Rafael Sabatini
“He was born with a gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad.”
April 29, 1875: Italian writer Rafael Sabatini’s swashbuckling tales made him a best-seller. He was born in Iesi, Italy, 138 years ago today. This quote, the first line of his novel Scaramouche, is also carved on his tombstone.
via Corriere: Il governo Letta: tutti i ministri
Eccola, la squadra di Letta.
Roberto Saviano a Servizio Pubblico di Michele Santoro, puntata del 25 Aprile (Anniversario della Liberazione).
Saviano ha fatto un intervento politico importantissimo. Ha parlato con passione sul Cile ma con l’Italia in mente. Un “No” al passato deve transformarsi in un “Si” al futuro. Questo significa liberazione. Bravissimo!
English: Enrico Letta at the Trento 2009 Economics Festival. Italiano: Enrico Letta a Trento per il Festival dell’Economia 2009. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
The new government to be led by Enrico Letta is not in place yet. It hasn’t had the chance to do anything wrong, but criticism and more often polemics are all over the place. Most comments concentrate on the past rather than the present situation. And that’s the whole problem. There is no point in repeating over and over again that party A, B, C etc. promised one thing before the elections and now does the complete opposite. Why? Because the general elections of 24./25.02.2013 produced a result that is dramatically different from what had been envisaged at the time. Continue reading
25 April 1945: Liberation
25 April is a public holiday in Italy. It is the day on which Italy celebrates its liberation from German occupation in 1945 (and the people and organizations involved to end it) and the end of 20 years of Fascism. Continue reading
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