Author Archives: Charles Lambert

Noblesse gets nobbled

Posted on September 24, 2009 by Charles Lambert

I wrote a short post almost two years about Italy’s ex-Royals, Vittorio Emanuele di Savoia and his appalling family, when the whole ungrateful gang decided to sue the Italian state to the tune of €260 million (plus interest) for the … Continue reading →

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Mind your language

Posted on September 23, 2009 by Charles Lambert

Productive dialogue is relatively easy among equals, perhaps because it’s supported by a kind of openness that occurs when no one feels under threat and when the basic aim of the dialogue – greater understanding, a solution amenable to all … Continue reading →

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Ouch!

Posted on September 22, 2009 by Charles Lambert

Now I know how to deal with negative reviews. I just need to find the kids…

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Jobs for the boy

Posted on September 21, 2009 by Charles Lambert

Remember him? That’s right, it’s young Renzo Bossi, son of Umberto “Bingo Bongo” Bossi, currently minister in Papi Berlusconi’s cabinet, may god preserve us. Daddy’s in charge of reform, something that’s sadly needed in the semi-free state of Italy, though … Continue reading →

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Busy on Friday?

Posted on September 21, 2009 by Charles Lambert

There’s a long post to be written about Fondi and the Mafia, so long that I haven’t time to do it today. But I’ll find the time, I hope, before Friday when the town will be host to a national … Continue reading →

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Now is the time to cover your face

Posted on September 20, 2009 by Charles Lambert

To what appears to be general indifference, the press room in Rome city hall has just been dedicated to Oriana Fallaci, the Italian journalist who died three years ago in Florence after having spent many years in the States. Those … Continue reading →

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Shut yo’ mouth, Part Three

Posted on September 19, 2009 by Charles Lambert

Last Tuesday evening, prime time television on the main state channel (RAI 1) was devoted to Silvio Berlusconi,as regular readers of this blog will know. Alternatives to Berlusconi – with the exception of football on Sky – were cancelled or … Continue reading →

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May the force

Posted on September 19, 2009 by Charles Lambert

I love this.

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Information in the free world

Posted on September 14, 2009 by Charles Lambert

My thanks (or should that be thnaks?) for this to Cynical-C Blog. It’s good to know that independent journalism is alive and well and educating its viewers in all corners of the free world. The hint of irony you may … Continue reading →

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Allegria

Posted on September 12, 2009 by Charles Lambert

Well, Mike Bongiorno’s dead. If you’ve never heard of him you don’t live in Italy; if you do and still haven’t heard of him, you were walled into a television-free zone many decades ago and have since been denied all … Continue reading →

Posted in berlusconi, mike bongiorno, umberto eco | 6 Comments