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zoomata: a close-up on Italy
http://www.zoomata.com
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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- Tags: religion immigration pop culture Daily Life adam eve food wine
Recent Posts
Menu for Leonardo’s “Last Supper” Discovered
Just what was on the table in Leonardo Da Vinci’s “Last Supper?” Historian John Varriano has his theory, outlined in Gastronomica in a pithy account which draws inspiration from Leonardo’s shopping lists and anecdotes from Vas...
Venice Gondoliers Sing: “Vote for Obama”
Set to the tune of “Volare,” gondoliers in Venice stump for Obama. Obama, oh oh, Joe Biden Vice President. Only in Italian accents does the word “can” sort of rhyme with “president” (presidennn). Very catchy. Who ...
“Heart Pod” Slows Troubled Tickers with Music
Music be stills rapidly-beating hearts — even those damaged by heart failure, say Italian researchers. Using an mp3 player that looks a little like the e-rosary, Gianfranco Parati, head of cardiology at the Italian Auxology Institute, first te...
Happiness is a Warm Plate of Pasta, Docs say
Italian scientists are now defending the national dish, plagued by price hikes and cut by those counting calories, as a mood improver. “Pasta contains tryptophan, an amino acid that turns into serotonin, the so-called hormone of happiness,R...
Italians Price Check Via Cell Phone
Cash-strapped Italian consumers can now use text messages to tell them if the price is right. Euro-pinching shoppers thumb in product names — from pasta to produce and parmesan cheese — and a text message speeds back with the average ret...
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