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Sophia Loren has been rushed to hospital to undergo emergency surgery after suffering a bad fall at her home in Geneva, Switzerland. The Hollywood star, 89, was left with several fractures to her hip and and a series fracture to her femur after she fell in the bathroom of her home this weekend. Sophia’s sons, Carlo Jr., 55, and Edoardo, 50, have been by her side throughout the ordeal and her time in hospital, according to The Hollywood Reporter. News about Sophia’s condition was shared by the team at her self-titled restaurant chain, who shared the news on their Instagram...

Today's Quotefall Puzzle features a quote by Sophia Loren. Click puzzle (or click here) for full size rendition, then use your browser's print command to print puzzle. Sophia Loren is an Italian actress, and is the only living member of the American Film Institute's list of greatest actors in history. All hints, along with the answer, are provided in the first reply comment below, using filtered font to prevent accidental spoilers. Please refrain from disclosing the full answer in comments to prevent spoilers.To solve the puzzle: Enter the letters in the top half (letter columns) of the puzzle into the white squares...

I know that look:I’ve seen it somewhere before: No, not at the local Bucca di Peppo. Oh wait! Now I remember:   Making America Great Again, one knowing glance at a time.Posted from: MOTUS A.D.

The Italian diva celebrates her 80th birthday with an exhibition of some of her dresses, jewelry, photographs and awards at the Soumaya Museum. The Sophia Loren exhibition opened today at the Soumaya Museum. It displays pieces owned by the actress. “The best of all is under the same roof,” said the Italian diva at a press conference. Dresses she wore in films, international awards including the Golden Globe and Oscar, as well as photographs and jewelry are displayed.

With tomorrow being the inauguration of the disastrous 2nd Obama Administration(a/k/a the 3rd Jimmy Carter Administration that never was), what could be more appropriate for today's MFASA pick than a disaster film released the same year as the inauguration of the Carter presidency? A plague infected terrorist stows away on a passenger train which gets rerouted to a quarantine camp that will have to cross a rickety bridge with a good chance of not being able to sustain the train's weight. Come to think of it, the innocent train passengers probably have more reason to be optimistic about their fate...

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<p>The One. The Only. Melissa Odabash. She put the “Designer” into Designer Celebrity, as she defied the odds, becoming one of the few to make the successful transition from ten years as a model — including appearing in Sports Illustrated — to becoming a Mega-millionairess-heralded creator of designer swimwear, that is sought out by the Stars and fashion-conscious women around the globe, including her Zebra-print bikini, which became within two years of its creation, “the best selling item in the Victoria’s Secret catalogue.”</p>

Penelope Cruz lands W Magazine’s August cover. Photographed by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, she reminds us of a young Sophia Loren.

Italian film producer Carlo Ponti, the husband of actress Sophia Loren, has died in Geneva at the age of 94. He produced a number of film classics, including Federico Fellini's La Strada, David Lean's Dr Zhivago and Michelangelo Antonioni's Blowup. Italian news agency Ansa reported that he was being treated for a pulmonary complication in the Swiss city. Ponti married Loren in 1957 when she was just 22 but the marriage was later annulled. They remarried in 1966.

Movie producer Carlo Ponti dies Carlo Ponti, the Italian producer and husband of Sophia Loren, died overnight in a hospital in Switzerland, his family said Wednesday. He was 94. Ponti had been hospitalized about 10 days ago in Geneva for pulmonary complications, the family said in a statement. The cause of death was not immediately known. Ponti worked with well-known directors, including Federico Fellini, Jean-Luc Godard and David Lean. Born near Milan in 1913, Ponti studied law and worked as a lawyer before making his move into film production. He was nominated for an Oscar as producer of "Doctor Zhivago"...

Brit Hume reported that Bill Clinton, Michail Gorbachev and Sophia Loren will do voice work in a production of "Peter and the Wolf". I just caught the tail end of his report. Any comments?

Former US president Bill Clinton has recorded a CD with legendary Italian actress Sophia Loren and the Swiss Romande Orchestra, Swiss news media reported yesterday. For the project, which the report dubbed "top secret", Clinton and Loren reportedly read out a series of texts against a background of orchestral music directed by renowned US conductor Kent Nagano. According to the Sunday editions of Dimanche.ch and SonntagsBlick the former head of state, who arrived in Geneva early on Saturday, agreed to participate in the project which was organised by Dutch record label Pentatone. While his deputy, former vice-president Al Gore, often...