Word: savoyism
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...wintry cold had already rolled down the slopes of the Piedmontese Alps to Turin, once the quasi-Parisian capital of the house of Savoy and now the Detroit of Italy. Outside Gate 20 of Fiat's Mirafiore plant, a toothless peddler hawked candy that he caustically called "special nougats for the economic crisis." Emerging workers were in no mood for sick jokes, and they bought none of the candy. Instead, they turned to union men passing out notices of protest strikes called against Fiat's shortened week...
...strating for housing. Last week, after a delegation was rebuffed at city hall, they milled about the building, brandishing boards and iron bars, until carabinieri in riot gear drove them off. In the 19th century square where they jostled, the hero ic bronze statue of the "Green Count" of Savoy (a 14th century nobleman named Amadeo VI, whose sobriquet derives from his inevitable green jousting costume) had been draped with a new red flag. Beneath the statue of the count, a blonde girl frugged incongruously on the pedestal as the fighting rolled...
...Except that the proper Gonzo approach to Eastwood--getting off on the savage and appalling vulgarity of it all--may be undermined by the appearance of Jeff Bridges, who has been known to act. One can be assured that Eastwood won't. Don't miss it. At the Savoy...
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...Alice Savoy lives in a world of blown fuses, broken heaters, irresponsible landlords and absentee policemen...