https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Italian state broadcaster Rai has opened an investigation into why one of its shows on Tuesday offered female viewers advice on how to look sexy while shopping in the supermarket. https://www.thelocal.it/20201125/italian-tv-show-investigated-after-outrage-over-sexy-shopping-tutorial Wed, 25 Nov 2020 18:53:57 +0100 italian-tv-show-investigated-after-outrage-over-sexy-shopping-tutorial Paolo Sorrentino, the Oscar-winning film director who scored a small-screen hit with "The Young Pope", is to make a follow-up series called "The New Pope." https://www.thelocal.it/20170517/a-follow-up-to-sorrentinos-the-young-pope-is-coming Wed, 17 May 2017 10:48:40 +0200 a-follow-up-to-sorrentinos-the-young-pope-is-coming Italy's cabinet on Thursday began examining a corporate makeover of the country's public television service Rai, with the aim of curbing political interference and innovating cultural output. https://www.thelocal.it/20150313/italy-moves-to-transform-national-tv Fri, 13 Mar 2015 09:50:06 +0100 italy-moves-to-transform-national-tv Maria Pia Calzone is just loving all the hate. https://www.thelocal.it/20150210/italys-feminist-mafia-matriarch-conquers-the-world Tue, 10 Feb 2015 09:40:00 +0100 italys-feminist-mafia-matriarch-conquers-the-world An American travel blogger has made a film parody of the hit TV series Breaking Bad based on his experiences of making balsamic vinegar in the northern Emilia-Romagna region. Watch the video here. https://www.thelocal.it/20141009/breaking-balsamic-american-in-breaking-bad-parody Thu, 09 Oct 2014 16:42:00 +0200 breaking-balsamic-american-in-breaking-bad-parody A four-year old boy was killed after a television fell on him, Italian media reported. https://www.thelocal.it/20130731/toddler-crushed-to-death-by-a-tv-set Wed, 31 Jul 2013 11:17:00 +0200 toddler-crushed-to-death-by-a-tv-set