Monthly Archives: May 2008

A variety of salad leaf

Posted on May 8, 2008 by Charles Lambert

This week’s Times Higher Education Supplement has a leader on the appalling treatment meted out to foreign language teachers by Italian universities. I wrote it. Here’s a taste: I became a lettore in 1982, in Rome. The building I worked … Continue reading →

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No-neh

Posted on May 7, 2008 by Charles Lambert

Gianni Alemanno, Rome’s new mayor, as far as I know unasked, has announced that the city will not be supporting Gay Pride 2008 (yes, it’s that time of year again), on the grounds that he doesn’t approve of sexual displays … Continue reading →

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Error

Posted on May 5, 2008 by Charles Lambert

There’s an error in the previous post. Where I say ‘adoring’ I meant to say ‘adorning’. I could have just corrected it but why waste a layer of meaning, albeit unintentional? As long as the ports have names for the … Continue reading →

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Autochthony

Posted on May 5, 2008 by Charles Lambert

The news that Rome Film Festival will be concentrating its efforts on promoting Italian cinema rather than the careers of foreign actors would probably have been greeted with greater enthusiasm if it had come from a liberal mayor. The fact … Continue reading →

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