Last night’s performance by the Irish soccer (I have to use that term instead of “football” to avoid growls from GAA supporters) team in the World Cup qualifying game might have disheartened many, but for those who hanker after submerging their individuality in the warm bath of patriotism can shake their fists with joy this […]
The New York Times has a profile of the reclusive author, S. E. Hinton, author of such teen classics as The Outsiders, and Rumblefish.The enduring popularity of her work is staggering:”Her most famous book, “The Outsiders,” about teenage gangs and alienated youth in Tulsa during the 1960’s, transformed young-adult fiction from a genre mostly about […]
Next year’s annual Mobile Phone Throwing Championships may have some high profile Italian participants, judging on recent events dominating the news. Justice Minister Roberto Castelli, Governor of the Bank of Italy Antonio Fazio, and the President of Genoa football club (Italy’s oldest football club) Enrico Preziosi may all be queuing up to hurl a telefonino […]
Blogging might be a bit patchy over the coming days (when isn’t it, some might argue). Apart from noisome tasks associated with contract work, I’m doing some reading in my spare time (well, spare spare time, assuming that non-working hours should be spent being a good and patient father) for an interview I hope to […]
Today we are going to speak about cappuccino. A few preliminary remarks: 1. Bebo does not like coffee in itself, and therefore is not going to expand on the characteristics of the coffee, considering as well that he knows nothing about the topic. I only like that aroma of the coffee when it softens the […]
This article first appeared in Three Monkeys Online Italian edition. To read the original, in Italian, click here.Translated by Three Monkeys Online. It's a fresh dish, appropriate for the warm season. Extremely easy to prepare, it's a dish that guarantees a successful outcome.It can be served as a starter or as an accompaniment to a […]
“It’s an original project, and the way that it came about was like this,” starts writer Neil Gaiman, addressing an audience of devoted fans, in the Italian city of Bologna, eager to hear about his new film collaboration MirrorMask. “In the summer of 2001, I got a phone call from Lisa Henson, Jim Henson’s daughter, […]
This article first appeared in Italian. To read the original click here It’s unfair, everyone knows, to blame the sins of the father on the son – and thirty year old Saverio Costanzo must at least be aware that his surname carries a history like a trademark. Mediaset, da daa da daan, P2, the shirt […]
The Cricket Renaissance. Some are still stuck in the closet, but the number of people coming out over the past couple of weeks has been steadily increasing. What was merely a trickle, a few stray souls, has now become a recognisable minority: Irish cricket fans. Cricket can be seen in two ways, at least from […]