#italian tumblr

[acornzest]

Had to make this before the trend died and before Venice sank in the adriatic sea once and for all

I really like how it came out! :)

[stephen9260]

Istg two immortal political assholes down in less than a year this is surreal

Prima cosa che ho pensato è che non ci sono abbastanza granchi che li abbiamo usati tutti settembre scorso per la Lizzie

Addio Berlusca you won't be missed

[fluffbyday-smutbynight]

Good Omens x Michael Sheen x Ancient Rome - a crossover made in heaven Italy

I'm crawling out of the rock I've been living under - just because I feel like this post I reblogged needs some context to be fully appreciated (and you all know how much I love deep diving into the most random shit). Quoting @thiswomanshouldbewriting :

No one is doing it like the Italian Good Omens fandom, making Michael Sheen trend on twitter because Alberto Angela used his footage as Nero in his documentary. Literally no one is like us.

The mentioned footage is, as you might have inferred if you're a Michael Sheen/GO fan, from the 2006 BBC docudrama "Ancient Rome: Rise and Fall of an Empire", which Sheen starred in as a very unhinged Nero. Imagine you're the average italian GO fan, channel-zapping while you do chores, or homework, or you're having dinner, and you suddenly see (on RAI1, aka the state-owned broadcasting *main* tv channel) THIS:

(and also the show somewhat restores Nero's reputation, *and* discusses at length the Romans' rampant bisexuality *and* mentions Nero's same-sex marriageS (plural) *and* the soundtrack SLAYS) (god I wish it was subtitled in English 'cause y'all would love it)

That's something to be excited about already. But wait... there's more!

If you're not Italian (hi 99,9% of tumblr) you might ask yourself: but what's all the fuss about? and who the fuck is Alberto Angela?

Glad you asked.

Alberto Angela, author and host of the documentary programme that included the aforementioned footage, is - simply put - an icon, a myth, a cornerstone of cultural divulgation in this country.

He's an accomplished paleontologist, archeologist, writer, and a very engaging communicator.

He's a son of art, since his late father Piero was an even greater public figure, an all-time favourite of the italian audience (think: the Mr. Rogers of science divulgation) -- which only adds to Alberto's fame and love by the masses.

He's been a staple on tv for a long time, a beloved chaperone to everything about science, culture and especially history, which he conveys with utmost passion.

He's also a very fine man.

It won't surprise you that, over time, he's become sort of a national sex-symbol: the charming nerd, the next-door Indiana Jones, the cultured, wholesome, handsome heartthrob.

...and a great source of memes:

"I DIVULGE. HARD."

"Deoxyribonucleic acid" *splash*

So... let's rewind for a moment: you're the average italian GO fan, channel-zapping while you do chores, or homework, or you're having dinner, and you suddenly see Michael Sheen as Nero featured on the most popular documentary programme in the country, by the most beloved & iconic tv host of recent times.

In conclusion: this is why the italian GO fandom is going positively feral on twitter. You're welcome. *crawls under her rock again*

[mossmx]

since I saw the "Italians love Paperino bc they are fascists" nonsense (ngl I am laughing so hard)

time for a poll!:

[bookmark-extraordinaire]

I recently had a conversation with a friend that made me realise that (maybe) people might not know that the Italian mafia still exists and actively operates all over Italy. Like, the general international public has this old-timey idea of the mafia that stops at the 1950s, with Al Capone, seedy bars, car chases with tommy guns etc. etc. or at least that seems to be the case for the people who don’t live in Europe, or otherwise close to Italy.

So, I made this poll. DISCLAIMER: this poll is NOT so i could judge people in any way. I can’t really fault anyone for not knowing about a problem so tied to Italian soil and culture, I was just curious.

NOTE: I’m not making a distinction between the actual Mafia, Camorra, Ndrangheta etc. etc. just pretend that all Italian organized crime is one big thing for the sake of this poll.

[lu2211]

[set-wingedwarrior]

HAPPY PRIDE, BERLUSCONI IS DEAD!

Today is Italian national holiday, let's celebrate!

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Translation of the italian bits:

First pic: People that "we should show respect when someone dies, it doesn't matter how many "mistakes" they made

Second pic: Us, angry antifa that want to celebrate the death of a monster

[i-am-trans-gwender]

If all Italian women are women then therefore all women must be Italian women.

Billions must cooka da pizza!

[wajjs]

ITALIANS ON TUMBLR I'M BEGGING FOR MUSIC RECOMMENDATIONS THAT AREN'T MANESKIN. I AM FAMILIAR WITH ZUCCHERO, NICOLA DI BARI, DOMENICO MODUGNO AND RAFFAELLA CARRA. PLEASE HELP ME OUT. GRACIAS MILES

[duxfemina]

A classic Greek vs Roman situation

[machiavellli]

Main masterlist🕊️

Arte (not only lit. related)🪽

Dante and Virgilio in the Camposanto affresco

Dante e Beatrice - Michael Parkes 1993

Dante in Exile - Micheal Parkes 1998

Beatrice Alone - Micheal Parkes 1998

The Other Side - Dean Cornwell 1918

The Three Graces - Édouard Bisson 1899

Machiavelli - William Mortensen 1936

Dante and Virgil in Hell - Gustave Courtois 1879

Citazioni🪽

Gaspara Stampa, Rime, CXXXIII, vv.1-4

Gaspara Stampa, Rime, CCCVIII, vv.2-4

Gaspara Stampa, Rime, XXXIII, vv.1-4

Free space🪽

Machiavelli’s handwriting

L351

don’t mind me trying to be funny🪽

Gaspara Stampa not beating the Protestant allegations

Unhinged De Vulgari Eloquentia summary

Foscolo is just delulu

If I could go back in time to Gaspara

KARMA by Dante (watch at your own risk)

The bride and the ugly ass groom

Genshin impact danteification @moonschocolate

Rip Boccaccio. You would have hate netflix so much.

new netflix show on the divine comedy??!😳

caramel. my new infernal bestie.

deadass reaction

they invented broromance

[starryjoy]

people from other countries don't even understand how fucking pog 6x7 as a multiplication is for an italian

[maodebo]

So I'm reading Naruto and I had the thought... NineTails kinda look like Lupo Lucio so....

If you are not Italian you might not get this

[7i74]

[non-e-per-sempre]

Prisma >> Mare Fuori >> Un Professore >> Skam Italia >> Baby

[marcolinos]

Guarda che lunaaaaaa