An event so poignant as attending Midnight Mass at the Vatican led by the Pope must invoke serious spiritual movement.  For one attendee, it was perhaps a little too moving. Hurdling over barricades, watch as this resilient...

Venice is under water. That's what what happens hard rains, high winds and global warming unleash 61-inches of the wet stuff on the piazza. Fortunately, a dam system is scheduled to open in 2011. But for now, wouldn't it be...

Before you go complaining that you can't explore your own hometown in the same fashion, remember this:  It's your hometown.  Wouldn't you like to travel somewhere exotic?  With Google Earth, not only can you travel all the...

Football sensation David Beckham is "on loan" to the AC Milan. He'll be back in time for the U.S. Major League Soccer 2009 season, but he simply has to play because he's not used to "long rests." It's easy, David: draw a pint,...

Madonna may have been overjoyed to perform in Italy, but dedicating Like a Virgin to the Pope seems kinda wrongheaded. Talking about a holy man getting "touched for the very first time" is a good way to get you on the bad...

Italian soccer is best known for match-fixing scandals with referee payoffs and elaborate feigning of post-injury agony. Well, now you can add streaking - at practice, mind you - to the list, with two female fans of the...

Sure, it's apropos of nothing in general, but who saw that one coming? If anything, we were going to bet that Elvis Costello was a big bowling aficionado. But while we're on the subject, what the hell was Elvis doing in Italy...

Protesters in Italy protested the state of politics by unleashing thousands upon thousands of colorful Superballs. Naturally, this turned the proletariat against the centralized power of the federal government--WHEEEEEEEE!...

What's better than a weekend full of exciting sports, with plenty of European soccer starting Saturday and Sunday at 7 a.m.? That's easy: compressing all the goals from Italy's Serie A into a massive highlight film that runs...