Category Archives: rome

Antony and the Johnsons, Rome Auditorium

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Charles Lambert

The first time I saw Antony Hegarty, at the Meltdown curated by Patti Smith some years ago, I barely knew who he was. My sister had won tickets to any event she chose and it’s one of my small regrets … Continue reading →

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Top ten books set in Rome

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Charles Lambert

Book Depository used to have a weekly post called Tuesday Top Ten. I thought it would be fun (and useful) to pick out my top ten books set in Rome. Unfortunately, Book Depository decided to discontinue their Tuesday Top Ten, … Continue reading →

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Rome launch

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Charles Lambert

Well, Any Human Face is now officially launched in its home city of Rome, in the Trastevere studio of Paola Casalino, just round the corner from the setting of the first chapter and a five minute walk from Andrew Caruso’s … Continue reading →

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Rome launch

Posted on May 16, 2010 by Charles Lambert

If you’re anywhere near Vicolo dell’Atleta, Trastevere, at 6.30 on 27 May, come along to the Rome launch of Any Human Face. I’ll be there!

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Writing in Rome

Posted on February 7, 2010 by Charles Lambert

If you’d like to spend a month in Rome this summer, before the weather gets too hot, and want to flex your writing muscles at the same time, you might like to consider signing up for the Summer Institute Creative … 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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Pride

Posted on June 15, 2009 by Charles Lambert

You may be wondering why I haven’t posted photographs of Saturday’s Pride in Rome. Well, it’s simple. I was visiting my mother in England and had muddled up the dates. (How gay is that?) But I have it on good … Continue reading →

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Here we go again

Posted on June 2, 2009 by Charles Lambert

Last year, for the most absurd reasons (a choral recital in a nearby building, if I remember rightly), under evident pressure from the Vatican and the post-fascist mayor of Rome, Gianni Alemanno, Rome Gay Pride was denied the use of Piazza … Continue reading →

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A maid looking through the keyhole

Posted on November 24, 2008 by Charles Lambert

There’s a lovely piece by Peter Popham in today’s Independent about the background to Fellini’s La Dolce Vita. Here’s an extract from it, with an interesting observation on how artists – some artists – gather their material:  The film caused … Continue reading →

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Tengo famiglia (2)

Posted on October 3, 2008 by Charles Lambert

I had occasion to write about nepotism in Rome’s first and largest university, La Sapienza, almost a year ago, when investigations were being conducted into the university’s dean, Renato Guarini, and some confusion about a nine-million-euro tender for an underground … Continue reading →

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