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The United States Attorney’s Office is looking for the rightful owner of a 1996 Ferrari F50 they believe was stolen nearly 20 years ago. Customs and Border Protection officers determined the Italian sports car was stolen during an inspection at the Peace Bridge on December 14, 2019. The car was being transported from Canada into the U.S. The U.S. A...

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Are you tired of quarantine and would rather see one of the greatest art collections? Join an awesome Vatican guide for a virtual tour About this Event All of the proceeds from the virtual tour experiences will go towards keeping our guides employed and paying the wages of our dedicated staff, while on lockdown. We greatly appreciate your support i...

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Erly each morning, keys turn in locks on the ground floor shops along Pugliano street in the Italian town of Ercolano. Doors open to reveal shiny sequin dresses, furs in a range of browns, and jeans from the 1970s—plus a slew of military uniforms, displayed on hangers, dangling from boxes, or draped on white sheets. Many of the clothes worn by Amer...

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Lately, Abruzzo has been getting a lot of attention from those seeking off-the-beaten-path Italian destinations. Apart from its natural beauty and uncrowded medieval villages, the region also has an impressive list of cultural heritage sites that attract curious minds and art lovers. Here is my pick of some fascinating sites, which have withstood s...

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Italy has declared its highest level 'red zone' restrictions in half of the country, resulting in the widespread closure of schools and museums, amid a new wave of covid-19 infections. To counteract this unhappy situation, the Uffizi Gallery in Florence has stepped in to offer what are possibly the world's greatest virtual art history lessons. The...

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The American automotive industry is very interesting. It saw the creation of some of the coolest sports cars ever made. Mostly known for emblematic cars such as the Mustang or the Camaro, the industry has seen the apparition of insane cars such as the AMX/3 or the De Tomaso Pantera. The De Tomaso Pantera is quite a peculiar classic muscle car. It s...

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You will find the spirit of Caesar in the soul of a woman.” —Artemisia Gentileschi, 1649 IN Fredericksburg today, one can find many women artists who work in every media: painting, sculpture, printmaking, and ceramics, but also paper and book arts, mosaic, jewelry, weaving and textiles, photography, neon, video, and calligraphy, as well as architec...

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IN SEARCH OF AN ORIGINAL khaki military jacket or camouflage trousers from World War II? An open-air Italian market has you covered. The market of Pugliano (also known as the market of Resina) is one of Italy’s best-stocked spots for secondhand clothes and military surplus items. It dates to 1944, when clothes and other objects were snatched from p...

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House of Gucci, an upcoming Ridley Scott crime flick, has sparked a lot of conversation in recent days, mostly through photos of Adam Driver and Lady Gaga on set in Milan, Italy. They act respectively as Maurizio Gucci, the former heir to the Gucci fortune, and Patrizia Reggiani, his ex-wife who was convicted in 1998 for ordering his murder three y...

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The Italian women’s fashion brand Pinko is popping up with a big statement in SoHo, by taking over the entire three levels of 143 Spring Street for its new U.S. flagship.  The global brand signed a lease for 4,925 square feet in Buchbinder & Warren Realty Group’s two-story building on the northeast corner of Wooster Street. The store will have 100...

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