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Aurelio Zen—The Italian Detective in Armani
Tuesday, August 16th, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
It turns out that British TV executives are just as boneheaded and shortsighted as their American counterparts. Programmers at ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox are
Coming Home
Sunday, July 31st, 2011
by Stacey Walz on Living Around
It is the afternoon of June 29, 2011 and I’m standing in my vacant German flat. The movers left just minutes earlier with our countless
Tryst—Smart, Wrenching, Whizz-Bang Entertainment
Friday, July 8th, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Shocking (adj.) : 1. violent collision, impact, tremor. 2. sudden and disturbing effect on emotions… 3. surprise, trauma – The Oxford Dictionary. Tryst is a
Guitar Heroes at the Metropolitan Museum
Saturday, February 12th, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
They made up an incredible musical trio—John D’Angelico, James D’Aquisto, and John Monteleone—but never won a Grammy. The guitars these luthiers created, however, found their way
A Villa Near Venice
Thursday, January 27th, 2011
by Jane Hope Fox on Living Around
One of the delicious pleasures of being a frequent traveler to Italy, is the opportunity to escape the well-beaten tourist trail and explore the quiet
Tina Sloan—Changing Shoes, Changing Lives
Wednesday, December 1st, 2010
by Charlene Giannetti on Woman Around Town
Actress Tina Sloan spent 26 years on the CBS daytime drama, Guiding Light, so it’s fitting that she is now proving to be a guiding
Venice Biennale—More than Just Architecture
Friday, September 24th, 2010
by Claire McCurdy on Playing Around
As a tourist in Venice twenty years ago I had certainly felt the magic of the place. My memories were of lovely but sinister Carnevale
La Giudecca—A True Venetian Village
Tuesday, September 21st, 2010
by Claire McCurdy on Living Around
Having decided to come to Venice for the Biennale Exhibition of Art and Architecture, I was delighted to receive an invitation to stay on La
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