1) Getting Out of Town: Tuscan Beaches
Tuscany has all sorts of coastlines - beaches good for lounging and socializing, beaches good for listening to the wind, coves that make for wonderful diving, and marshlands (if you'd rather be birding). Tuscany's coastline begins at Bocca di Magra, the mouth of the Magra River. This is a quick north-south rundown of some of the beach towns.

2) In Italian: Beppe Grillo
Beppe Grillo's Blog, with news on V-Day and all sorts of other things. Interesting reading, because he shines light on things most would rather have shadowed, if not hidden completely.

3) A Bolt From The Blue on a Tuscan Red
A scandal is sweeping its way through Brunello, Tuscan's (and perhaps Italy's) most important red wine. Here's Elisabetta Polovedo's take on the situation, from a recent issue of the NY Times.