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The Dogs of Venice

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November 12th 2009
Italians love children. This was presented as undisputed fact before we came here, and in general it seems true, particularly where it concerns babies. I present, as example, an experience on the vaporetto (water bus) the other day. Ari and I were sitting behind a thirty-something couple. The woman cradled a baby, completely swaddled in a pink crocheted blanket. They were appro ... read more

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more