News Rick Rubin held a very low-key festival in Tuscany by Tammy Moir Rick Rubin traded the recording studio for the Tuscan countryside this summer solstice Chasing the sun in typical Rick Rubin style, the music legend hosted a secret festival named after…
Music Richard Green on the “very special feeling” of creating ‘The Circle Closes’ by Happy “Instruments for a composer are like brushes for a painter,” Richard Green says of the creation of his new EP ‘The Circle Closes’ Richard Green showcased the diversity of neoclassical…
Music The Oze chats ‘Inner Space Blues’, film composers and Italian potty humour by Tom Disalvo “Change and newness have been the only constants,” The Oze said of the forces behind his dynamic debut EP Inner Space Blues. Equally as expansive as The Oze’s sound is…
Food News Itō, is a peek into the culinary future – and Ortolani beat everyone to the punch by Tammy Moir Surry Hills, has sprouted another culinary gem, reshaping the dining scene one restaurant at a time. Enter Itō, a modern Japanese Izakaya brought to life by the culinary wizardry of…
Arts Nature News Climate activists commit “absurd acts” on Andy Warhol artwork by Amy Davidson Protesters from a climate change group have vandalised Andy Warhol’s notable BMW M1 Art Car, while it was on display at a museum in Italy. Climate change activists belonging to the…
Music News Pop Culture Video WATCH: Queen and Adam Lambert cover ‘Nessun Dorma’ in Italy by Amy Davidson Queen and Adam Lambert surprised their audience with an impromptu cover of the operatic hit, Nessun Dorma at a show in Italy last weekend. During a concert in Bologna, Italy…
News Weird This Italian bank uses parmesan cheese as its gold standard by Chloe Maddren This Italian bank uses wheels of parmesan instead of Gold for people to borrow against. A bank in Italy’s Emilia-Romagna region, Credito Emiliano allows its customers to use wheels of…
News Weird Pizza scientists ignore centuries of tradition and make a yeast-free pizza by Robbie Mason In great news for those unlucky souls with yeast allergies, Italian scientists have made a pizza dough containing no yeast rise, although it may have purists turning in their graves….
News Weird Feral Hogs tear through $22,000 worth of cocaine in Italy by Sam Bowden Between 30-50 feral hogs were the first “officers” on the scene in Tuscany’s Valdichiana Valley, where unconfirmed reports suggest it was the largest pork-based rave to ever exist. A pack…
Drugs News Viva l’Italia! Italy to decriminalise small-scale cannabis growth at home by Pandora Craufurd-Gormly Italy’s Lower House justice committee has pulled through by approving reforms that will allow small cannabis growth at home. It’s not like laws have ever stopped anyone from growing their…
News Pop Culture Weird Pope Francis’s Instagram account caught liking model’s raunchy picture by Phil Hanlon Oops: the official Instagram account for Pope Francis has been caught liking a picture of Brazilian model, Natalia Garibotto. Pope Francis has been caught out liking a photo from Brazilian…
News Weird World Canadian woman goes full Canada, returns stolen artefacts to Pompeii ruins by Brendan Neville A woman has returned some ancient artefacts stolen from the Roman city of Pompeii after she supposedly discovered they were cursed. If you’ve ever stolen something, you may well have…
News Coronavirus is getting weaker, leading Italian doctors announce by Emily Elvish Potentially the best news we’ve had since we heard that the pub was back on the table! The head of the San Raffaele Hospital in Milan Alberto Zangrillo has announced…
