Silvano Lattanzi, l'eccellenza marchigiana nelle calzature
di Beatrice Bondi Continuano gli appuntamenti con l'eccellenza delle Marche. Nell'ambito dell'iniziativa Marche is Good, che ha portato la regione Marche a New York con eventi per tutto il mese di ottobre, martedì sera il brand extra lusso marchigiano Silvano Lattanzi ha aperto le porte della sua boutique di Madison Avenue per mostrare lo...
Bill De Blasio Wins New York Mayor Race
Bill de Blasio has won the New York mayoral elections, becoming the first Democrat to hold the post since 1993. With an opinion poll lead of around 40 percentage points among likely voters ahead of election day, Mr de Blasio's victory was largely expected. The former Hillary Clinton senate campaign manager ran on a promise to narrow t...
Nona conferenza dei Ricercatori italiani nel mondo
Scade il 23 novembre il termine per i ricercatori che vogliono presentare il proprio lavoro alla Nona Conferenza dei Ricercatori Italiani nel Mondo organizzata dal Comites di Houston il 14 dicembre prossimo. La Conferenza – che gode del patrocinio del Consolato Generale d'Italia – è aperta al pubblico e coinvolgerà ricercatori nei campi de...
The Gossiping Gourmet: After three months, Filomena's feels like family
By Terry MarkowitzFinding Filomena's Italian Kitchen was like finding an old friend. This neighborhood restaurant in Costa Mesa brought back memories of the small, family-owned Italian places in New York's Little Italy. The cozy, welcoming atmosphere, the warm, friendly staff and the classic Italian food all added up to a very pleasant eve...
First annual Cultural Arts Festival comes to Cliffside Park
by Stacey Rosenfeld The first annual Cliffside Park Cultural Arts Festival, in conjunction with the Italian American Repertory Company, will be held Jan. 18, 2014, at the theater company's home base, the Trinity Episcopal Church. The inaugural event will feature a broad array of art forms, including singers, actors, dancers, music...
A new Ferrari driving school opens in Texas
by Claudia Astarita With driving schools becoming so popular in Italy, with foreigners coming from all over the word to have the chance to improve their skills while driving a luxury cars, the iconic Italian car manufactures Ferrari has decided to test if these schools can be successful abroad, too. Indeed, Ferrari driving schools are not...
Diario di un insegnante d’Italiano ai Tropici (Six). Conversazione con Helen Barolini
di Emanuele Pettener Questa conversazione, svoltasi tramite un fitto scambio di email in inglese e da me tradotta, venne pubblicata nel 2006 sul blog Vibrisse; da anni ormai l'intervista non esiste in rete, ed è un peccato, essendo una straordinaria esplorazione di quello che l'Italia ha rappresentato per gli intellettuali americani lungo...
Lecture on Violence Against Women in RAI Films
Killing in the Name of Love: Representations of Violence against Women in RAI Films - Lecture by Flavia Laviosa Sunday, March 2, 2014, 7 pm - Dante Alighieri Society of MA - 41 Hampshire St., Cambridge, MA 02139 - (617)876-5160 Since 2007, RAI 3 (Radiotelevisione Italiana) has broadcast Amore criminale (Criminal L...
An Early Look at Emily, A New Clinton Hill Pizzeria
Over the weekend, we dropped into Emily (919 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, 347-844-9588), the new Clinton Hill pizzeria opened in late January by Brooklyn Central alums Emily and Matt Hyland. The Kickstarter-funded, family-run operation (Emily's sister Lauren greets guests at the door, acting as host, waitress, busser etc) is putting out unfussy Italian...
Working with Paolo Sorrentino-Go Out and Get It (Part 2)
Chapter 3: "Wait, I have a couple of things to tell you" Two years later, I was called in to work on another of Paolo Sorrentino's films. Pre-production had already begun on a film that was much 'bigger', more expensive, ambitious and complicated that his previous projects: Il Divo (The Celebrity), the story of one of the most controversial and fa...
Italian wine: Aglianico del Tiburno
WTI Magazine #23 2014 Mar, 28Author : Vino OK Translation by: Alessandra Bitetti The area of production of this Aglianico is a few miles east of Benevento, perched around the slopes of Mount Taburno, an isolated ground on the massive Campanian mountains formed in the Mesozoic. The entire area of Benevento was originally occupied by a...
Milan's 53rd International Furniture Exhibition
As it has every year since 1961, Milan once again confirms itself as the undisputed Capital of design.The Salone Internazionale del Mobile (International Furniture Salon) runs this year from April 9-14. The Salone del Mobile is the global point of reference for anything and everything to do with the Home Furnishings sector, and is an extraordinary...