Italian wine maintains market by holding prices down
by David Falchek The Euro goes up and down, and often so does the price of European wine we see in the United States. But not Italy. Wines from there don't have the price volatility of those from France or Germany. I had the chance to speak with Fabrizio Pedrolli, founder of Vias Imports, one of the largest Italian wine importers and...
When God Is Like an Italian Grandmother
By Juliet Vedral I still recall that moment when I first heard the words of the liturgy: "The gifts of God for the people of God. Take them in remembrance that Christ died for you, and feed on him in your hearts by faith, with thanksgiving." I had never considered the Lord's Supper as feeding on Christ. Growing up in a charismatic, n...
Elena Ferrante: The mysterious Italian writer talks about her acclaimed novels
by Jennifer Levasseur The internationally bestselling Italian author known as Elena Ferrante – beloved and controversial – retains the ultimate freedom as a writer. Her publisher protects her identity, she doesn't globetrot to literary festivals, and the press has no fodder to probe her relationships or appearance. Her novels on their own merit –...
È di Foligno il Re del Vino della West Coast in America
by Claudio Bianchini Ci sono storie di vita, di lavoro e di passioni che meritano di essere raccontate. Quella del giovane folignate Matteo Pastori, è sicuramente una di queste: per rendere omaggio ad un ragazzo che, appena maggiorenne, ha deciso diventare cittadino del mondo per far conoscere la sua terra, l'Umbria ed il vero Made in...
Bassist Pat Senatore at the helm of Herb Alpert’s Vibrato Grill and Jazz Club
As a child, Pat (Pasquale) Senatore rebelled against a future, already written by his father, who wanted him to become the new violin virtuoso. Luckily for all of us, he followed his bent for plucking the strings instead of drawing a bow across them, thus becoming one of the most talented jazz bassists worldwide. Today, Pat Senatore -...
Is Amanda Knox extraditable from the United States to Italy?
By M. Cherif Bassiouni The Amanda Knox case is complex in view of Italy's complicated procedure in matters involving serious crimes. These crimes are tried before a special court called the Court of Assizes. These courts have two professional judges and six lay judges, much like a jury in Anglo-American cases. But, in Italy, the l...
Ponderable Quote From “Saints Over Sacraments?: Italian and Italian–American Spiritual Traditions” by John F. Quinn
"A popular explanation is one that was offered by Rudolph Vecoli, a left-leaning historian, in 1968. In an article published in the Journal of Social History, Vecoli claimed that southern Italians were deeply anticlerical and thus had little interest in attending Masses and other priest-run services. Instead, the peasantry expressed its spiritualit...
Licia Albanese, Exalted Soprano, Is Dead at 105
by Margalit Fox Licia Albanese, an Italian-born soprano whose veneration by audiences worldwide was copious even by the standards of operatic adulation, died on Friday at her home in Manhattan. She was 105. Her son, Joseph Gimma, confirmed her death. After making her debut in Europe in the 1930s, Miss Albanese (her name is pr...
Email to President Obama from Douglas J. Gladstone about Luigi Del Bianco
by Douglas J. Gladstone Dear Mr. President,I am writing you not as an author whose book the National Park Service (NPS) refuses to sell in its gift shops, but as a proponent of multiculturalism and pluralism. My book, Carving A Niche For Himself: The Untold Story of Luigi Del Bianco and Mount Rushmore (Bordighera Press, 2014) tells the true s...
Vini di qualità: primato italiano negli USA
Negli Usa, mercato straniero numero uno per il Belpaese, l'Italia nel segmento premium, ossia quello dei vini dai 10 dollari a bottiglia in su che è cresciuto nel complesso del 4% nel 2014, tra i marchi che sono cresciuti di più secondo il report di Impact Databank, analizzato da "Shanken News Daily" e riportatoda winenews.it, ci sono anche gli ita...
Nine Italian films to compete for Oscar submission
Nine films will compete to represent Italy for a chance at a 2016 Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Film, said the Italian National Association of Film, Audiovisual and Multimedia Industries (ANICA) on Monday. The nine films that the selection committee will consider are: Leopardi (Il Giovane Favoloso), directed by Mario Martone; Latin Lo...
Architetti: entra nel vivo la collaborazione Italia Usa
Entra nel vivo la collaborazione Italia - Usa prevista da un Protocollo d'intesa tra Consiglio Nazionale degli Architetti, Pianificatori, Paesaggisti e Conservatori, l'Ordine degli Architetti della Provincia di Milano e l'Associazione Internazionale di Interior Design (IIDA), per incentivare gli scambi culturali, le esperienze professionali e di fo...