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...Ancient Rome is suddenly looking more youthful, and not because those shiny new Vespa scooters are everywhere. After a mysterious month-long absence, in which Italians speculated that their leader was recovering from plastic surgery, Prime Minister SILVIO BERLUSCONI finally stepped back in front of the cameras last week. Noticeably tauter around the throat and eyes, the billionaire politician conceded only that he "took a few hours for myself every morning to get back in shape." Face-lift or not, the hubbub proves that "more than a Prime Minister, Berlusconi is a star," says newspaper editor Giuliano Ferrara...
Visitors to Italy who limit their trips to a tour of Tuscan villas or a stint in Rome have no idea of what they're missing. Why not leave the mainland behind and take a short flight?or the ferry from Naples?to the rugged, romantic and historically resonant island of Sicily...
Electricity, like clean water, is a resource that's often taken for granted. But last summer, when blackouts struck much of the northeastern U.S., Ontario and Rome, consumers on two continents were given a painful reminder of just how fragile electricity supplies can be. The massive disruptions stranded commuters, defrosted freezers, shut down businesses and refocused attention on where most of the planet's power comes from: oil-and gas-fired generators and nuclear plants. These sources are not only plagued by creaky infrastructures, but they also pollute the environment and, many consumers feel, pose unacceptable health risks. Entrepreneurs like...
Long before anyone had ever heard of Miss Manners, Titus Maccius Plautus discerned the truth about hospitality. "No guest is so welcome in a friend's house that he will not become a nuisance after three days," wrote ancient Rome's great playwright. With the holiday-travel season upon us, there are ample opportunities to annoy friends and family with burdensome visits. For that reason, TIME checked in with two experts, Letitia Baldrige and Peter Post--both out with new etiquette books--for advice on how to be a well-mannered houseguest...