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zoomata: a close-up on Italy
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Zoomata.com is the work of an American journalist (Newsweek, BBC, Wired
news) based in Italy and touches on subjects like the changing family,
religion, pop culture, daily life and immigration.
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Recent Posts
Italian Museum Says: Touch the Paintings, You Know You Want To
If you’ve ever stared at a painting and wanted to reach out and squeeze that adorable little putto, you’ll soon have a chance to do it without getting arrested. Florence’s Uffizi Gallery, one of the largest treasure troves of Renaissance art, i...
Italian Mobster’s Prison Paintings For Sale Online
Sicilian mafia turncoat Gaspare Mutulo, recently in the headlines for revealing a kidnapping plan aimed at Silvio Berlusconi, used his time in jail to paint. His lawyer Silvio Nistico’ has put 20 of his artworks, which all portray a slightly n...
Hygienic Holy Water Flows in Italian Church
Although many communal fonts in Italian churches have run dry because of the flu scare, one small parish church has a custom-designed font that dispenses holy water for making the sign of the cross in a more hygienic fashion. It works much like a tou...
Despite Backlash, Italians Celebrate Halloween
Italians have taken a shine to ghosts, ghouls and mummies — in just a few years, the imported festival for Halloween has taken the Bel Paese by storm. Italians are expected to spend 250 million euro, about $379 million, in parties, costumes and gad...
A Peek at the Real da Vinci Code
If you’ve ever wondered what’s inside Leonardo da Vinci’s notebooks, you’ve got six years to take a look. Milan, where the original Renaissance man worked for years, has brought the largest collection of his drawings and writi...
Tuscan Town Boasts Italy’s Highest Birth Rate
Although Italy’s birth rate is one of the lowest in the world, one small Tuscan town, Quarrata, is turning that around. Last year, there were 256 bambini born in a hamlet of 25,000 — resulting in a birth rate of 10.32, about what was nor...
