{"id":72241,"date":"2015-06-18T12:44:37","date_gmt":"2015-06-18T10:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitute.it\/pin\/week-may-29-june-4\/"},"modified":"2015-06-18T12:44:37","modified_gmt":"2015-06-18T10:44:37","slug":"week-may-29-june-4","status":"publish","type":"pin","link":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitute.it\/en\/pin\/week-may-29-june-4\/","title":{"rendered":"The week of May 29 \u2013 June 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

The economy, on its feet again<\/strong> – In a week where electional news predominated, the positive news from Italy was first of all about the economy. The Financial Times <\/em>in particular analyzed the improved circumstances in Italy on its comments pages, discussing the changes underway and then still to come (May 29 – Italy: Back on its feet<\/a>*). Statistics are encouraging. The Wall Street Times<\/em>, for example, explained how Italy, along with Spain, is leading the recovery of manufacturing in Europe (June 1 – Spain, Italy Lead Pickup in Eurozone Manufacturing Activity<\/a>*). Interest in the Italian market can also be seen with the arrival of foreign investments, such as Qatar Airways interest in saving Meridiana (Les Echos<\/em>, June 3 – Ca se passe en Europe : Qatar Airways pr\u00eat \u00e0 voler \u00e0 la rescousse de Meridiana en Sardaigne<\/a>*)<\/p>\n

Fashion<\/strong> \u2013 There are other reports on one of Made in Italy\u2019s most important sectors, (and increasingly reported in the Italian press): fashion. The Financial Times<\/em> dedicates a long profile-interview to the founder of Yoox, the luxury e-commerce group, Federicao Marchetti <\/strong>(May 29 – Lunch with the FT: Federico Marchetti<\/a>*), and the Wall Street Journal<\/em> tells its readers about the chic of designer Francesca Ruffini <\/strong>(May 29 – Francesca Ruffini Debuts Chic Loungewear Line<\/a>*). El Mundo<\/em>, on the other hand, published an article on the Ferragamo <\/strong>proposal with Lungarno Collection for an exclusive luxury hotel (June 1 – La exclusividad de Ferragamo en versi\u00f3n hotel<\/a>).<\/p>\n

There was also interest in the high end automobile sector, with the new Zagato<\/strong> Monster<\/strong>, just introduced by the famous Italian design house together with Maserati (Valor Economico<\/em>, June 2 – Um Maserati de ar retr\u00f4 para poucos<\/a>*).<\/p>\n

Tourism<\/strong> \u2013 There were also several articles on tourism, with the Washington Post<\/em> running a photographic journey around the pavillions at Expo (June 2 – Visiting the world\u2019s fair<\/a>), The Times<\/em> disccovering the charming Lazio landscape (May 30 – Ancient towns, hot springs and blissful scenery in Lazio*) and the Financial Times<\/em> that showed its readers a symbolic photo of Italian Republic Day, as celebrated in Italy\u2019s capital (2 – Photo Diary – Italian Republic Day<\/a> ). Again in Rome, Le Monde<\/em> spoke about the rebirth of the frescoes in the Farnese Palace <\/strong>(May 29 – Dans la galerie des Carrache, \u00e0 Rome, les dieux renaissent<\/a>*), while Liberation<\/em> traveled though the history of the Eternal City, using documents found in the State Archives (May 31 – Voyage dans les archives de la ville \u00e9ternelle : Rome<\/a>*).<\/p>\n

The dream of an Italian vacation appeared on TV as well as in the papers. The American TV anchor Kathy McCabe explained to the New York Times <\/em>why she loves Italy so much that she dedicated the program Dream of Italy to the country (3 – Why Kathy McCabe Loves Italy<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Finally, there was interest in travel literature with a review of Gironimo, where the author, Tim Moore, traced the events of the 1914 Tour of Italy (New York Times<\/em>, May 29 – \u2018Gironimo!\u2019 and \u2018Lanterne Rouge\u2019<\/a>*).<\/p>\n

Food and wine<\/strong> \u2013 Cooking is another ongoing theme, with reports that the Osteria Francescana<\/strong> has taken second place in the rankings of the 50 best restaurants worldwide (Bloomberg<\/em>, June 1 – El Celler de Can Roca Takes First Place at World\u2019s 50 Best Restaurant Awards<\/a>; Financial Times<\/em>, June 1 – Old-world dominance of cuisine shifts<\/a>*). The New York Times <\/em>magazine ran an article on the Sardinian chef Simone Tondo <\/strong>success in Paris (June 3 – A Sardinian Chef Dishes on His Parisian Pleasures<\/a>). Finally, reguarding coffee, Andrea Illy<\/strong> told the Brazilian paper Valor Economico<\/em> about his company\u2019s obsession for quality (June 3 \u2013 \u201cO cafe custara mais caro\u201d diz Andrea Illy<\/a>*).<\/p>\n

Culture<\/strong> \u2013 The foreign press spoke about literature last week: The Times<\/em> explained on its editorial page why it is still interesting to read Dante<\/strong> today (May 30 – 750 years on, why take Dante off the shelf?<\/a>*) and Le Monde <\/em>interviewed  Umberto Eco<\/strong> on his latest book (May 30 – Umberto Eco : \u201cQue vive le journalisme critique!\u201d<\/a>*). The French paper also made room for Dario Fo<\/strong> and his most recent work \u201cUn uomo bruciato vivo\u201d (June 4 – Dario Fo, en mouvement perp\u00e9tuel*).<\/p>\n

Le Monde<\/em> also wrote about theater, with articles on dancer Alesandro Sciarroni <\/strong>(June 1 – Alessandro Sciarroni : la danse comme un jeu de quilles<\/a>*) and director Romeo Castellucci<\/strong> (June 1 – Romeo Castellucci, fauteur de trouble<\/a>*).<\/p>\n

There was also interest in photography with 50 portraits by Tima Modotti<\/strong>, shown for the first time in Spain (El Pais,<\/em> June 2 – Tina Modotti, retratista de M\u00e9xico<\/a>), and for music by the Italian duo Voices From The Lake, <\/strong>which presented its latest album, “Live at MAXXI,” in Paris (Liberation<\/em>, May 29 – Voices From the Lake : langueur d\u2019onde<\/a>).  <\/p>\n

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