The plot thickens. Weeks ago the popular torrent site The Pirate Bay was pre-emptively blocked by the police division in charge of post and communications here in Italy. With a flick of the switch the site became inaccessible (despite the fact, as journalist Alessandro Longo points out that the Pirate Bay has yet to be [...]
Newsweek, last week, carried a quite astonishing piece on Silvio Berlusconi’s first 100 days in office. The glowing tribute stopped short of suggesting that Trenitalia now runs on time, but only just (coincidentally, despite the fact that it was a major election issue, Alitalia crops up nowhere in the piece).
Astonishing because it may well be [...]
Maurizio Gasparri, former communications minister and currently senate leader for the Pdl party, didn’t mince his words - for once.
Referring to the high-profile decision by German Athlete, Imke Duplitzer, to boycott the opening ceremony - though not the games themselves - Gasparri said today:
“The gesturee of the German athlete Imke Duplitzer, who has announced she [...]