Sal and Sol read the Venetian Daily Chronicle (and sometimes write for it).  Take a look at it!  It has some great stories about what's happening in Merchant of Venice Land (just click cancel when they ask for your password).
	Read about Elizabethan England and find links to helpful historical and Shakespearean sites.
	Gossip about Merchant itself at the Merchant of Venice Port.
	Find out what was happening in England in 1600 at 400 Years Ago This Month

	If you want your kid to be a gossip, name him Salerio or Solanio.
	If you go to the Italian Culinary Institute for Foreigners, you will be housed in their guesthouse, Cascina Salerio.

	Sal and Sol go to Entertainment Sleuth for daily dish on celebrities, plus the site sends them e-mail updates, ensuring that their gossip is always current.
	They also love Entertainment.go.com for up-to-the-minute info.