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As the actress said to the bishop

Friday, September 12th, 2008

With the speed for which it is world-renowned, the Italian justice system is coming to terms with the words spoken by comedian/activist Sabina Guzzanti from the stage of Piazza Navonna during a protest staged on the 8th of July.
It appears that the Procura di Roma will ask the Minister for Justice  Angelino Alfano (who was [...]

Of buffons, fascists, and superstitious grasping

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Much sniggering has been done internationally (and here in Italy) at the recent judgement by the Corte di Cassazione (or supreme court) that grasping one’s ‘attributi’ in public is an offence punishable by a fine.
In a country where it’s a common superstition that grasping one’s ‘palle’ wards off bad-luck, this is bad news for many. [...]