Francis Ford Coppola: "I may only make one more film"
By Wendy Ide Francis Ford Coppola's next film may be his last. But it may also be one of his most ambitious. Speaking at the Marrakech International Film Festival (Dec 4-12), the 76-year-old director of The Godfather trilogy revealed details of the new multi-generational Italian-American saga he is developing, titled Distant Vision. ...
Sometimes you just need a little braciole in your Sunday sauce
braciole: (brah-chee-oh-luh) noun, plural braciolas: a flat piece of veal or beef rolled around a filling and baked in stock and wine. When it comes to Sunday sugu (slow-simmered tomato sauce), some add-ins are a must including meatballs, pork ribs, neck bones, Italian sausage and, last but not least, braciole. Read more ...
‘Monoculture’ And Spumoni Ice Cream — Why You Need To Visit An Old Fashioned Italian Restaurant
My first culinary memory, the first time I realized that food could be deeply meaningful, is coming home from 3rd grade to find my dad making pasta from scratch in the kitchen. He was laughing and singing and there was fettuccine hanging everywhere. In the deepest recesses of my memory, I can envision seeing an after school special around...
Human Technopole, il centro di ricerca sbarca negli Usa
In platea, alcuni tra i più importanti ricercatori e scienziati italiani al lavoro negli Stati Uniti. Sul palco, Roberto Cingolani, direttore scientifico dell'Istituto italiano di tecnologia (Iit). Chiamato a presentare alla comunità di connazionali il progetto di Human Technopole, il centro di ricerca sulle scienze della vita che rappresenta il cu...
Southern Italian Halloween Costume Ideas
Halloween is once again upon us and, in accordance with its tradition, children (and adults) must decide what costumes to wear for the festivities. Since we all have our favorite characters from Southern Italian history or folklore, we thought it would be fun and interesting to consider some of them for this year's costumes. • Munaciello —...
How to Plant and Grow the Italian Cypress Tree
by Barry Lillie No other tree epitomises the Tuscan landscape like the Italian Cypress (Cupressus Sempervirens), sometimes called the Mediterranean or the Tuscan Cypress; its elegant shape has seen it used as a mainstay of formal Italian gardens. Cypress are relatively easy to grow and care for, so there's no reason why you can't create a...
Danny Aiello tells it like it is in memoir ‘I Only Know Who I Am When I Am Somebody Else’
Danny Aiello's memories race across the pages of his new book like the cops are in pursuit. The actor did a lot of running from the police growing up in Manhattan's West Side and the South Bronx, making money shining shoes, running numbers, shooting pool and even robbing safes. "My father was rarely around," Aiello says. "So I was raised...
Fiat looks to 500X to put 'Fix it again, Tony' to rest
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV's smallest mainstream brand in the United States could be one of its biggest surprises in 2015. Four years after re-entering the U.S. market following a 27-year hiatus, the Fiat brand is the wild card for the automaker. Read more Source: http://www.detroitnews.com/
Italian Language and Culture Conference: New directions in Teaching and Research (Georgetown University, Washington DC)
CALL FOR PAPERS. Italian Language and Culture Conference: New directions in Teaching and Research - Georgetown University, Washington DC Saturday, October 24th 2015 Keynote Speaker: Nicoletta Marini-Maio, Dickinson College The Department of Italian at Georgetown University together with the Italian Embassy and the Italian Cultu...
Baseball legend Yogi Berra dies at 90
American baseball legend Yogi Berra, said to have inspired the cartoon character Yogi Bear, has died at the age of 90. The Yogi Berra Museum announced that the Hall of Fame catcher had died on Tuesday evening. Berra spent almost all of his 19-year career with the New York Yankees. He was a three-time Most Valuable Player and 13-time World Ser...
Sons of Italy Foundation® 2016 National Leadership Grant Competition Begins
Through the Sons of Italy Foundation® (SIF), the Order Sons of Italy in America® (OSIA) has awarded nearly $59 million in scholarships to date. In past years, the SIF has offered 10 to 12 merit-based scholarships (National Leadership Grants), ranging from $4,000 to $25,000, in a nationwide competition. These figures and the number of scholarsh...
'Dominick the Donkey' has roots in Lyndhurst
The year was 1960. John F. Kennedy announced his candidacy for president, and the civil rights movement was gaining traction. Frankie Avalon, Elvis Presley and The Drifters topped the charts. And a crooner from Bergen County released a novelty Christmas song about a donkey that, nearly six decades later, remains a love-it-or-hate-it holiday earworm...