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...nation in need of a tonic, or a diversion, which is almost as therapeutic. Who could have guessed it would come in the trim form of a Texas blonde with a no-quit smile? That would be Farrah Fawcett, or Farrah Fawcett-Majors, as she called herself in her prime. (Not that there was ever a Farrah Fawcett Minor.) (See the 1976 TIME cover Charlie's Angels...
...fact: you made out with your sister,” I’m afraid I have to report from Rome that some Italians are not too pleased with some of the “kinky, steamy European sex” that Silvio Berlusconi, Italy’s Prime Minister, may or may not have taken part...
...scandal began when it was reported that the prime minister attended the high school student’s 18th birthday party and gave her a $10,000 necklace. A few days later Veronica Laria, Berlusconi’s wife of 19 years, told the Italian press that she was filing for divorce because of her husband’s dalliances with young women, citing in particular his bizarre relationship with Letizia. Earlier this month, the scandal really took off: Photographs came out in the Spanish newspaper, El Pais, which depicted nude guests (including Mirek Toplanek, the former Czech prime minister...
Berlusconi has denied it all. He says that his relationship with Letizia has only ever been appropriate and his parties innocent. And no, he has never paid for companionship. He adds that he cannot even have sex, due to an operation he had on his prostate. The prime minister claims that these false attacks have been launched by his enemies; in particular, he blames the left for trying to undermine him right before the EU elections, which took place at the beginning of the month, and the upcoming G8 conference, which will be held in L’Aquila...
...public’s business. My internship requires that I read the Italian papers daily and follow the wires from ANSA (Italy’s version of the AP). While I enjoy this part of my job, I do not want to read anymore about the Italian prime minister’s prostate. As long as he is having consensual sexual relations (nb: the age of consent in Italy is 16), I do not really care who he is or is not having them with. And I certainly don’t think sex should be political...