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...brought up believing that anything is possible in the home of greatest empire that ever was; if it can be done anywhere, it can be done in Italy, where la vita é bella. But as it turns out, this also applies to politics. Despite the country’s precarious socioeconomic status, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi keeps doing anything and everything he wants in extreme ways that politicians elsewhere would never dare—the Italian way. The year I was born, the Italian recovery from the ashes of World War II reached its climax...
...mention two native inventions, grissini, the ubiquitous breadstick, and the kid-favorite spread Nutella. Valentino Castellani, who shepherded through the city's successful bid during his eight-year stint as mayor, and is now head of Torino's Olympic Organizing Committee, wants those who associate la dolce vita only with Rome to learn "we're Italian too. We have that same passion and joy for life." Yet though city fathers want the Olympics to show off Torino, most Italians, even the Piemontesi, focus their athletic attention on a certain sport played on flat fields. "In Italy...
...quite right: instead of forbidding alcohol consumption or punishing their children for imbibing, parents should try to show that alcohol can be healthful if consumed moderately. Parents should sit down with their children, drink some wine or whatever they prefer and show that alcohol is part of a dolce vita, like having a wonderful coffee in a café. It can be a kind of little luxury in everyday life. You can indulge yourself if you consume a drink correctly, enjoying every sip. Julia Schimpf Gochsheim, Germany A Moment in Time In his new film, Munich, director Steven Spielberg attempts...
Although manufacturers feared that the Vespa's popularity would be short-lived, within 10 years Piaggio had sold more than 1 million. The sexy little scooter was immortalized in the 1953 movie Roman Holiday as the vehicle of choice of the dolce vita set. And two decades later, it became the symbol of disenfranchised youth in Quadrophenia. Today it's still the low-cost, high-status alternative to cars in big cities and on college campuses. ?By James Scully
...1980s and '90s: Isabella Rossellini posing as an actress in the style of the neorealistic cinema that her father founded; Linda Evangelista and Christy Turlington dressed as showgirls falling in love with Italian boys in New York City's Little Italy; Monica Bellucci re-enacting Fellini's La Dolce Vita. The designers' ad campaigns alone?most shot by Steven Meisel?are a lesson in vintage Italian style...