Put down the phone and pick up the ladle. While you were busy grinding for that promotion, grandmothers in Italy were busy grinding meat to make homemade sausage. They were busy taking long walks to the market, rolling out pasta dough and stealing dips in the Mediterranean without a second thought for their wrinkles — aside … Read more
NFL quarterback Tyrod Taylor is engaged to his partner Bianka Charity-Parker, as seen in a joint Instagram post Tuesday. “You are my everything,” the caption read with a blue heart emoji and infinity symbol. Taylor, who last played for the Jets and is currently a free agent, proposed to Charity-Parker with a pear-shaped diamond while … Read more
Talk about culture shock. An adorable Italian exchange student has become a social media star after his American host mom dragged him to Olive Garden — a carb-heavy field trip that had the unsuspecting visitor all but yelling basta! before even making it to the table. In a string of hilarious and now-viral clips, viewers … Read more
Service dogs can help make the impossible paw-sible. As 665 athletes prepare for the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games, kicking off on Friday, March 6, many of them will arrive with four-legged teammates by their side. While the dogs are hard at work helping battle for the gold, viewers at home get to admire … Read more
More popular destinations are fighting back with tourist fines to combat the hordes of Instagram-fueled itinerants, all vying for their chance to post the perfect #travel selfie. An influx of visitors can drive up local housing costs, pose safety risks and lead to unruly behavior. In response, some local governments have installed tourist taxes to … Read more
Move over medals — the real gold at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics was hanging in closets, strutting down opening-ceremony carpets and carving out slopes in couture. Hosted between fashion capital Milan and posh alpine playground Cortina d’Ampezzo, these Games morphed into a two-week catwalk on ice where athleticism met atelier — and the … Read more
She’s avoided the slammer — but can she go back to a life of glitz and glamour? One of the world’s biggest fashion influencers has been cleared of aggravated fraud in an Italian court; however, her PR nightmare is far from over. Chiara Ferragni — a 38-year-old bombshell blond who boasts more than 28 million Instagram followers … Read more
Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam left the track in tears Friday after crashing out of the 1000m event at the Olympic trials — with her fate for the 2026 Milano Cortina Games in Italy now up in the air. Leerdam, who won silver in her signature 1000m event at the 2022 Beijing Games, slid into … Read more
Venus Williams is closing out 2025 as a married woman. The seven-time Grand Slam singles champion married Andrea Preti, an actor, model and producer, in a lavish Palm Beach ceremony — three months after tying the knot in Italy, Vogue reported Tuesday. “It was just the happiest, most beautiful, sweetest day,” the bride, 45, recalled … Read more
Say buongiorno to a new life. If you’ve ever dreamt of spending your days drinking wine, snacking on cheese and relaxing under the Tuscan sun, you can get paid to do so. One small Tuscan town is offering cash to potential residents willing to relocate there. Radicondoli, a small medieval town in the hills of … Read more
You won’t Fuhgeddaboud being good this Christmas. You’ve heard of Elf on the Shelf, now there’s Guido on a Ledge — a plush doll decked out in a wife-beater tank, shades, slides, sporting facial — and chest — hair, and wearing a good-luck horn. Creator Christine Fiscardi Lentinello, a Red Hook, Brooklyn native who now lives in … Read more
Chiara Ferragni, a wildly glamorous fashion influencer who still boasts more than 28 million Instagram followers, was once a fixture on the Big Apple fashion scene. At New York Fashion Week after New York Fashion Week, she would post pictures of herself sitting front row at coveted catwalk shows, cozying up to Karlie Kloss and … Read more
Although Rachael Ray calls New York City home, she’s not the biggest fan of the Big Apple. The former Food Network star, who has homes in the city, as well as upstate New York and Italy, admitted that while her husband, John Cusimano, prefers the hustle and bustle, she enjoys the quieter life in their Tuscan villa. … Read more
It took her on a “trip” to the “falls.” Just in case we weren’t becoming overly reliant on Google Maps: A Polish tourist fell into a canal in Venice, Italy after the ubiquitous navigation app allegedly led her astray, per an Instagram video going viral. “When Google Maps says ‘go straight’ but you’re in Venice,” … Read more
Mamma mia. It’s common knowledge — maybe not to everyone — that Italian-American dishes are different than those served in Italy. Which means that you cannot order fettuccine alfredo or chicken parmesan at a restaurant in Italy and expect them to know what you’re talking about. Well, that’s exactly what one American tourist did while … Read more
They’re too good to be true. Italian police have seized 21 pieces of art suspected of being counterfeit at a Salvador Dalí exhibit. On Tuesday, a squad seized upon the exhibition in Parma — titled “Dalí, Between Art and Myth” — taking possession of the allegedly false works, which included drawings, tapestries, and engravings. Doubts … Read more
If only vacation could last over 100 years. For the first time ever, this time next year, New Yorkers will be able to fly Delta Airlines non-stop to one of the world’s most beautiful and healthiest destinations — Sardinia, Italy. Beginning next summer, will be able to fly non-stop to Sardinia, Italy. NurPhoto via Getty … Read more
Mama mia. Shut down just last week, a harrowing Facebook group in Italy called “Mia Moglie” (“My Wife”) gave more than 32,000 men a place to share intimate photos of wives, girlfriends, and even strangers — without permission. Running since 2019, the page was filled with everything from undressing shots to private sunbathing snaps, with … Read more
Three ancient “fairy houses” have been uncovered on the Italian island of Sardinia, according to local officials. The discovery was announced by the Superintendency of Archaeology, Fine Arts, and Landscape for the Provinces of Sassari and Nuoro on July 29. Sardinia, an Italian island in the Mediterranean just south of France’s Corsica, is famed for its beaches and … Read more
George Clooney has fallen ill during the Venice Film Festival. The actor, 64, missed two events at the annual Italian festival on Wednesday and one on Thursday due to health issues. “George has been diagnosed with a sinus infection and is under doctors orders to cut back on his activities today,” the rep told The … Read more