaga's Workshop, it seemed as if Lady Gaga chartered a sleigh, picked up Santa Claus and Willy Wonka along the way and landed Monday night at Barneys New York flagship on Madison Avenue. (Read article)
THE BOSTON GLOBE. Only about a quarter of Italians favor reforming labor laws to make it easier to fire workers, or raising the retirement age from 65 (and sometimes lower) to 67 -- two of the reforms considered critical to curb Italy's public spending and boost economic growth. (Read the article by Nicole Winfield)
ANSA. Italy's new government is following events in the Arab world closely and Mediterranean policy is among its priorities, Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi said on a visit to Kuwait. "The Italian government decided to express its attention for the Arab world with the Kuwait mission, just a few days after my appointment," said Terzi. (Read the article)
CNN. His fall from government has not stopped the creativity of the flamboyant former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who has written the lyrics for a new CD out Tuesday. "True Love," by Neapolitan guitarist and singer Mariano Apicella, contains 11 songs written in the last two years, Apicella told CNN. (Read the article by Livia Borghese)
ANSA. The German weekly Der Spiegel called the iconic bronze statue of Rome's she-wolf an imitation, bringing an old scholarly row back into the spotlight. "The symbol of the eternal city should be 2500 years old," the report said, "but such is not the case". (Read the article)
THE NEW YORKER. Saul Steinberg grew up in Romania and became an American artist, but between 1933 and 1941 he lived in Milan, studying architecture, publishing drawings in humor newspapers, and trying to outrun the forces of anti-Semitism, which had sent him into exile in the first place. (Article by Blake Eskin)
TOMS RIVER. Since 1990, Rivoli’s Italian and Seafood Restaurant, a family business owned by Tony and Laura Rivoli, has been serving the Jersey Shore traditional Italian fare alongside their in-demand, house original Italian dishes. (Read the article by Christa Riddle)