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TIME. Florence has threatened to take the Italian government to court over questions of ownership of Michelangelo's iconic David.
The Italian Ministry of Culture claims that because the Florentine republic no longer exists, the statue belongs to Italy. (Read the article)
ANSA. An unusual show celebrating Italian fashion in the revolutionary 1920s is offering visitors the chance to snoop around the personal wardrobe of a woman who embraced the daring trends of the time. (Read the article)
ANSA. Venice's first ever female gondolier trainee passed her final exam this week and her name was added to an official list of those allowed to practice this age-old profession. (Read the article)
TELEGRAPH. An army of tax inspectors will be hitting Italy's finest resorts and marinas this summer in a clampdown on tax evaders. (Read the article)
AP. A stirring photo spread in the August issue of Vogue Italia was inspired by the Gulf oil spill, leaving readers wondering if the magazine crossed from evocative to insensitive. (Read the article)
ANSA. Montappone. The transformational power of hats in filmmaking is celebrated in an unusual new exhibition in this eastern Italian town. (Read the article)
AFP. Italian coffee maker Lavazza said on Wednesday it would buy seven percent of US company Green Mountain Coffee Roasters for 250-million-dollars (191 million euros). (Read the article)
Fans of Elizabeth Gilbert’s best-selling memoir “Eat, Pray, Love,” have been following in her footsteps ever since it was first published in 2006. The book describes a year Gilbert spent living in Italy, India and Indonesia on the rebound from a divorce and failed romance. Plenty of fans have replicated parts of Gilbert’s journey on their own. As an example, Australian tourist The OLYMPIAN. Zoe Moran was reading the book as she stopped by the San Crispino ice cream shop near the Trevi Fountain in Rome, where Gilbert ate gelato three times in one day. “I just got to the part in Rome, so I’m trying to follow the footsteps of Gilbert,” she said. Gilbert writes of savoring good food and soaking up sights like the Villa Borghese and Piazza del Popolo. Meanwhile, not every place mentioned in the book has seen an uptick. Pizzeria Da Michele in Naples, where Gilbert says she had the “best pizza in the world,” and where Roberts filmed a scene in the movie, says the number of customers they’ve gotten has been about the same. (Read the Article)
REUTERS.COM Michela Vittoria Brambilla, an animal lover and tourism minister in Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's divided conservative government, said on Thursday that it was time for Italy to review the race to prevent cruelty to horses.
"If Catalonia renounced to bullfighting, we can renounce some races or palios, not only the Siena race, which is the most famous," Brambilla was quoted as saying by Italian media on Thursday. (Read the Article)
SI.COM The selection of a Brazilian-born player, Amauri Carvalho de Oliveira, better known as Amauri, has sparked a nationalistic and racially charged debate about who should play for Italy's soccer team.
A lawmaker with the Northern League government party, known for its anti-immigrant rhetoric, says Italy should promote homegrown talent rather than making room for "leftovers'' from other nations. (Read the article)