L'Italia che sfida e vince la crisi. La società pharma che piace all'America
Erdosteina, la più recente molecola nella classe dei farmaci muco attivi, scoperta e sviluppata dai laboratori di ricerca dell'italiana Edmond Pharma, azienda con sede a Paderno Dugnano in provincia di Milano, ha ricevuto da parte dell'FDA l'Orphan Drug Designation per il trattamento della bronchiectasia. Poche altre, negli ultimi anni, le...
Giada Valenti Announces National U.S. Tour
Following her critically acclaimed music special on PBS – Celebrate the Romance and Magic of Venice with the Italian Songstress Following her stunning and highly anticipated PBS Special, Italian songstress Giada Valenti will do a series of 21 concerts around the United States next year. The tour will kick of at the Keswick Theatre in Glenside,...
Mary Sharnick: Orla's Canvas
Penmore Press is pleased to introduce featured author Mary Sharnick, whose new acclaimed novel Orla's Canvas is now available in paperback and ebook editions. A native of Connecticut, Mary graduated from Fairfield University with a degree in English and earned a master's degree from Trinity College, Hartford. She has been awarded a scholarship...
Parkinson, inventato un guanto che riduce il tremore quasi a zero
Il Parkinson è una malattia che colpisce in Italia circa trecentomila persone, causando tremori soprattutto agli arti e rendendo difficile la vita di tutti i giorni. La fisioterapia e alcuni farmaci sono usati per limitare i danni di questa patologia ma non sempre portano i benefici sperati. La ditta americana Gyrogear ha creato un guanto...
16th Italian Language Week in the World
The Week of the Italian Language in the World promotes Italian as a great language of classical and contemporary culture. Every year the diplomatic and cultural network of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy chooses a theme for this initiative and organizes a series of events in the third week of October. In 2016,...
The Trip to Italy: A deceptively genius road-trip romp
by Andrew O'Hehir When British comedians Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon find themselves in the catacombs of the Fontanelle Cemetery in Naples, an ancient underground ossuary visited by Ingrid Bergman in the Rossellini film "Journey to Italy," they can't help trivializing the whole experience. "This place reminds me of one of your shows," Coog...
Consul General Natalia Quintavalle Joins NOIAW’s Distinguished Board
by NOIAW It is with great pleasure that we announce the newest member of our Distinguished Board. Hon. Natalia Quintavalle, the Consul General of Italy in New York, has been a great friend of our organization since she began her post in 2010. We are honored that she has accepted our invitation to join NOIAW's Distinguished Board. &nb...
From Bestseller to Blockbuster, A Look Back at 'The Godfather'
by Robert Cashill Today in 1972, Francis Ford Coppola's film The Godfather, based on the mafia epic by Mario Puzo, premiered. Here's a look at how the book became a Hollywood classic. Mario Puzo grew up in New York's Hell's Kitchen. As a young writer he knocked around hardboiled men's magazines, penning war stories. In his mid-40s, he was...
Demand Justice
In 2010, Chet Campanella began an important fight for Italian Americans in his home state of California. This year, at 85 years old, he's taken it all the way to the United States Congress. Ever since he witnessed firsthand the appalling treatment and internment of Italian Americans during World War II, Campanella has dedicated himself to informing...
Per me, Little Italy sarà sempre "casa"
In un personalissimo testo, Martin Scorsese rievoca la New York e l'America della sua infanzia: feste, rituali e cibo in arrivo dal Sud Italia, il matrimonio dei genitori combinato per unire le famiglie provenienti dai paesini di Polizzi Generosa e Cimmina, la scelta/necessità del giovane Martin di varcare "il confine di Houston Street" per raccont...
Feast of Seven Fishes: the Italian American tradition not all Italians know
Let me guess: You are Italian and you have never heard of the Feast of the Seven Fishes. Am I right? Well, this does not surprise me, because this ancient tradition recurring on the 24th of December, is an Italian-American celebration of Christmas Eve, confined to the States. While Italian families usually eat only seafood dishes on Christ...
Robert De Niro to play legendary Enzo Ferrari in ‘movie epic’
by Charles Bradley Hollywood superstar Robert De Niro has revealed that he is to play Enzo Ferrari in a big-budget biopic of the legendary Italian marque founder. In an interview with Italian newspaper Il Messaggero, De Niro has announced that this project will have his top priority, and that production will begin soon. The f...