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In the first half of 2025, she racked up over 55 million views on TikTok and 4 million likes, mostly from tweens glued to their cellphones. Not bad for an AI-generated cartoon ballerina with a cappuccino teacup for a head. Her name is Ballerina Cappuccina. Her smiling, girlish face is accompanied by a deep, computer-generated male voice singing in...

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I’m from the South, and if there’s one thing we know how to do, it’s make fried chicken that’ll make you weak in the knees. Golden, crispy, juicy—it’s a point of pride, passed down like family heirlooms and guarded like state secrets. I’ve been frying chicken the same way for years, convinced nothing could top it, but then I stumbled across Chef Ga...

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  Culture drives Italy’s post-pandemic tourism boom A box from home: how southern Italian families keep their students fed - and loved - from afar Italian Anti-Mafia Commission and TikTok sign groundbreaking agreement to promote digital legality A high-tech Italian solution targets Europe’s illegal waste trade University enrollment on the rise in I...

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Italy’s Parliamentary Anti-Mafia Commission and TikTok Italy signed a memorandum of understanding today to strengthen their joint commitment to promoting a culture of legality and combating content that glorifies or supports organized crime on digital platforms. This agreement marks an unprecedented collaboration between a national institution and...

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  The world’s first hydrogen-powered cruise ship is Italian With summer arriving, Italy’s love for gelato keeps growing, with new flavors Italy’s history finds new life on TikTok Summer 2025 tourism forecast: foreign visitors outnumber Italians for the first time Italy’s Coast Guard: protecting the nation’s waters for 160 years Moving out later: ho...

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Between Italy’s Liberation Day on April 25 and Republic Day on June 2, a surprising trend has taken off on TikTok—one that dives into Italian history, national identity, and collective memory. But this isn't about travel influencers at the Colosseum or picturesque shots of Rome. Instead, Gen Z creators are turning to Dante, the Renaissance, Ancient...

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Connie Francis, 87, was surprised to learn her 1962 song “Pretty Little Baby” is having a massive resurgence, going viral on TikTok—even if she had to ask what exactly that meant. Sixty-three years after she recorded the track, it’s become a huge hit on TikTok, where even celebrities like Kylie Jenner have recorded lip-sync videos. Overall, “Pretty...

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Scroll through a tween’s TikTok or Instagram feed these days and you’re likely to stumble upon a surreal hodgepodge of AI-generated creatures: a ballerina with a cappuccino for a head, a crocodile fused to a bomber plane or a two-legged great white shark in Nike tennis shoes. They speak in exaggerated Italian or Italian American accents, shout gibb...

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Join us on a journey through the heart of Italian American culinary traditions with our guest Francesca from Franny Loves Food. We explore the origins of Francesca’s social media presence, which began as a pandemic project on TikTok and has since expanded to other platforms. Discover how her childhood experiences with her mom and nonna inspired her...

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The awful impact of US tariffs on Italian exports and industries Cagliari tops the climate livability index in Italy for 2024 Cultural heritage in Italy to be valued based on its use value starting in 2026 A dream come true: thirty thousand outdated Italian laws repealed Italians trust traditional media more than social platforms, but internet now...

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