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Reports in Italy claim that the 73-year-old billionaire plans to return to the same cosmetic surgery clinic - believed to be in Switzerland - to remove any lingering signs of the miniature Duomo allegedly hurled at him by Massimo Tartaglia from point-blank range on Dec. 13, slicing open his flesh, and breaking his nose and two teeth.(See a photo-essay on Silvio Berlusconi and the politics...
...compromise. "The attack of Berlusconi was tragicomical, like his entire personal story," says Martera. "The blood on his face was dramatic. But from a symbolic point of view, it's a bit hard to take too seriously an attack where the weapon is a miniature replica of the Duomo...
Though not lethal, the point-blank hurling of a miniature replica of Milan's Duomo was a brutal and violent act that could have done even more damage than the broken nose, two cracked teeth and sliced lip the Prime Minister suffered. Doctors at San Raffaele Hospital in Milan have run repeated MRIs on Berlusconi; there have been no signs of neurological damage so far. Berlusconi told aides that only a miracle prevented him from being blinded in his left eye. Interior Minister Maroni said the attack could have been fatal...
...rocks in the top-floor bar of La Rinascente department store, tel: (39-02) 88521. With its curving glass walls and terrace, it's like being on the deck of a glamorous ship; you can almost reach out and touch the statues that crown the roof of the Duomo. My favorite place for listening to classical music is the Sala Grande at the Conservatory, tel: (39-02) 7621 1012, which has a slightly decadent air, as if it was a private sitting room. Afterward, I might drop into Bar Jamaica, tel: (39-02) 876 723. Opened...
...Alessandro Rosso, 50, hotelier At aperitivo hour, I love to wander through the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II at the Piazza del Duomo. It's a fairytale setting for the free classical piano recital held there every night. A few minutes' walk away, next door to La Scala, is my favorite restaurant, Il Marchesino, tel: (39-02) 7209 4338. Try deep-fried sole with tempura vegetables in sweet-and-sour ginger sauce, or have oysters and champagne as a pre-theater snack. Afterward, a ballet at La Scala, tel: (39-02) 7200 3744, is a magical experience. Then I'd walk...