American Distillers Are Embracing the Art of Italian Amaro
There are few places in this world I like to imbibe more than Italy. Not only can you get the best wine for way, way less money than here in the United States, but their backbars are overflowing with aperitivi and amari, those bittersweet liqueurs that are meant to open the appetite before a meal and help you digest after eating, respectively. Not...
The Sopranos: Italian-American Identity Beyond Stereotypes
The complex relationship between Italian-American identity and racial classification has been a recurring theme throughout HBO’s groundbreaking series The Sopranos. When Christopher Moltisanti declares that Italians aren’t white people, he taps into decades of cultural history and ongoing debates about ethnicity, race, and American identity that co...
Italian American Dan Bongino appointed deputy director of the FBI
Italian American commentator and ex-Secret Service agent Dan Bongino has been named deputy director of the FBI, President Trump announced Sunday night. Dan Bongino was born and raised in Queens, NYC. His mother was an Italian American, and his father was half Italian and half Jamaican. He considers himself to be Italian American as that's how he w...
From Scorsese to Rossellini, artists seek to save Rome cinemas
From Isabella Rossellini to Léa Seydoux, from Alfonso Cuaron to Olivier Assayas, a long list of renowned directors and actors have signed an appeal launched by Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Jane Campion, Wes Anderson and Ari Aster urging President Sergio Mattarella and Premier Giorgia Meloni to prevent movie theatres that have been shut do...
Russo Brothers Make Their Mark: Italian American Filmmakers Cement Hollywood Legacy
Joe and Anthony Russo, the visionary directors behind some of the biggest films in cinematic history, were honored on Feb. 21 with a handprint ceremony at the historic TCL Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. The event was a pivotal milestone for the filmmaking duo, who have not only shaped the Marvel Cinematic Universe but have also left an ind...
Giorgia Meloni thanks Italian Americans, crucial to the friendship between Italy and the USA
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni delivered a speech via remote connection from Italy to CPAC, the American Conservative conference. In her opening remarks, Meloni paid tribute to the friendship between Italy and the United States and to the Italian American community. "Today I greet you with the pride of representing, as Prime Minister, an ext...
Microsoft announces new quantum chip named after Italian physicist Ettore Majorana
Microsoft has unveiled its new quantum chip, Majorana 1, a groundbreaking processor that leverages topological superconductors and qubits to push quantum computing toward practical, real-world applications. Named in honor of the Italian theoretical physicist Ettore Majorana, who first proposed the existence of these exotic particles in 1937, the ch...
Fermilab’s Anna Grassellino receives one of Italy’s highest honors
Anna Grassellino, senior scientist at the Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory and the director of the Superconducting Quantum Materials and Systems Center, received the Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic during a ceremony on Thursday, Feb. 13 in Washington, D.C. Knight is one of the five ranks of the Order...
Paolo Zampolli appointed special envoy to Italy by President Trump
It is Paolo Angelo Zampolli, a true Milanese entrepreneur transplanted to the States, who has been chosen by Trump as special envoy to Italy. What will Zampolli's role be, having been appointed with ambassador-level rank? He is not yet able to clarify, but he states, "It’s a clear indication of the importance of Italy to the president and his desir...
Francis Ford Coppola reveals the unexpected reason The Godfather became a classic
Francis Ford Coppola has revealed the unexpected reason he believes The Godfather became one of the most successful films of all time – and it has nothing to do with mobsters, violence, or even Marlon Brando. The 85-year-old director, whose 1972 gangster epic won three Academy Awards and is widely regarded as one of the greatest films ever made, cr...
Andrea Bocelli named first honoree for NIAF's 50th Anniversary Gala celebration
The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) will commemorate its 50th Anniversary with a landmark Gala celebration on Saturday, October 18, 2025, marking its return to the historic Washington Hilton Hotel at 1919 Connecticut Avenue, NW, where the organization has hosted many of its most memorable celebrations. This black-tie event will honor di...
A Story About Gabbagoo
Back in the day, I used to work and party in New York City. One day, I met a fellow poet — a guy who looked and sounded alarmingly similar to Carl from Aqua Teen Hunger Force. We’re going to call him Carl* because his real name starts with a C and I actually call him Carl to his face. He’s awesome people and I love actually just listening to him ta...