Word: serenissima
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...Marriage with the Sea--the doge on board a gilded galley flinging a ring into the lagoon in mythic matrimony. Last week, however, the sea wanted more than a ring: the Adriatic appeared to be reeling in all of Venice itself, grabbing at it with the worst floods La Serenissima has seen in more than 20 years...
...artisti: 3 progetti: 3 siti." if the Australia Council for the Arts' logo is to be believed, the Australian presence at the Venice Biennale (until Nov. 21) is limited to the three official artists whose works bob up all around La Serenissima: in the dank Palazzo Giustinian Lolin, where Susan Norrie's videos of environmental dysfunction play; in the secret gardens of Palazzo Zenobio, where Callum Morton's recreation of his demolished childhood home gives off good-humored gusts of dry ice; and in the Giardini di Castello, where Daniel von Sturmer's video installations spill across the wave-like...
...treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder In Venice For Lovers, novelist Louis Begley and biographer Anka Muhlstein describe 30 years of exploring the backstreets of La Serenissima. In Damascus: Taste of a City, resident Marie Fadel writes vividly to her brother, an exiled journalist in Germany, of a walk through the Old City, weaving in recipes for Damascene dishes like tis'iyye, a spicy chickpea soup. While readers may find it easy enough to undertake some...
...separatists took over the bell tower in St. Mark's Square for a few hours early Friday morning to proclaim independence for Venice. Although the group had brought enough supplies for a long stay in the tower, they barely had time to hang out a banner proclaiming their new "Serenissima Repubblica," as the old Venetian republic was called, before police forces scaled the 350-foot building and hauled the men away. Two other separatists were arrested in a mock armored car positioned in the square. No one was injured in the raid. The Northern League, a separatist group which...
...days before the vote, however, Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti announced that owing to the very environmental concerns voiced by the critics, he was withdrawing the candidacy of the city of canals. With La Serenissima out of the running, Hannover was the committee's final choice...