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Antonangelo is 91. Farming and his sheep are his life. His age doesn't stop him from working every day. "If I stop doing this, I'll die. It's my passion, it keeps me alive. Should I sit in an armchair at home, growing old?" he asks. Remaining physically and mentally fit in old age is more the rule than the exception here in the mountain villages of...

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I am so hungover when I board the Arlecchino that its myriad charms are, at first, as lost on me as an idiom in translation. We are at Rome Termini, and this train has been chartered to whisk us – several dozen strangers and me – to Perugia in celebration of that city’s grande dame, the legendary Sina Brufani hotel, and its 140th birthday. Already...

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An Italian company has acquired Nevada’s largest paper producer, making them the fourth largest tissue paper producer in North America. Sofidel, an Italian-based company, acquired the tissue division of Clearwater Paper in November for $1.06 billion, effectively closing the tissue division for the Spokane-based company. Now, Sofidel has taken over...

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There is perhaps no name more synonymous with auto racing than that of Mario Andretti. The 84-year-old racing legend boasts accolades most drivers couldn’t dream of if they lived multiple lifetimes, and his influence on pop culture is still felt throughout the world today—just ask Alan Jackson, Ice Cube, Amy Grant and the Beastie Boys, who are just...

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The JA New York Show has joined forces with Piazza Italia on the creation of a new pavilion featuring Italian designers and manufacturers, beginning in March 2025. Italy’s long-standing tradition of excellence in jewelry design and fabrication and Piazza Italia’s dedication to launching Italian brands in the United States ensures that the made-in-I...

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Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani’s interior design studio, Armani/Casa, completed its first residential project in Miami in 2020 and, now, the firm has reentered the South Florida market with a brand-new development, this time in ritzy Pompano Beach—and Robb Report got an exclusive first look.  Designed in collaboration with the renowned fir...

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Spooky month may be over, but a good historical true-crime story is always welcome, especially when it’s about a woman widely considered one of the most infamous villains of 17th-century Italy.  Giulia Tofana gained infamy for her creation and distribution of Aqua Tofana, a lethal poison that became associated with hundreds of deaths. Tofana’s conc...

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Though the American manufacturer will move on to use its own power units, this will be from 2028, meaning that an alternative supply must be sourced for 2026 and 2027. Mario Andretti, who has been named a director of the new outfit, is looking to the team for whom he made a dozen F1 appearances between 1971 and 1982, as well as being a member of su...

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Ferrari Challenge North America revealed its schedule for the 2025 season, featuring familiar venues from 2024, in addition to an exciting new addition and a popular stop from years’ past. The calendar reveal comes amidst an exciting first year of global competition for the Ferrari 296 Challenge racecar, which has been confirmed as the series’ excl...

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Serie A’s North American side has been up to quite a few new things. It has recently signed an official collaboration with Italian-American cooking creator QCP (Gianluca Conte) who averages more than a million views on TikTok per post. In order to streamline access and sponsors, Allied Sports has become an official partner to support the domestic f...

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