New York’s Little Nivola Horses Repaired
A modernist equine sculpture in New York City has undergone a major restoration. The Nivola Horses, named after their creator, Italian artist Costantino Nivola, is an art installation of 18 concrete modernist horses. The horses were installed in 1964 in the plaza of a public housing project known as the Stephen Wise Towers. Since then, the little h...
This US couple bought a home in the ‘forgotten region’ of Italy. Here’s what happened next
After living in Manhattan for more than two decades and New Jersey for five years, Charles “Chuck” H. Stevens and Berardino “Ben” Di Rienzo were ready for something new. The US couple, who’ve been together for around 37 years and married for 12, say they felt as though they were spending most of their time working to keep up their lifestyles and so...
‘The Bicycle Thieves’ Is Italian Neorealism at Its Absolute Best
Some of the greatest drama movies of all time have a timeless quality that enables them to be moving and impactful for any number of generations. You could argue it's that way for any genre, but the category of "drama" - at its broadest - is all about exploring the human condition; looking at the highs and lows of getting by in a world shared by al...
New Oak Park eatery boasts tribute to Nonna
A new Italian restaurant in Oak Park is a labor of love for its Italian-born chef and owner. Ciro Parlato hails from Corbara, a town near the Amalfi Coast, and moved to the United States in 2012. He first settled in Miami Beach, Florida, without knowing a word of English. He started taking classes at an international school and fell in love with Oa...
Performance / “La bohème” by Giacomo Puccini
When: February 16 2024, 18:00 (Local time) - Where: Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the death of Giacomo Puccini, the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago presents an exclusive screening of the Italian opera La bohème, presented at Teatro alla Scala in Milano during the 2022/2023 lyric season. On t...
2024 is the year of Roots Tourism
The year 2024 is poised to be the year of Roots Tourism, an emotive journey “back to one’s roots” for Italian migrants and their descendants. This trip takes them back to the places they, or their intrepid ancestors—parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents—left behind for a new life in America, embarking on this monumental journey without know...
Italian innovators: Italian Culture & Design Thinking
The Italian cultural mindset as an archetype of design thinking. Here is a presentation I gave a few months ago at The College of New Jersey in which I investigate Italy’s art and entrepreneurship as a model of design thinking, and explore the narrative patterns of Italian innovation (vis-à-vis the Anglo-Saxon frameworks). Enjoy! The lecture is ava...
Hon. Christian Di Sanzo presents the exhibition "Mother Cabrini and the Pilgrim Angels" featuring the works of master Meo Carbone
At the Italian House of Representatives, thanks to the work of the Hon. Di Sanzo, elected in North and Central America, the exhibition "Mother Cabrini and the Pilgrim Angels," concerning the figure of St. Francesca Cabrini in the history of Italian emigration, especially in the United States, will be set up in the Cenacolo Room at the Vicolo Valdin...
This DC Chef Really Does Think About the Roman Empire Every Day
As a Jewish chef cooking Italian food, Red Hen and All-Purpose co-owner Michael Friedman says he’s been chasing the idea of a Roman restaurant his whole career. “I always find that Jewish culture and Italian culture, they’re so tightly knit,” he says. “They kind of traveled down two rivers in the same way, but those rivers never actually meet—excep...
Italy is Gelato world champion 2024
Eleven national teams competed at Sigep over the course of three days, Jan. 20-22, 2024, between gelato, pastry, chocolate, ice sculpting and cooking trials. The final verdict saw Italy on the top step of the podium: the Italian team won the Gelato World Cup. In the Gelato Arena at Sigep these days, it was all about amazing creations, especially wh...
"C'è ancora domani": Lady Gaga would like to make the American remake of Paola Cortellesi's film
There is great interest around the desire of Lady Gaga, the famous American singer-songwriter and actress of Italian descent, to bring to life an American remake of "C'è ancora domani", the Italian film that starred and directed Paola Cortellesi. The pop star's goal is to bring back to the screen the story that moved millions of viewers, even surpa...
Tourism: for Rome, 2024 will be the year of the Americans
Russians and Chinese will return to visit Rome after a 4-year absence, but Americans will be the main players. This is what emerges from the latest survey by Lybra Tech, a Capitoline company able to predict tourist flows this year thanks to artificial intelligence. The algorithm plumbs the huge amount of data collected from the more than 20 thousan...