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Un coast to coast da Ny a San Francisco e un confronto generazionale tra beatnik e nativi digitali. E' "Go! L'America tra la beat e la byte generation", in onda da oggi martedì 14 gennaio su Raitre alle 01.05.   Sei puntate racconteranno il viaggio nel continente dei grandi miti e del sogno americano, dove Alice Lizza scoprirà on the road il...

Il giorno 24 giugno 2014, presso l'Ambasciata Americana di via Veneto, a Roma, è stato firmato il Memorandum of Understanding relativo alla cooperazione nell'ambito delle Responsive Space Capabilities Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E).   L'iniziativa del Department of the Air Force USA è stata avviata nel luglio 2007 co...

Expo 2015′s ticket are finally open and available for everyone. Buying your ticket before the event is easy and convenient, with a discount of up to 20% for each type of visitor.   Besides making purchases online on our website and on the Expo Milano 2015 Official App – the official app for the event available on Apple Store and Google Play...

Paolo D'Andrea enjoys life off the vine and now he can bask in the fruits of his labor. Luna Rossa Winery of Deming has garnered international awards during its 16-year existence in the lush Mimbres Valley Basin, and now D'Andrea has been added to the awards list. The owner of the winery was named the Entrepreneur Aboard Award recipient in Italy....

You will never go thirsty in Rome, which boasts more drinking fountains than any other city in the world. But how many? Over 2,000, says Mekomy guide Esther Maurini. Every time you order a cappuccino, you're making a reference to an order of Roman monks. The word originates from the Italian cappuccio - meaning 'hood' - a reference to the dress ado...

Il 21 marzo 2015 scadrà la possibilità di presentare un progetto di startup e concorrere per la sezione intrattenimento alla nuova borsa di studio “RDS StartUp Lab” di 35.000 euro, finanziati da RDS Foundation. Si tratta della seconda edizione del concorso che l’anno scorso ha vinto trionfare Vincenzo De Laurentiis. &...

"My Italian Secret: The Forgotten Heroes" compiles the stories of Jews who lived or sought refuge in Italy during World War II and the gentiles who helped them, particularly after German troops occupied the northern half of the country in 1943.   The movie periodically returns to the deeds of Gino Bartali (given a voice-over by the actor Rob...

by Jim Yardley   Inside the Cinecittà film studios, originally built by Mussolini in part to produce fascist propaganda, a catapult is parked beside Soundstage 13. Not far away, craftsmen touch up chariots. The props are for the remake of the 1959 swords-and-sandals epic, "Ben-Hur," which is consuming much of the vast studio lot, if not all...

"Ciao, bello," yells a young, Italian man in my direction. "Hello, beautiful," he's saying, as his friends crane their necks and loosen their jaws in awe. They're not aiming their ardor at me but at the car I'm riding in — a vintage 1962 Alfa Romeo.   In gleaming, tomato red, it's a finely-curved marvel of style, history, technolog...

by Claudia Astarita   Andrea Vaccari is 30 years old, comes from Verona and he has been chosen by Mark Zukerberg to launch Facebook new App: Hello. The new system provides details on received calls even if the number it is not saved as a contact, allowing its users to recognize who is calling in advance.   So far, the App is available...

Looking for some beautiful beaches to sunbathe and relax during your Central Italian stay? From Tuscany to Marche passing by Lazio and Abruzzo, Swide has rounded up some of the most pristine beaches in Central Italy.   If you are traveling to Central Italy this summer, you'll be surprised in discovering how many wonderful and peaceful beache...

by Maarten van Aalderen   What strikes Elena Llorente the most about Italy is that the country always manages to surprise her with its unexpected beauty. "There's no need to travel, you only have to walk along the streets," she says. "The surprises are around every corner, especially in the historical city centre of Rome – but not only...