http://eternallycool.net all that's hip & happening in Rome's past & present Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:47:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We think this ad for Fernet Branca, an Italian amaro or "bitter" made of herbs and spices, that is usually served as a digestif after a meal but may also be served with coffee and espresso or mixed into coffee and espresso drinks. The text atop the bottle reads, "This could ... http://eternallycool.net/2009/11/this-could-have-been-an-ad-for-sexy-lingerie/ We wish we'd seen these ad last week, but being still a bit in the Halloween spirit here at the Compound (and being generally charmed by the ads of Esselunga, an Italian supermarket chain, the advertising of which we've highlighted before) we thought we'd go ahead and drop these onto ... http://eternallycool.net/2009/11/aglio-e-olio/ In June of 2008, our favorite street artists, Sten, Lex & Lucamaleonte did up Via Nuoro with some Dante images that still make us smile.   Though we haven't ventured there lately ourselves, the infallible Wooster Collective posted more work by the same artists at Via Nuoro today and we had ... http://eternallycool.net/2009/11/calling-all-angels/ Over and over, we hear visitors to Rome complaining that there's just nothing to buy in the Eterna that you can't find elsewhere in the world as well.  We're mostly in agreement: increasing globalization means that the Italian standards, whether Barilla pasta, Fendi bags, or balsamic vinegar, are almost as ... http://eternallycool.net/2009/11/we-who-are-about-to-wiggle/ If we had the space and the funds to install a pool at the Compound, we'd certainly hire Piscine Castiglione to design and install it for us.  We became aware of this company some years ago when we stumbled upon their ultra-alluring ad campaign depicting a couch-pool that made our ... http://eternallycool.net/2009/10/heaven-is-a-place-like-this/ Rome is burning!  When it comes to stylish modern evocations of the Great Fire of 64, we thought things were looking good yesterday when we stumbled upon those classical column candles made by Goody Gram!  Today, however, we've stumbled upon the best Rome fire re-creation that we've ever seen. This fabulous ... http://eternallycool.net/2009/10/rome-is-burning/ Oh!  Are we ever digging these classical column candles!  Gotta order some now so we can do our own Great Fire of 64 thing here in the Compound. These are made by Goody Grams and sold by MollaSpace.  We're told that "Even after usage, the candle will only burn 1/3 of ... http://eternallycool.net/2009/10/keep-the-rome-fires-burning/ A huge storm swept through Rome on Monday bringing high winds and very cool temperatures.  The winds uprooted trees along the streets of the city, but they also brought down a huge gilded statue of the Virgin Mary that stood atop Monte Mario, behind the Stadio Olimpico. The statue, which stood ... http://eternallycool.net/2009/10/madonna-mia/ Faithful readers of eCool will know that here in the Compound we did almost everything made by Worldwide Fred, from their Jesus! Look at the Time! Watch to their Roman Numerals Birthday Candles to their Holy Toast Bread Stamp, they simply crack us up. In the interest of humor (and knowing ... http://eternallycool.net/2009/10/2568/ We know that there are those among our readers who are not Facebook fans of eCool and therefore don't see the many updates we post there about things happening in and around Rome.   Thus, in order that all eCoolers have equal access to all that's hip and happening in Rome, ... http://eternallycool.net/2009/10/the-writings-on-the-wall-rome-roundup/