Gloria Mattioni

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  1. Where are the Italian bloggers?

    1/18/07 5:52pm by Gloria Mattioni
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    In the past few days I have been trying to cross paths with women blogging from Italy on the same topics I'm interested in, these days. Let's take the American Muslim identity, that I discussed at length yesterday with dr. Maher Hatout, at the Public Affairs Muslim Council in Los Angeles. Is there some Italian blogger interested in posting about it? Nope. Or, if there are, they're all men.  Read more >

  2. Social Rights In Europe and U.S.

    1/4/07 8:52pm by Gloria Mattioni
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    I just read in Yahoo news that France is going to pass a law to allow social rights to housing. You can find more details here.  Read more >

  3. The "Naturalization" Process of An Italian Wannabe U.S. Citizen

    12/27/06 4:53pm by Gloria Mattioni
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    I am the last person who could give in to patriotism, left alone religious fanaticism. But in these days I might be due for a few surprises since I found myself moved to reflection by the least expected sources.  Read more >

  4. Political Freedom For A Pedophile Party? No Thanks.

    6/28/06 3:20am by Gloria Mattioni
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    Editor's Note: This post also is available in Italian below. Since my arrival in Italy almost a month ago, I thought to blog about many political news items. The first elected woman major in Milan, my hometown. The recent polls and the peculiar pet-peeve Italians have to hold any reform or system-change upon the people's vote. My good intentions got swamped by my sister's unexpected two surgeries in a row, with obviously related emotional stress and... oh, well, I lost it! Yet, one topic kept churning in my mind. As soon as I arrived, I read that in early June the already liberal Netherlands woke up to a new political party, NVD. That stands for the poetic "Compassion, Freedom and Diversity" but does not advocate gay rights or anything like that. What it claims is freedom for pedophiles.  Read more >

  5. Dan Brown Versus Opus Dei - Dan Brown contro l'Opus Dei

    5/22/06 1:00pm by Gloria Mattioni
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    Editor's note: An Italian language version of this post is available below-La versione italiana di questo post a acclusa alla fine. Dan Brown Versus Opus Dei Friday was the worldwide premiere of The Da Vinci Code", the movie from the Dan Brown's book that already sold forty million copies and fired a hot controversy between the CE and more mundane parties. My intent here is to address you to different blogs that present their point of views in ways that can add to your knowledge and help to form your personal opinion on the matter. First of all, despite not agreeing on the content, I appreciate the creative approach of an Italian group of students openly sympathizing with the Opus Dei  Read more >

  6. Getting Naked On Partnership

    5/1/06 3:28pm by Gloria Mattioni
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    I am very attracted to honesty and grace in personal blogging. Some women have it as a natural talent. Some others worked hard for and lost the few stray hairs that would spoil the medium letting go on uncontrolled emotional outbursts.  Read more >

  7. How "Personal"?

    4/18/06 4:56am by Gloria Mattioni
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    I love personal blogs for their ability to share intimacy and let readers participate to collective growth through discussion. Recently, though, I have been the object of a strong personal attack on the blog of somebody I considered a friend and trusted.  Read more >

  8. What's Going On In My Homeland

    4/8/06 12:10pm by Gloria Mattioni
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    I have not been in Italy at election time since a long while. I was sorry about it a few times, happy about it others since I would have been embarrassed at the polls. Often, it looked to me like there was not a real alternative to the government coalition at that particular time so, why bother?  Read more >

  9. More On Personal Blogging Risks

    4/1/06 11:10pm by Gloria Mattioni
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    I have been in Italy for more than two months now, assisting my sister who's slowly recovering from a coma and sharing everything about it on my blog. I chose the option of letting readers comment my posts without any censorship since start. Some curious "accidents" happened along the way, like when I found that each and every single post had been commented by a spammer promoting his racing cars and accessories. I imagine that was triggered by the word "reckless' in my blog title. So was the comment of another guy telling me that he reads and enjoy my blog, suddenly followed by the suggestion "perhaps you want to tell your readers about my book, "reckless rites of....."  Read more >

  10. Spring Love

    3/27/06 2:57pm by Gloria Mattioni
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    I am so happy it's March. I love March, particularly because it comes after February that is the month I most hate. Don't ask me why. There is a number of reasons and, at the same time, none of them make much sense.  Read more >

Gloria Mattioni

Full Name
Gloria Mattioni
Member Since
January 2006
About Me: 
I was born in Milan, Italy. I dreamed of being a pirate, an astronaut, and an explorer when I was a kid. But my mom also keeps a drawing that I apparently did when I was 9. That pictures me as a reporter, roaming around the world in my convertible car. I guess that too was my idea of adventure and freedom. So when I grew up, I first became a reporter and then a storyteller. I became a writer and worked in the staff of several newspapers and magazines. But I still wanted to roam around the world, seeking out people who shared my same longings. In 1988, I quit my last full-time job and pursued my goal of seeking out amazing people and incredible adventures all over the world. In 1992, I moved to Los Angeles with my son, Daniele, then 18, where I am living and writing, still.
 

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