Daily Archives: February 8, 2012

Thursday Jazz: Tess and the Yellow Cabbies at Il Pentagrappolo

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The Roman jazz scene gets a little injection of New York attitude tomorrow night with the debut performance by Tess and the Yellow Cabbies at Il Pentagrappolo, near the Colosseum. Led by songstress Tess Amodeo-Vickery, this new jazz trio features … Continue reading →

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Word of the Day: Pipistrello

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Generally, I try to find a useful or interesting word to share with you guys for our daily dose of Word of the Day. This time, I just chose a word because it sounds funny. Pipistrello  is the Italian word … Continue reading →

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Santo Stefano Rotondo

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I like circles. Squares are bad. But for some odd reason (practicality, most likely), we as a species have shunned the circular building in modern times. The obvious exception to this would be stadiums, but their raucous atmosphere defeats the … Continue reading →

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