by Jeremy Grossman A few months ago when Manalapan resident Vic DiBitetto went to the movies with his wife, she begged him to keep his mouth shut. But he couldn't resist. The moment his face appeared in one of the coming attractions, DiBitetto stood up and shouted to the audience, "Hey everybody, that's me!" "Without a beat,...
by Kati Irrente Conoscete tutti i nomi dei supereroi italiani e supereroi italoamericani esistenti? Nella sterminata galassia di supereroi Marvel Comics e DC Comics siamo andati a cercare i supereroi italiani e italoamericani che sono protagonisti di fumetti molto apprezzati dal pubblico per questa speciale carrellata di eroine e supereroi...
by Ben Guarino If the wearables cheerleaders are right, our closets will soon be stuffed with smart clothes. Garments are the next intelligent glasses, or, even better, the next smart watches! Never mind that the Apple watch, like Google Glass before it, is scrubbing out. If we can get over the utility hurdle, there's a cultural barrier co...
Isabella Fiorella Elettra Giovanna Rossellini was born on June 18, 1952 in Rome, Italy. Her mother was famed actress Ingrid Bergman, and her father was award-winning director Roberto Rossellini. Isabella grew up in Italy and Paris before moving to New York City when she was 19. She quickly became a model and actress. Most notably, she became the fa...
Envision a romantic movie and dream in Italian voices? Fantasize about rich Italian red sauces and anchovies? Dream that hearing classical music lifts us mortals to heaven? Meet all of the above in Robert (Dahlan Roberto) Foah, trained orchestra conductor and world-traveled multimedia expert with installations from Australia to R...
Prior to 1973, few people outside of our nation's capital knew the name John Sirica. He was born on March 19, 1904, to two Italian immigrants. When he was 14, his family moved to Washington, D.C. In the 1920s and 30s John started boxing and debated whether or not he wanted to become a professional fighter. He decided against it and receive...
di Jacopo Licciardi Uno dei registi più famosi e influenti di tutti i tempi. Punto. Italo-americano di Litlle Italy, New York, per molti amanti del cinema, rappresenta il punto più alto della cinematografia USA degli anni 70 e 80. Taxi Driver, New York New York, Toro Scatenato, Quei Bravi Ragazzi, Cape Fear, fino ad arrivare a The Departed...
Landmark Ceramics recently hosted a grand opening event to show off its newly constructed 700, viagra dosage 000-square-foot tile production facility, showroom and North American headquarters. The event signals the launch of the company into the American ceramic tile market. Guests included representatives from the Tennessee State Government, Mt. P...
Considering that he hails from the land of Enrico Caruso and Giuseppe Verde, Beppe Gambetta speaks with authority when it comes to American folk music. Gambetta, a native of Genoa, Italy, reels off a long list of American musicians who have influenced him. For example, he can point out the distinctive flat-picking styles of Doc Watson comp...
Giada de Laurentiis is now officially divorced from her ex of over 11 years, Todd Thompson. E! News has obtained a copy of the divorce docs, which show that the world-famous chef has been ordered to pay her former husband $ 9,000 dollars in monthly child support. The papers also detail how the exes have divided their assets, including the...
By Kristine M. Kierzek Everything in Lidia Bastianich's world comes back to food. It is the defining element and guiding force in her life, from memories of her grandmother in Italy to the family restaurant business she created. For the past 17 years, she's hosted her Emmy award-winning public television programs sharing Italian cooki...
Pizza Maestro and 11-time world champion Tony Gemignani of Tony's Pizza Napoletana will lead The World Pizza Champions, America's No. 1 Pizza Team, to the World Pizza Championship April 11-13 in Parma, Italy. Held each year, the World Pizza Championships determines the world's best pizza makers with more than 20 countries competing and 6,500 indepe...