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AFP. A small wooden guitar painted by Pablo Picasso for his daughter Paloma has been found in a shoe box in the apartment of an Italian businessman in Pomezia, near Rome, Italian media reported Tuesday. (Read the article)
REUTERS. Actor Dustin Hoffman has generated rave reviews for decades but is now drawing boos for his stumbling Italian in a filmed tourism spot for the country's Marche region. (Read the article)
Foreignpolicy. This year, Berlusconi gave journalists plenty to work with, from his bickering with his wife to his bickering with the courts. But is he muffling Italian journalism at the same time? (Read the article by Annie Lowrey)
NYT. The Borough of Seaside Heights, N.J., issued a statement saying that although it gave filming permits to the production company that filmed “Jersey Shore,” it “does not condone any discriminatory remarks against Italian-Americans, domestic violence or the promiscuous and otherwise bad behavior portrayed on the show.” The statement continued: “The people on the show are certainly not indicative of the majority of those who visit, and enjoy the Jersey Shore and Seaside Heights every summer.” (Read the full news)
THE NEW YORK TIMES. Through Jan. 17, CaixaForum Madrid (Paseo del Prado 36; 34-91-33-07300; www.lacaixa.es/obrasocial; free admission) is showing “Palladio, the Architect (1508-1580),” an exhibition conceived to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the architect’s birth. (Read the article by Andrew Ferren)
THE NEW YORK TIMES. After an earthquake in April killed hundreds and left tens of thousands homeless in and around this medieval and Baroque city some 70 miles northeast of Rome, the emergency relief efforts were extraordinary. Volunteers from all over Italy rushed to help. (Read the article by Michael Kimmelman)
ANSA. he revolutionary creations of two of Italy's greatest 20th-century artists are spotlighted in an important new exhibition running in this Sicilian city. The event at the Palazzo Valle brings together around 100 masterpieces by Alberto Burri (1915-1995) and Lucio Fontana (1899-1968), both of whom had a profound impact on modern art. (Read the article)
ANSA. Italian offspring are as reluctant to fly the nest as ever with nearly half of those under 40 still living at home with their parents, according to a new study released Monday. The report by national statistics bureau Istat from data collected between 2003 and 2007 showed over 48% of Italians between the age of 18 and 39 under their parents' roofs. (Read the article)
ANSA. Exports of Italian sparkling wines to the United States this year overtook those of French champagne in volume and narrowed the gap in terms of value, according to the Italian Wine & Food Institute (IWFI). (Read the article)
EXAMINER. Sen. Joseph Vitale of Woodbrige, New Jersey recently sent a letter asking that the show be removed off the air. Vitale, who is also the chairman of the The New Jersey Italian American Legislative Caucus, joins many other voices who feel that the show's portrayal of ethnic stereotypes has got to go. (Read the article)