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...DIED. Gillo Pontecorvo, 86, Oscar-nominated Italian director; in Rome. A resistance leader in World War II, Pontecorvo's war experiences informed his 1965 masterwork The Battle of Algiers, which depicted the brutal reality of the 1950s Algerian uprising against French colonial rule. While the documentary-style film won three Oscar nominations and the Golden Lion at the 1966 Venice Film Festival, French authorities-outraged by its depiction of torture by French troops-banned it until...
That's Life (CBS, 8 p.m. - all times Eastern) If the Italian American milieu in this comedy-drama were any more overfamiliar and phony, it'd be served at The Olive Garden with unlimited breadsticks and salad. In case you should ever forget the ethnicity of the characters, the soundtrack is packed with Frank Sinatra tunes, "That's Amore" and "Mambo Italiano," and there's actually a character with the surname Buttafucco (sic). That said, this series, about Lydia DeLucca (Heather Paige Kent), a 32-year-old New Jersey woman who ditches her troglodyte fianc? to go back to college...
Harvard students who care whether their faux-worn-in blazers have Italian, British, or American-cut shoulders are at the forefront of a trend: Dressing like a character in an Evelyn Waugh novel, a perennial Harvard pastime, is even more popular than ever here in Cambridge. Two august clothing vendors in Harvard Square—J. Press and The Andover Shop—have been supplying finals club members past and present with houndstooth and herringbone for decades. Denis E. Black, manager of J. Press, has worked in the Square for over thirty years and introduced generations of clueless freshmen...
...ever told: Of course it doesn’t matter, I’d love to wait too. Favorite childhood toy: Legos, but only to create and destroy, no playing. Sexiest physical trait: My oddly attractive facial hair...and my one and only piercing (with its Italian counterpart). Favorite part about Harvard: Pseudo-undeserved influence, and the red hot school-funded social scene. Describe yourself in three words: Skinny fast magnetic. In 15 minutes you are: Getting my read on with the company of a quality Hefeweizen. In 15 years you are: A semi-retired social activist entrepreneur living abroad...
...SMOKIN' Italian researchers say Leonardo used a blurring technique called sfumato, employing microscopic dots to create the smoky shadows near her eyes and mouth that make her stare so enigmatic...