Genoa
A Dystopian Video of Prison Violence Is Forcing Italy to Confront Police Brutality
Footage of inmates being beaten by guards had triggered a reckoning with police-related violence that advocates say is at least 20 years overdue.
Italy’s populists were told the Genoa bridge would collapse. They called it a "fairy tale."
A 2013 statement on the party’s website dismissed warnings of “the imminent collapse of the Morandi Bridge” as a “favoletta."
At least 22 people are dead after a bridge collapsed in Italy
A number of vehicles are also reportedly still trapped beneath the rubble with dead people inside.
Transport Yourself to a Darling Italian Town in This Video
Filmmaker Alex Soloviev's love letter to Genoa is almost better than visiting in real life.
This Argentinian Italian Breakfast Sandwich Is Better Than McDonald’s
This breakfast whopper is “kinda gross, kinda dirty, but delicious.”
Japanese Soccer Legend Kazuyoshi Miura, 49, Will Play Another Year
On Wednesday, Miura signed a one-year contract renewal with Yokohama FC in Japan, which means he will be playing professional soccer at age 50!
Forza Scozia! Faith, Football and the Most Scottish Town in Italy
Thomas Clark journeys to Tuscany to follow in the footsteps of a forgotten Scottish striker, and to uphold the honour of his country in the blistering late summer sun.
Francesco Totti, Ramon Abila and Scott Linton: Vice Sports UK Goals of the Week
It’s that time of the week again – let’s slurp down some delicious goals!
Stealing Food to Survive Is Not a Crime in Italy
A homeless man in Genoa finally caught a break this week when Italy’s Supreme Court of Cassation ruled that the act he committed was “not a crime” because it was committed “in the face of the immediate and essential need for nourishment.”
Lost Photographs of Gruesome Italian Crime Scenes
In the 1980s, an abandoned suitcase was found on a street in Genoa, containing the chilling crime scene photography portfolio of Luigi Tomellini.
Ciao, Coppa: A Final Farewell to the Anglo-Italian Cup
20 years ago this week the final match of the Anglo-Italian Cup was played at Wembley. It ended a strange, stop-start tournament with winners ranging from AS Roma to Sutton United.
Making Focaccia Is an Oil-Laden Waiting Game
“This is not as fast as pizza,” says Graziano Bargi, whose Genoa bakery makes 120 pans of the traditional Italian bread a day. “The baker has to predict the best timing to sell a tasty product all day.”