NIAF accepts application for student trips
For the 17th consecutive year, the National Italian American Foundation will sponsor its Ambassador Peter F. Secchia Voyage of Discovery program, an educational and cultural initiative that sends Italian American students enrolled in a college or university to Italy each year. This all-expenses-paid trip will take place in June 2016. The goal of t...
Motorcycle review: Ducati XDiavel
by Andria Yu Ducati is trying to market a cruiser again – this time with it's new XDiavel. At first glance, it looks similar to the original Diavel, and the name is pretty much the same, save for an extra letter. But it's actually a very different motorcycle. First, let's back up to the origins of the new X. Ducati North...
When America Was Almost Vespucia
Did you know that America was almost called Vespucia? I'm not referring to the United States, by the way. More than five hundred years, the Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci determined that the continent "discovered" by Christopher Columbus in 1492 was not, in fact, Asia. This simple realization was apparently enough to warrant naming two...
Cultural Iconoclasts Continue Assault on Columbus Day
As the nation celebrates the federal Columbus Day holiday on October 10 (the traditional observance was for many years on October 12, the anniversary of Christopher Columbus' arrival in the Americas on October 12, 1492) a small but persistent movement to replace the holiday with alternative holidays such as "Indigenous People's Day" continues to po...
Bleed for This review: Boxing drama that rises above the clichés
By Tara Brady Director Ben Younger debuted in 2000 with Boiler Room, a tart drama set at a brokerage firm and powered along by the unbridled machismo of that dubious sector. Bleed for This could easily play on a double bill with that earlier film. The true, incredible story of Vincent Pazienza, aka Vinny Paz, aka PazMania, is a compelling...
Giorgio Armani's 'Films of City Frames' Project Kicks Off
by Alessandra Turra Giorgio Armani marked the official start of the "Films of City Frames" movie project, whose launch was revealed last month, with a video message available starting today at www.framesoflife.com. Linked with the brand's Frames of Life eyewear campaign, the project, developed in collaboration with Rai Cinema, will see a n...
Hit week: Taking Italian music to the US with headliner Caparezza
Hit Week, the only international music festival to bring Italy's most contemporary talent to a global stage, returns to the US from November 5th through 9th with tour stops in Los Angeles and Miami. Headlining the latest edition of the annual event is songwriter / rapper Caparezza, literally Curly Head in the artist's local Puglian dialect...
A Daily ‘Best’ Gift Guide for Italophiles
By Alex Erickson Searching for the perfect gift for the Italophile in your life can be trickier than you'd think. You want to avoid the obvious option (wine!) and the tacky one (Olive Garden gift card) while also keeping the present clearly Italian. So we've rounded up 12 products that exude the beautiful, subtle Italian charm lovers of the Amalfi...
Boeri espone a Nissoli le iniziative informative per i lavoratori all'estero
di Fucsia Nissoli Recentemente ho chiesto al presidente dell'Inps, Tito Boeri, se fosse sua intenzione inviare la "famosa busta arancione" anche agli iscritti Aire. Il presidente Boeri, nella sua gentile risposta, ha precisato che "non pensano di inviare all'estero la busta arancione, ma che vorrebbero estendere ai contribuenti all'...
Chrysler becomes subsidiary of Fiat
The Italian carmaker Fiat says its acquisition of the final Chrysler stake is complete, making the U.S. car company a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fiat. Fiat SpA said Tuesday that it closed the deal announced Jan. 1 with the cash payment of $1.75 billion to a union-controlled trust fund. That's on top of an initial $1.9-billion payment, whic...
Finalmente si rinnovano i COMITES. Ora tocca a noi
di Francesca La Marca E così, quando ormai non ci credeva più nessuno, il Governo, con quello che gli atleti chiamano uno scatto di reni, è riuscito a mettere finalmente sui giusti binari il rinnovo dei COMITES. Dopo dieci anni di onorato, e talvolta estenuato, servizio, nel mese di dicembre si procederà a nuove elezioni che – è l'augurio di tutti...
2014 FIAT Gran Finale - Italy USA Commercial - What’s the song?
The 2014 FIAT Gran Finale commercial shows just how prevalent Italy's presence is in America. Cars are driving around the country, showing off different signs of cities named after places in Italy like Naples, Utah. The narrator even says: "America loves Italy. The signs are everywhere." There's a fun, funky song sung by a woman playing the backgro...