italy

Roman Holiday

Max Read · 12/15/10 03:58AM

[After Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi won a vote of confidence in the Italian parliament, protestors—and police, like the gun-holding gentleman in this picture—took to the streets. Photo via AP.]

That's Rubbish

Brian Moylan · 11/22/10 06:41PM

[A child wades through an alley clogged with trash in Naples today. There are 10,000 tons of garbage on city streets, and the EU is threatening to intervene if Italy can't solve its chronic trash problem. Image via AP]

Live Commercial for Unbreakable Lid Proves False

Christopher Han · 11/18/10 11:52AM

Translated from Spanish, this talking head says this cooking lid was inspired from the Bruce Willis film Unbreakable. A strange inspiration for a cooking lid, but lets put it to the test.

How a Dinosaur Got Inside a Church

Max Read · 10/30/10 11:43AM

An Italian paleontologist has discovered a fossilized dinosaur skull inside a small town cathedral. Yes, an actual dinosaur skull! In a church! How did it get there? Did Jesus kill it?!

Mother Finds Out About Daughter's Murder on Live TV

Maureen O'Connor · 10/07/10 04:09PM

Concetta Serrano was summoned to her brother-in-law's home by Chi l'ha Visto—an Italian show about missing persons—where she was informed on live TV that her teenage daughter's body had been found—and her brother-in-law was responsible for her death.

Real Housewives of New Jersey: The Eruptions

Richard Lawson · 08/17/10 12:58PM

Last night was part two of our Housewives journey to the old country. No, not the Old Country Buffet. To Italy — Italia, as foreigners call it — where we met the Jewdice family and learned lessons about travel budgeting.

Mother Claims Teen Sons 'Troubled' by Topless Sunbather

Jeff Neumann · 08/12/10 05:28AM

A woman in Italy was questioned by police after a mother complained that her two teenage sons were "troubled" by the sight of her naked boobies on the beach. Perhaps "troubled" is the wrong word. How about "turned on"?

Real Housewives of New Jersey: Venice Is Sinking

Richard Lawson · 08/10/10 01:14PM

On last night's episode of everyone's favorite meatball soup, we traveled to the beautiful, garbage-strewn shores of the native country, mother It'ly. It was a lovely trip. Let me show you all the pictures.