
Eternally Cool Blog They did this before but seem to be at it agian. It's cool...eternally cool.
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(ANSA) - Rome, November 20 - The Ara Pacis, an altar to peace built in the first century BC in honor of Emperor Augustus will show its true colors on Sunday thanks to a groundbreaking light projection system. Though the stark-white monument has lost its

Eternally Cool Blog A little something to put on the Christmas list...
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(ANSA) - Naples, November 20 - Some of pre-war dictator Benito's Mussolini's brains have been stolen from a Milan hospital and put up on eBay, his granddaughter said Friday. Alessandra Mussolini said she would be reporting the case to police. The

Eternally Cool Blog Zaha Hadid's Museum of 21st Century Art in Rome is receiving rave reviews (even if there's no art in there yet):
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With its swooping curves, impossible angles and haunting views, Zaha Hadid's new museum of 21st-century art is her best work yet. Jonathan Glancey gets a guided tour in Rome

Eternally Cool Blog The latest on ancient Roman toilets:
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Barry Hobson has written the best, most comprehensive popular survey-style account of toilets in the Roman world ever produced, and he’s perfectly aware – indeed, how could he of all people not be? – that his subject provokes certain involuntary responses. ...

Eternally Cool Blog Anybody want a dog? A cute Pompeiian dog?
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(ANSA) - Pompeii, November 16 - The world-famous archaeological site of Pompeii is seeking adoptive parents from around the globe for its community of stray dogs, as part of a drive to improve the lives of animals living there. Strays have lived on the

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Why are young people [and some of their mothers] flocking to the small Tuscan town of Volterra? Why are young people [and some of their mothers]

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(ANSA) - Vatican City, November 12 - Pope Benedict XVI regularly surfs the Internet and makes frequent use of email, the Vatican's 'communications minister' said Thursday. Speaking as a four-day conference on web communications opened at the Vatican,

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Part photo opportunity, part political theater, the spectacle was meant to protest the fact that thousands of residents are being pushed to the mainland.

Eternally Cool Blog Roman painting at the Scuderie del Quirinale through 17 January. Don't miss it!:
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The exhibition "Rome: The Painting of an Empire," at the Scuderie del Quirinale through Jan. 17, offers a panoramic view of unusual broadness and depth of Roman painting.

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Venice could be a “ghost city” within 40 years if its population continues to decline at the current rate. Venice could be a “ghost city” within 40

Eternally Cool Blog Tee hee hee!
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Eternally Cool Blog Not sure we fully understand how this works, but pasta + sauna seems hot and heavy:
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Eternally Cool Blog This looks like fun:
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(ANSA) - Rome, November 6 - A new exhibition in Rome aims to whisk visitors on a dazzling voyage through 20th-century Italian design icons. The event at the Ara Pacis museum looks at the design process in detail, from the first drawings, through the

Eternally Cool Blog It's a bit late, but Happy Aglioween!
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