IT and US: The All-Encompassing Passion of Michéal Castaldo
WTI Magazine #43 2014 September, 17Author : Donna R. Thompson Translation by: When you get to know Michéal Castaldo, you will soon learn that he loves Calabria—the place of his birth. His passion for this Mediterranean paradise certainly transcends the extent of feelings we each probably have toward our own Italian background and fam...
Italian cuisine: Farmer's Soup
WTI Magazine #51 2015 January, 9Author : Paola Lovisetti Scamihorn Translation by: This is a dish that makes you rediscover the rural tradition and colors of the season! This soup is a great main dish, perfect for a cold, winter day. It 's simple but very nutritious, because it is made of legumes and vegetables. Legumes, in fact, ar...
Expo 2015: Cascina Triulza - Civil Society Pavilion
WTI Magazine #66 2015 August, 21Author : Expo 2015 Translation by: The Cascina Triulza is a typical historical architectural structure of the Lombardy region that has been completely restructured. The Cascina Triulza is an ancient farmhouse which was already standing in that part of the territory where the Exposition Site is built. T...
Italian Little Italies: Brisighella, in the hills amid fog and broom
WTI Magazine #66 2015 August, 21Author : I borghi più belli d'Italia Translation by: The village is set against a chalky hill dominated by three selenite cliffs, upon which the Fortress, the Clock Tower, and the Sanctuary of Monticino stand. On the other side it was defended by two concentric lines of walls which can still be seen in...
Italian politics: An Italian in charge for the EU foreign affairs
WTI Magazine #43 2014 September, 17Author : Francesca Papasergi Translation by: After months of rumors around the office, the next High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy was designated. If the Juncker Commission will be voted by the European Parliament, the Italian current Minister of Foreig...
Italian report: 10 Selfies to show why Italy has a brilliant future
WTI Magazine #51 2015 January, 9Author : Umberto Mucci Translation by: Fondazione Symbola (www.symbola.net), an Italian think tank born to enhance and promote Italian quality, has published in these very days a report called "L'Italia in 10 selfie" (Italy in 10 selfies). The report is exactly what we need to start this 2015 with hope...
The Italian Way. Addressing the Italian Stereotypes, Myth 8 - The Bread
WTI Magazine #66 2015 August, 21Author : Elda Buonanno Foley Translation by: When you ask for the bill at an Italian restaurant, you might raise your eyebrows by seeing an item called "pane e coperto". With this, we indicate the fee related to having eaten at the restaurant and for having had the pre-dinner bread. Yes, the delicious...
IT and US: Italy, America and a revolutionary technology
WTI Magazine #32 2014 May, 29Author : Simone doc Bracci Translation by: "I want to thank the Italian Air Force: it is only thanks to their effort that 50 years ago this process of development started". With these words, a very explanatory declaration of belonging, the entrepreneur Renato Giordano introduces us to his latest project,...
Great Italians of the past: Oriana Fallaci
WTI Magazine #43 2014 September, 17Author : Giuseppina Salzano e Giovanni Verde Translation by: In the review of world literature and journalism, the figure of Oriana Fallaci has often appeared controversial, argumentative, hard to decipher. But behind the curtain of improvised judgments, professional rivalries and political exploita...
Italian wine: The autochthonous grape, pecorino, and its revival
WTI Magazine #66 2015 August, 21Author : Jennifer Gentile Martin for www.vinotravelsitaly.com Translation by: In a recent tasting I sampled an indigenous and native white grape, known as autochthonous grapes, to central Italy, specifically Abruzzo and Marche regions. This grape I'm sharing today is pecorino. Pecorino is an early ripe...
Italian lifestyle: Hexx by Diesel Living with Foscarini
WTI Magazine #50 2014 December, 26Author : Living Adamis Translation by: From the industrial form of the bolt, to the beehives in nature, the hexagon is a perfect shape, capable of giving life to infinite compositions from a single polygon. The table lamp Hexx comes from the union of two different hexagonal prisms made of perforated...
Great Italians of the Past: Cristoforo Colombo
WTI Magazine #51 2015 January, 9Author : Giovanni Verde Translation by: He is the man who discovered America without realizing it. The navigator for excellence. A symbol of the Italian sense of adventure and a pride for both sides of the Atlantic. Cristoforo Colombo was born in Genoa, at the end of the August of 1451. Growing as a me...