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ANSA. A Sardinian businessman has been cowed into self-censorship after fast food giant McDonald's took exception to his use of 'Mc' in the names of two tiny outlets. (Read the article)
ANSA. An Italian goat cheese made last year was officially recognised Monday as the biggest in the world. The Guinness World Record office in London told the cheese's makers in the town of Castel di Lama in Marche that the almost 535 kg whopper had beaten all comers. (Read the article)
ANSA. An Italian goat cheese made last year was officially recognised Monday as the biggest in the world. The Guinness World Record office in London told the cheese's makers in the town of Castel di Lama in Marche that the almost 535 kg whopper had beaten all comers. (Read the article)
GUARDIAN. Popular football programme unwittingly scrolled texts across screen among innocent messages of support for teams. (Read the article)
GAMASUTRA.COM UNICO National, which claims to be the largest Italian American service organization in the United States, has taken a stand against Take-Two Interactive in regards to the portrayal of Italians in Mafia II. Calling it "pile of racist nonsense", UNICO president Andre' DiMino is demanding that Take-Two hold back on releasing the title, which is due to hit retail on August 24th. (Read the article)
HAARETZ. I come from a big Italian family and that kind of pressure is not something I've been raised with," she told the U.S.magazine during a press conference. "I've always been proud of my body and my Jewish nose. Hollywood's Hollywood, but that’s not going to change." (Read the article)
NYT. We have been invited to stay in a farmhouse owned by an English family in October, in Calamandrana, Italy, which is in the vicinity of Asti. Do you have any suggestions for sightseeing? Are there any wineries we can visit? Is Turin far? I know there is a lot to see there. (Read the article)
AP. Veteran politician Francesco Cossiga, who led Italy's fight against domestic terrorism in the 1970s and 1980s but resigned after failing to save the life of a politician kidnapped by the Red Brigades, died on Tuesday. He was 82. (Read the article)
ANSA. A suspected member of the Neapolitan mafia, the Camorra, has been arrested by Italian police after being unable to resist his mother's culinary delights. (Read the article)
ANSA. Shooting on award-winning Italian director Paolo Sorrentino's first English language movie got under way in Ireland this week. (Read the article)