In case Silvio Berlusconi wins a fourth term as prime minister of Italy, here's my 2010 article [1] on the former cruise ship crooner-turned-billionaire soccer mogul's appeal to Italian voters.
And here's my review [2] of Il Divo, a fine biopic about one of Berlusconi's predecessors, the extremely different Giulio Andreotti.
You can get your full range of Italian stereotypes [3]right here.
Links:
[1] http://takimag.com/article/viva_le_donne_di_berlusconi_viva_italia/print#axzz2LgzdEubM
[2] http://isteve.blogspot.com/2009/06/il-divo.html
[3] http://vdare.com/node/add/post