Pompous scholars were a standard joke on the Italian stage through the 16th century. Arnoud Visser writes in The Public Domain Review that Francesco Belo, a playwright from Rome, published the first play to put one at the center. In El pedante, from the 1520s, the schoolmaster Prudenzio "talks in a mangled mix of Latin and vernacular." — Read the rest

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100% Korean supermarket with lots of Korean products.

Asian and Korean food (snacks, canned food, sauces, frozen food, fresh food, vegetables, kimchi, alcoholic beverages, noodles, tea and herbal tea, etc.)

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Venice is a magical place for so many reasons...and three of those reasons are these gorgeous and historical locations for cocktails.

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As if we need one more reason to go to Venice! But, here you have it: this charming Italian city has launched its own cocktail week

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Italy's fashion capital doesn't just know how to dress, but knows how to drink. Next time you find yourself in Milan, keep these addresses in your back pocket for tasty cocktails in stylish spaces.

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