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Raffaella Carrà, the Italian singer, dancer, actress and popular television host, has died aged 78. Carrà died on the afternoon of 5 July following an illness that she kept private, announced her former partner and long-time collaborator Sergio Japino. "Raffaella has left us" - said Japino - "She went to a better world, where her humanity, her unmi...

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After more than two decades as a college basketball coach, Fran Fraschilla  is sharing his wealth of expertise as an analyst for ESPN. Growing up the oldest of seven children in Brooklyn, New York, Fran Fraschilla was hooked on basketball at an early age, like most of his peers. What Fraschilla, now 62, didn’t envision as a youngster was that his g...

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Fans of the hit HBO drama "The Sopranos," which aired for six seasons and garnered numerous awards throughout its run, will definitely recognize a few of the characters featured in new trailer for the upcoming prequel film, "The Many Saints of Newark." Vera Farmiga plays a young Livia Soprano, whose relationship with Tony (played as a teenager in t...

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Stanley Tucci and his fans are still reminiscing about his food adventures in Italy. In March, the actor and best-selling cookbook author wrapped up the first season of his original new series Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy. The 60-year-old Devil Wears Prada star immersed himself in Italian culture and history while traveling through the countr...

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It goes without saying that “The Sopranos” is one of the most beloved and acclaimed television series of all time. Nominated for 111 Primetime Emmy Awards across its eight-year run on HBO, the mafia drama picked up 21 trophies and won twice for Outstanding Drama Series (after being nominated in the top category for every season). Fourteen years aft...

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Earlier this month Italy marked the 40th anniversary of the death of Alfredino Rampi, the little boy who died more than 60 hours after falling down an artesian well in the Roman countryside. Despite the passing of four decades, the story still brings a shudder to Italians old enough to remember the tragedy in Vermicino. In June 1981 the nation was...

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Most travelogues aim to transport viewers (or readers, in the case of travel books) elsewhere. But Dream of Italy: Travel, Transform and Thrive, the special premiering on PBS stations this month, upends the conventional paradigm of the travelogue. Instead, this show focuses on what people gain from travel and learning about other cultures that can...

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It's 5 o'clock somewhere – London, to be exact – and Stanley Tucci isn't in a fitted shirt pumping a cocktail shaker. But he is talking about how he almost threw his back out trying to lift a 40-kilo wheel of Parmigiano so he could cut it into two moons, hollow out one of them, and make carbonara inside of it. Same Tucci, different flex. Looking di...

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A few days ago, the Taste Awards 2021, often called “the Oscars of Food, Fashion and Lifestyle Media”, were assigned. For the the fourth time an Italian chef, Ale Gambini, has been recognized by The Taste Awards commission as creator, host, and chef of online food programs (A Queen in the Kitchen, Estate Italiana, Eatalians-Fresh Up Your Life).  If...

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As Italy reopens to the world, armchair travelers can take a quick trip to the land of La Dolce Vita via the new Dream of Italy: Travel, Transform and Thrive special on PBS stations in June. Hosted by Kathy McCabe, the special showcases the transformative power and beauty of Italy with guests who include Sting & Trudie Styler, Francis Ford Coppola,...

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