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Author Archives: Charles Lambert
Duh
I’ve been told by someone who doesn’t like my Times Higher Educational Supplement piece about lettori (see below) that my blog is ‘self-serving’. I’ve no doubt he also has strong opinions about the religious identity of the pope and where … Continue reading
Posted in blogs, lettore
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Ministerium
Mara Carfagna is Minister for Equal Opportunities in Berlusconi’s new cabinet. This poster comes from an earlier incarnation as calendar fodder and, oddly, wasn’t used to promote her campaign during the recent elections. Possibly because Italian voters aren’t actually allowed … Continue reading
Posted in berlusconi, carfagna, civil union, gay, italy, politics
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Holy shit
My sister normally reads these posts from work, but she had a surprise last week. The server her workplace uses wouldn’t let her open the blog. When she told me about it a couple of days ago I thought she … Continue reading
Posted in editing, religion
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A variety of salad leaf
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
Posted in italy, lettore, university
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No-neh
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
Posted in gay pride, rome
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Error
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
Posted in error, language, tom raworth
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Autochthony
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
Posted in cinema, rome
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Tags
Ouch! I’ve been tagged, twice (and I’ll be getting to yours, Simon, but you’ll have to admit that this one is, well, less demanding). This post is a response to Elizabeth Baines’ tag from a few days ago. These are … Continue reading
Posted in elizabeth baines, vanessa gebbie
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