Italian Diaspora Studies Summer Seminar 2018
The Italian Diaspora Studies Summer Seminar™ is a three-week summer program that takes place at Roma Tre University from June 11 to 29, 2018. It is designed to introduce participants (doctoral students and professors) to cultural studies of the Italian Diaspora from a variety of academic perspectives and to foster development of individual projects...
A grandmother's hilarious interaction with a new Google Home
A grandmother’s hilarious interaction with a new Google Home she addresses as “Goo Goo” was filmed by her software-engineer grandson, Ben Actis, and posted on YouTube. “My 85-year-old Italian grandmother learns to use Google Home,” Actis wrote. The video, as of midday Saturday, had more than 534,000 views. The grandmother addresses the contraption...
The Lonely Scrivener: GAY TALESE
Gay Talese tells me it feels strange not to begin a Monday morning in “the Bunker.” By this he means his Manhattan workspace. At eighty-five, the author has lost none of his formidable discipline. His 2016 book, The Voyeur’s Motel, has been picked up by Hollywood, and his current projects include a new look at Frank Sinatra, written with Pete Hamil...
Pasta Advisory Council Helps Eaters Tailor Pasta Portion Sizes
In response to recent research out of Purdue University confirming that very few Americans consume pasta in the healthiest ways, The Barilla Group has released a new portion reference guide to help eaters unlock the health benefits of the Italian staple. The visual guide is meant to help readers quickly and easily assemble a balanced pasta meal tha...
Sonny Bono: 20 years later, his last ski run feels 'as if it was yesterday'
Twenty years ago this week, Sonny Bono went missing. He was a Palm Springs icon, born Salvatore Phillip Bono to a Sicilian peasant and a second generation Italian-American whose marriage was arranged when his mother was 14. In Washington D.C., he was the Honorable Sonny Bono, Republican member of the House of Representative for California’s 44th Di...
Doctoral Candidate Amy E. Martin Seeks Italian American Women for Research Study
NOIAW member and Doctoral Candidate in Leadership Studies at Gonzaga University, Amy E. Martin, M.A., is seeking participants to interview for a research study as part of her dissertation. The research is a qualitative study on Italian American women leaders. A native of San Francisco whose family has Sicilian roots, Amy became interested in talkin...
Ne “Il dio di New York”, Fontanella fa rivivere l’emigrazione italiana d’America
Recentemente Passigli Editori di Firenze ha pubblicato un romanzo che riconferma l’interesse dell’editoria italiana nell’esperienza dell’emigrazione italiana di fine Ottocento e inizio Novecento quando milioni di italiani lasciarono soprattutto le nostre terre e i piccoli paesi in cerca di fortuna nelle Americhe. Ho scritto più volte che l’Italia,...
Il Progetto Gustoso raggiunge gli Italiani nel mondo
Martedì 2 gennaio Daniele Cipollina fondatore e Presidente di Gustoso Sicilian Food Experience - l’impresa ambiziosa che ha riunito undici importanti aziende del Food siciliano sotto un unico brand per conquistare gli scaffali della grande distribuzione degli Stati Uniti, il primo acquirente al mondo di prodotti agroalimentari, dagli studi di Saxa...
Breaking Balls theatrical release
Hometown Media Productions (HMP) announced today that it will be releasing the film festival hit Breaking Balls for an exclusive one week run at Atlas Cinemas Great Lakes Mall theater beginning with a premiere on Friday, January 12th at 7:30pm and running twice daily through January 18th. Breaking Balls, produced by HMP affiliate Pallino Productio...
UsGlass recognized Nancy Mammaro one of the most influential women in the glass industry.
Women Mean Business. Most of them didn’t set out to work in the glass and glazing industry, but they’re here and making an impact. These women are leading companies, sales teams, developing businesses and managing a host of other responsibilities. They’ve learned from their own heroes and mentors, and today they’re paving the way for more women to...
Mumble, la startup italiana che supporta i veterani nel recupero post-traumatico
C’è una startup italiana che si è inserita nel mondo mobile e sgomita con i giganti hi-tech americani. Si chiama Mumble: il suo team – una decina di giovani, età media 25 anni – lavora fianco a fianco con il Governo degli Stati Uniti per sviluppare una serie di applicazioni (ad oggi già 18, per iOS e Android) che aiutano i reduci di guerra american...
Joe Pesci’s greatest roles
Home Alone star Joe Pesci is one of the most distinctive screen presences in the industry. Over the course of a long career he has become the go-to guy when a hyperactive Italian-American character is required. In an acting career stretching all the way back to the 1960s, Pesci has made some memorable appearances in some of superb movies. He certai...