How Pantofola d'Oro Is Looking Beyond Its Soccer Heritage to Succeed in the U.S.
Ask any die-hard soccer (or more appropriately, football) fan in Europe about the best shoe brand, and they’ll probably mention Pantofola d’Oro. For over a century, the company—which was founded by Lazzarini family in Ascoli Piceno, Italy in 1886—has steadily amassed a first-rate reputation in the sport, outfitting stars of the past in some of the...
Alfa Romeo Selects 2018 New York International Auto Show for Premiere of Nero Edizione Package for Giulia and Stelvio SUV
Adding to the excitement of the New York International Auto Show, Popular Mechanics announced that the 2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio has been named "Crossover of the Year" in the magazine's annual Automotive Excellence Awards. To choose their car awards, editors drive all of the relevant class contenders over the course of the year, then pick the vehicle...
2019 Maserati Levante Trofeo brings V-8 fury to style party
According to Ricky Bobby, it was Eleanor Roosevelt that said "America is all about speed. Hot, nasty, badass speed." Italy's Maserati has taken that quote to heart. That's why the automaker decided that the New York International Auto Show is the perfect place to show off its new Levante Trofeo super SUV, which was previously thought to be a Levant...
Edie Falco talks ‘The Sopranos’ prequel and James Gandolfini
Edie Falco has revealed her excitement for David Chase’s upcoming movie prequel to The Sopranos, calling the screenwriter and director “one of the best storytellers and directors that there is.” The beloved actress, who won three Lead Actress Emmys for her portrayal as Carmela Soprano in the hit HBO show, made this admission to me on Thursday over...
U.S. star Fabiano Caruana earns world chess title match with Carlsen
GM Fabiano Caruana will be the first American in decades to play for the world championship title after the winning the candidates tournament outright in Berlin Tuesday. The Miami-born Caruana, 25, bested seven of the world’s strongest players in the double round-robin FIDE Candidates Tournament to qualify for the right to take on reigning world ch...
The good life and times of Tom Palumbo, American fashion photographer
Tom Palumbo. Italian name. For a time there he thought about changing it. Tom Powers, he thought, would be better perhaps. “In those days, the only thing that didn’t seem so terrible about being Italian was Frank Sinatra,” he once said. But then Mario Puzo wrote The Godfather and it hit big and Palumbo reckoned he didn’t have to be ashamed of his I...
Casting rounds out on Fonzo, Al Capone biopic coming from Fantastic Four director Josh Trank.
Fonzo, the upcoming biopic on Al Capone, is rounding out it's cast. It was previously announced that British actor Tom Hardy will chomp on the cigar. Linda Cardellini, Matt Dillon, Kyle MacLachlan, and Kathrine Narducci will be joining the gang, according to Variety. Al Capone, aka Scarface, the Brooklyn mobster who was sent by Frankie Yale to cool...
Remembering When ‘The New York Times’ Explained Pizza
On September 20, 1944, the New York Times published its “News of Food” column. A new dish was being offered in the United States “for Home Consumption,” the headline read. Reporter Jane Holt went on to describe this exotic new dish: pizza. It’s “a pie made from yeast dough and filled with any number of centers,” she wrote, “each one containing toma...
Lewis Turco’s Latest Collection of Poems Available in April
The Sonnetarium, the latest collection of poems by Maine author Lewis P. Turco of Dresden, will be published next month by Bordighera Press of New York City (www.BordigheraPress.org) under the VIA Folios line, a series of poetry, prose, fiction, translations from the Italian, and critical studies on Italian and Italian-American culture. The collect...
Ricerca, è italo-americano il computer del futuro: realizzato atomo per atomo e con materiali bidimensionali
Fabbricare dispositivi elettronici sempre più piccoli, come i transistor, definendo materiali e strutture atomo per atomo, è possibile grazie a metodi di ingegneria quantistica. Lo dimostra una ricerca pubblicata su “Nature Nanotechnology” e condotta dal dipartimento di Ingegneria dell’Informazione dell’Università di Pisa, l’Università di Texas a D...
Le Tavole di San Giuseppe Featured From Various Italian Enclaves In North America
Most Italian communities across North America are immersed in their heritage as we rapidly approach Palm Sunday and Easter during this Lenten season. A big part of experiencing Italian tradition is rooted in the Catholic faith and that is precisely why younger generations should always know “why” traditions such as La Tavola Di San Giuseppe exist;...
NIAF Congressional Fellowship 2018
The National Italian American Foundation is excited to announce the launch of the NIAF Congressional Fellowship Program. Beginning in fall 2018, the Foundation will place outstanding Italian American college students and recent graduates in offices of members of the Italian American Congressional Delegation (IACD) to encourage and support the next...