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more about #italy sayah: Ah, the early Powder puff chase. (Heja Anna! Försvara Sverige!) more » MagentaAstyoche: If you would like to read a fairly objective article on the crime, Amanda Knox, and the whole cast of characters, please check out this one published ... more » laurasaurus: It's true: all the slutty girls I know have gone on to have meaningless lives punctuated by random, senseless, brutal murders. Correlation and causati... more » thesciencegirl wields the truth like a mighty axe.: Some of Amanda's friends were on GMA this morning, and one of them made a really great point about how much of her trial was based on slut-shaming (sh... more » Penny: For the people who will boycott Italian holidays and wine, I say thanks. I won't have to deal with you when I travel to Italy and....more wine for me. more » SeriesofTubes: Obviously, Americans who want to boycott Italian food over this trial are being reactionary douchebags. Amanda Knox didn't get a fair trial, though. ... more » onestrawplz: People get unfair trials in the United States all the damn time. Not to say that Amanda Knox shouldn't have had a fair trial (of course she should ha... more » JinxyMcDeath: Here's the thing, she changed her story a thousand times. She was in the house, she wasn't in the house. She heard screams, she never heard screams.... more » onestrawplz: Please boycott Italian wine and food so there will be more for me. K thnx. more » PilgrimSoul: It sure would be nice if that whole, "Kill gays in Uganda" bill generated this kind of outrage from (white) Americans. more » Athenia: You know, as a woman who has lived abroad, bringing home strange men is probably about the only way that you're gonna get laid in some foreign countri... more » likepenguins: I was unaware that one-night stands and enjoying sex for sex's sake precluded me to be a killer. Shouldn't Dexter be getting laid more often? And, a... more » Ms. Brooks v2.0: Rupert Murdoch's British tabloid rag is gleefully calling for a boycott of Italian products in the wake of this verdict? Colour me surprised. I gues... more » la.donna.pietra: When I was in college, I had a roommate who was seriously considering becoming a nun. She was very uncomfortable around any expression of sexuality a... more » UrbanAchiever: Oh swell, we're back to free sex = total breakdown in societal mores. Don't sleep around, girls, you might end up murdering someone when your mores su... more » EkaterinaBallerina: I sorta believed she was guilty at first but spending some time with my lawyer dad, listening to him talk about the case, changed my mind. He's livid ... more » wishing upon: I haven't been following this story very well — is there hardly any evidence for Amanda being guilty, which is why people are so upset? I read the w... more » CremeBruDont: It's hard not to see how Knox's dating activity in the months leading up to the murders definitely had an effect on the outcome of the trial. But tha... more » nyc-caribbean-ragazza: Are you kidding me? If her name were Keisha Knox we would have never heard of her or this case. more » morninggloria: Don't listen to the British. If I've learned anything from hilarious Monty Python sketches involving Michael Palin in a wig, British people are real ... more » -
#laworder
Hillary Clinton Gets Involved As Amanda Knox Backlash Begins
Backlash against American student Amanda Knox's conviction in Italy has already begun: her parents are talking to the media, Hillary Clinton might get involved, and of course, somebody's blaming hookup culture. More » -
#crimeandpunishment
Amanda Knox Is Not An Assassin
Today Amanda Knox begged an Italian court to free her, asking them not to brand her as "what I am not." Reasonable request, but it's a little too late for that. More » -
#hardknoxlife
Defense Claims Female Officers "Had It In For" Amanda Knox
During his closing remarks today, Amanda Knox's lawyer broke down in tears and claimed female officers who investigated Meredith Kercher's murder "had it in for [Knox] just because she had condoms and a vibrator in her beauty case." [Daily Mail] -
#bastaberlusconi
"The Prime Minister Needs Cuddles": Tell-All Details Berlusconi's PJs, Involvement With "Lesbians"
Call girl Patrizia D'Addario has written a tell-all about the parties she attended with Silvio Berlusconi, revealing even more about the Italian Prime Minister's Caligula-style antics. More » -
#mammamia
His Name Is Luca: When Over-Parenting Becomes Child Abuse
The mother and grandparents of an Italian boy are being charged with child abuse for their smothering, overprotective love, drawing attention to the problem of overinvolved parents in Italy and elsewhere. More » -
#immunesystem
Italian Court Overturns Berlusconi's Immunity
Yesterday Italy's Constitutional Court overturned a law making Silvio Berlusconi immune from prosecution — he may now face corruption charges. Berlusconi subsequently said comedians, the court, the Italian President, and "72% of the press" were "out to get him." [Time] -
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#bastaberlusconi
Berlusconi Refers To Obamas As "Tanned" Again
Yesterday in Milan Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi told a crowd he'd met, "What's his name? Some tanned guy. Ah, Barack Obama! ...You won't believe it, but two of them went to the beach because the wife is also tanned." [AP] -
#bastaberlusconi
"I Cannot Condemn Myself To Be His Wet Nurse": Berlusconi's Wife Speaks Out
In a book released today, Silvio Berlusconi's wife says he "look[s] ridiculous before the world." But are Italians willing to forgive his lavish parties and dalliances with young women? More » -
#modestproposals
Burkini Ban
Gianluca Buonanno, mayor of Varallo Sesia, Italy, has banned women from wearing burkinis at public pools. He justifies the ban by claiming that children "might be alarmed" by the suit, and that it could be unhygienic. [UPI] -
#potpsychology
"Do I Have To Change My Tampon Every Time I Pee?"
It's time for another installment of Pot Psychology, the biweekly "advice" column in which we attempt to solve everyone's problems with an herbal remedy. More » -
#ciaobella
Rocking The Boat
Giorgia Boscolo is the first woman in nine centuries to be a gondalier in Venice. [Reuters] -
#berlusconiburlesque
Wine, Women, & Santa Costumes Have Italian Leader In Loads Of Trouble
As more allegations surface of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's wild bacchanals and trysts with prostitutes, some women are organizing a boycott of the upcoming G8 summit in Italy. One writer, oddly, uses the scandal to explore Italy's underlying feminism. More »
