Category: Italy

Want That Coffee With Olive Oil? Starbucks Thinks Italians Will.

The New York Times – Business:
The company has amassed an audience in Italy, and now it is betting on two very Italian ingredients.
A Hunger Strike Makes Headlines Before Milan Fashion Week Begins

The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Stella Jean, one of the few Black designers in Italian fashion, protests her industry’s lack of diversity and inclusion.
Stella Jean Announces a Hunger Strike Before Milan Fashion Week

The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Stella Jean, one of the few Black designers in Italian fashion, protests her industry’s lack of diversity and inclusion.
‘Una Vita Difficile’ Review: Life Comes at You Fast

The New York Times – Movies:
Alberto Sordi stars as an idealistic Italian Everyman caught up in a changing postwar world in this rediscovered comedy from the ’60s.
Gucci Picks Sabato De Sarno as Its Next Creative Director

The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
After months of speculation, an Italian design director from Valentino is taking one of the most coveted roles in fashion.
Gina Lollobrigida, Movie Star and Sex Symbol, Is Dead at 95

The New York Times – Movies:
She began her career in her native Italy and, although she achieved fame in America worked more often in Europe. She later had a second career as an artist and filmmaker.
T Magazine’s Favorite Homes of 2022

The New York Times – T Magazine:
In a special edition of the T List, we look back on Robert Downey Jr.’s inflatable Malibu bungalow, a palace in Naples and more.
China Covid: U.S. Testing Rule Meets a Collective Shrug

The New York Times – Travel:
The U.S. travel rule drew a muted response in a country grappling with outbreaks and where mass, regular Covid testing was up until recently a daily reality for many millions of people.
Alberto Zamperla, Amusement Park Impresario, Is Dead at 71

The New York Times – Travel:
His family-friendly company revived historic Luna Park in Coney Island and built attractions for Disney and Six Flags.
Lucio Fontana, a Sculptor but So Perverse

The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
In terra cotta, clay, metal and concrete, the Argentine Italian artist overhauled the history of European sculpture.
To Save a Ruin, Send in the Sheep

The New York Times – Travel:
The archaeological park of Pompeii has found a low-tech way to prevent the site from being overrun by vegetation: hungry sheep.
Our Top Travel Stories, Tips and Photos From 2022

The New York Times – Travel:
Long-postponed trips sometimes fizzled into staycations as Covid lurked and costs rose. But when we were finally able to travel, we were dazzled anew.