The Martin Scorsese–Produced A Ciambra Is a Rough-and-Tumble Coming-of-Age Tale
We need a term for the sort of scripted documentary that’s bubbling up these days from young, independent filmmakers. Like the work of Chloé Zhao, whose The Rider was a standout at Cannes last year, or New York–born Italian-American director Jonas Carpignano’s films, which draw from real life milieus, casting people as themselves and framing their...
Julia Mancuso Retires As Most Decorated U.S. Women’s Alpine Skier In Olympic History
As recently as this past Sunday, Julia Mancuso still held out hope that she would qualify for her fifth Olympic Winter Games. “I’m not racing,” she tweeted from a downhill race in Austria’s Bad Kleinkirchheim on Sunday. “Saving my energy and hoping to have my best races in Cortina!!! One more week to qualify for the Olympics!” But the pain from a d...
Storie di emigrazione passata e presente: su Rai Italia lo “Speciale Community”
Gli italiani nel mondo, storie di emigrazione passata e presente. Questo il tema al centro di “Speciale Community”, nuova trasmissione di Rai Italia, pensata per raccontare gli italiani nel mondo e fare da ponte tra le comunità italiane sparse nei diversi paesi e tra loro e la madrepatria. A questo scopo è stata creata una rete di giornalisti–corr...
“In Opera, We Like To Breathe…”. How A Great Master Class Can Change The Views On Opera…
From my perspective, having neither reputable vocal capability and experience nor any sizable knowledge of music other than a deep appreciation of opera, attending an Opera Master Class would have been an unthinkable and irrational action until recently. Thanks to Maestro Michael Recchiuti, this experience turned out to be fulfilling, rewarding, in...
Luca Guadagnino plans cycle of films around Call Me By Your Name
Luca Guadagnino wants to make a "cycle of films" about the characters in 'Call Me By Your Name'. The 46-year-old Italian director helmed the hit coming-of-age movie starring Armie Hammer and Timothee Chalamet, and the film has been met with critical acclaim and Guadagnino already has ideas for a potential sequel.
Meet An Audience Of Alley Cats And One Fine Fiddler
What the world needs now is another cat video. Seriously. The combination of cats and the music of Nicolo Paganini was just an idea purring in the head of violinist Augustin Hadelich until he met director Paul Glickman and animator Tam King (the team behind the animated short El Salón México). Together they've come up with Fantasia Dei Gatti (Fanta...
Report: Italian star Claudio Marchisio mulling summer move to MLS
Could Andrea Pirlo’s successor at Juventus be ready to follow his path to Major League Soccer? Those are the rumblings out of Italy, where reports claim that Juve legend Claudio Marchisio is considering a move to MLS at the close of the current Serie A campaign. A versatile central midfielder who has transitioned from an all-action, box-to-box role...
Nutella maker to pay $2.8 billion for nestle U.S. candy unit
Nestle agreed Tuesday to sell its U.S. confectionery unit to Ferrero, the Italian maker of Nutella, in the first substantial step away from the candy industry by the company that is credited with inventing milk chocolate. The sale of the unit, which includes the Butterfinger and Baby Ruth brands, is also the first major divestment by the Swiss food...
Nord e Centro America, conto alla rovescia per le liste. Nodo candidature per i partiti
Conto alla rovescia per la presentazione dei candidati nella circoscrizione Nord e Centro America in vista del voto del 4 marzo. Tutti i partiti sono impegnati nel sistemare gli ultimi tasselli: la scadenza per la presentazione delle liste è fissata al 22 gennaio, anche se l’ufficializzazione dei candidati potrebbe già arrivare in settimana. In pal...
JamesSuckling.com Announces the Great Wines of Italy 2018 USA Tour
JamesSuckling.com announces the Great Wines of Italy 2018 USA Tour in four cities across the United States, featuring Italy’s most sought-after wines from established prestigious brands, as well as select premium boutique estates. Producers from 180 participating wineries will be in attendance to pour some of their best wines at four walk-around ta...
Do You Know Del Noce?
Francis X. Maier calls the late Italian philosopher Augusto Del Noce the most important thinker that Americans don’t know. Here are excerpts from Maier’s review of a new volume of Del Noce’s writings, which have been translated by Carlo Lancellotti, who comments on this blog from time to time. The title of the new book is The Age of Secularization....
Book examines decline of Roman empire
Author: Mike Duncan, Title: "The Storm Before the Storm: The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic", Publisher: Public Affairs 2017; 265 pp. of text "The Storm Before the Storm: The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic" is Mike Duncan’s first book following on his career as a podcaster of 189 weekly episodes on the "History of Rome." Thi...