Una storia americana: Photographs by Gordon Parks
Palazzo Incontro displays an exhibition of photographs by the US photographer, musician, writer and movie director Gordon Parks (1912-2006) who is best remembered for his photographic articles for Life magazine and as the director of the 1971 film Shaft. Entitled Una storia americana, the exhibition comprises photographs by Parks that deal...
Italy’s trade surplus surges thanks to exports: official data
Italy's trade surplus rose to 2.6 billion euros ($3.6 billion) in February thanks to a sharp increase in exports within Europe, particularly of cars, official data showed on Wednesday. Italy, with the third-biggest economy in the eurozone after Germany and France, is struggling to introduce reforms to strengthen its economy and competitiveness and...
La National Italian American Foundation alla Borsa Mediterranea del Turismo Archeologico di Paestum
La National Italian American Foundation alla Borsa Mediterranea del Turismo Archeologico di Paestum„Paestum è stata protagonista oggi della missione in Campania della National Italian American Foundation, nell'ambito del ricco programma della Fondazione in visita nella nostra regione dal 22 al 29 giugno. L'ideatore e direttore della Borsa...
Nissoli (PI): A Floridia in Sicilia con gli emigrati in USA per rendere omaggio a Maria Santissima Immacolata
L'on. Fucsia Nissoli (PI) ha partecipato, il 7 e l'8 dicembre scorsi, alle cerimonie religiose in onore di Maria Santissima Immacolata svoltesi nel Comune di Floridia, in provincia di Siracusa, assieme a molti connazionali rientrati dagli Usa. In particolare, molto sentita è stata la tradizionale processione della Madonna per le vie del pa...
Rome suburbs in new street art project
Rome's outlying suburbs are among some of the neighbourhoods chosen to feature in a new street art project aimed at creating an 'alternative' tourism itinerary in the capital, local culture authorities announced Thursday. The project has seen the creation of 40 works by street artists in as many locations in the course of two months. These...
Banking On Mixology Trend, Italian Bitters Proliferate In U.S.
After years of stagnant growth, the Italian bitters-liqueurs category is now blossoming in the U.S. market, driven by current mixology trends and maturing consumer palates. While Gruppo Campari leads the category with its namesake bitter brand—which has seen strong growth recently—a host of other players are also bullish on the category, with new p...
Italy is the world’s second fastest growing national brand, but companies lack support
by Claudio Celio Brand Italy increases in value but the image of the country abroad is not yet outstanding. This is what emerges from the 2015 report by Brand Finance that has compiled the ranking of the most important national brands worldwide. According to the report, the value of Italy's National Brand Value increased by 12%, w...
Rome’s Famed Trevi Fountain Flows Again
The famous Trevi Fountain in Rome is filled once again with water as a year-and-a-half-long restoration come to a close. The $2 million renovation was funded by the fashion company Fendi, thanks to the Italian government's passage of a new law offering a tax bonus equal to a 65 percent deduction for donations to cultural sites. Called...
Ciao, Bella! Two Girls. One Gun. The Mob. Find out why Alto has audiences laughing and craving lasagna!
by Lisa Tedesco Introducing the next installment for your viewing and lesbian DVD collection pleasure! Alto, a new film from writer/director Mikki del Monico, brings you the story of la famiglia (the family)! In Italian culture nothing is more important than family (and food). I happen to be of large Italian descent, father from C...
Bubbling up: Italy's other Ferrari
Italians call it a brindisi, the celebratory clinking of glasses to mark a special occasion. And if the occasion is really special, there is a good chance it will involve fizz from Ferrari, the country's market leader in the production of top-end sparkling wine. A 113-year-old family-run business based at Trento in the foothills of th...
Italian Spaghetti Western Zombie, “Garrett,” Getting Adapted to Television
Italian production company Wildside is venturing into unexplored genre TV territory with an adaptation of the Spaghetti Western Zombie, "Garrett," based on the eponymous Italian comic book which has a cult following in Europe, Variety reports. "The comic book takes its cue from Sam Peckinpah's classic western movie "Pat Garrett and Billy t...
Etruscan stone could help unravel enigma of one of Italy's first civilizations
A rare inscription found on a stone unearthed near Florence is exciting archaeologists who say it may help reveal the secrets of the Etruscans, one of Italy's earliest and most enigmatic civilizations. The Etruscans flourished in central Italy 2,500 years ago but their culture and language were assimilated into the Roman empire. They left...