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... the resource for enthusiasts of italian culture ... tarantella: dance of the spider? The Tarantella has found a resurgence through Italian Americans who are reaching back to their roots to find something tangible and Americans who are curious about this exotic dance. scorpions & italian real estate Which Italian word accurately represents a legal concept understood by all Italians but known to none? If your family abandoned their property in Italy or you'd like to hear about one of our cases, read on! the white crush September marks the end of outdoor and the beginning of the indoor life for winery grapes. Carefully tended grapes are harvested and brought to the cellar for pressing. find the lowest airfare, car rental or hotel rate! Get access to the same database and discounts that travel agents use! Book your trip to Italy now with our new travel planner and take advantage of the "lowest rate" guarantee!               chicago italians (part II) World War II changed everything for the second generation of Italian Americans. It Americanized them with the first possibilities for a college education and the ability to buy a suburban house. vatican fears feminism threatens families The Associated Press reports that, last week, the Vatican denounced feminism for trying to blur differences between men and women and threatening the institution of families based on a mother and a father. The drive for equality, the Vatican said, makes "homosexuality and heterosexuality virtually equivalent, in a new model of polymorphous sexuality." Addressed to bishops worldwide, the document contended that new recent approaches to women's issues are marked by a tendency "to emphasize strongly conditions of subordination in order to give rise to antagonism: women, in order to be themselves, must make themselves the adversaries of men." Such an attitude, the document said, "has its most immediate and lethal effects in the structure of the family." The document also said that feminism "in order to avoid the dominance of one sex or the other, their differences tend to be denied... . The obscuring of the difference or duality of the sexes has enormous consequences." These consequences, it said, included calling "into question the family, in its natural two-parent structure of mother and father," giving homosexual and heterosexual couples on an equivalent status. The document also took issue with a "certain type of feminist rhetoric." It also said women should not be stigmatized or penalized financially for wanting to be homemakers. It also said women "should be present in the world of work and ... have access to positions of responsibility which allow them to inspire the politics of nations and to promote innovative solutions to economic and social problems." Those who choose to work should be granted an appropriate work schedule and "not have to choose between relinquishing their family life or enduring continual stress," the message to bishops said. french: italy has a racist culture A leading French journalist has prompted a debate over racism in Italy after he published a claim that Italian customs officials have a 'cretinous attitude' to any non-white person entering the country, UK's Observer reports. In a letter this week in Italian daily newspaper La Repubblica, the editor-in-chief of the French newspaper Le Monde, Jean-Marie Colombani, accused Italian border police at Venice's Marco Polo airport of 'harassing' his 20-year-old adopted son, a French citizen of Indian origin. He said he had watched helplessly as his son was subjected to 'totally unjustified humiliation' and had been left 'deeply disturbed' every year for the past five years when his family arrived in Italy for their holidays. His son's luggage was always searched and he was asked questions about his private life and challenged about his nationality. "It is almost as if Italy is also falling into a populist atmosphere that is in fashion, with the same old temptation towards xenophobia," Colombani wrote. He acknowledged that border police at airports across Europe have intensified security checks since the 11 September attacks in 2001, but, he said: "German or English police, when they do spot checks, do not display this systematic interest in colored people." Racism monitors say non-white Italians and coloured immigrants are treated systematically with less respect than white Italians in Italy. "We are still at a stage in this country where coloured people are considered different and treated, if not as inferiors, as children," said Luciano Scagliotti, representative in Italy of the European Network Against Racism. italians: the british are racist Italians were not enamored when official posters from the transport authority began popping up in British train stations, which say that Italian food is smelly. According to The Sun, London Underground stuck up the posters to stop Italian passengers' snacks from upsetting other travelers. The controversial poster shows a fat Italian man sitting in a train surrounded by salami, sausages, hams and garlic, and the slogan reads, "Please don't eat smelly food." The anti-smelly food campaign irked Italy's ambassador to London, Giancarlo Aragona, who shot furious letters to transport chiefs and London Mayor. A complaint was also sent to the European Union in Brussels from the head of the Italian Meat and Salami Association. "We are discussing the damage caused to Italy's image. It's unbelievable," the report quoted Gorreri as saying. London Underground offered its apology to Italians and have begun tearing down the posters. more news... Donna al lavoro, val piu' che l'oro. A woman at work is worth more than gold. We really like to bring people together. Not just virtually, but in person, too! Check out our comprehensive list of the latest Italian-themed events in your local area. New York Event Calendar Boston Event Calendar new! Chicago Event Calendar San Francisco Event Calendar Los Angeles Event Calendar If you belong to a club, or organization who has lots of regular events we can create an account for you -- having an account with the virtualitalia.com calendar will allow clubs to edit and update their own events. 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