Italian cinema: Bud Spencer
WTI Magazine #81 2016 July 15Author : Edoardo Peretti Translation by: Last June 27 Bud Spencer passed away. Carlo Pedersoli, better known as Bud Spencer, was a man of many lives, and an absolute protagonist of the history of Italian cinema, especially the more popular. Born in Naples in 1929, his first life, before arriving on the bi...
Italian culture and history: Matera A City Rediscovered
WTI Magazine #81 2016 July 15Author : italia.it Translation by: Touring Matera is like experiencing a forgotten past - you feel as though you are setting foot in a nativity scene when you visit this charming city in Lucania. It's no coincidence it's referred to as the second Bethlehem, and was the setting for Mel Gibson's movie The P...
Italian cuisine: Mediterranean Pasta Salad
WTI Magazine #81 2016 July 15Author : Paola Lovisetti Scamihorn Translation by: Mediterranean pasta salad is a tasty summer dish, perfect to prepare on a warm day when don't want to stand in front of the stove but still want to enjoy a simple, refreshing and light dish! I suggest having it as a main dish for your midday meal - it is...
Italian culture and history: The Music of Apulia The Pizzica
WTI Magazine #42 2014 September, 3Author : italia.it Translation by: The Pizzica: A Tradition between Dionysus and the SaintsThe sultry heat, sand blowing in the morning air, and the parched land of Salento, a small subregion in Apulia. The women here, bent over to work in the fields, are marked by fatigue. A tarantula bites one of t...
Great Italians of the Past: Domenico Modugno
WTI Magazine #81 2016 July 15Author : Giovanni Verde Translation by: Widely regarded as one of the fathers of the Italian song writing, Domenico Modugno is one of two Italian artists, along with Renato Carosone, who had the ability to sell records in the United States with songs in the original Italian language. Domenico Modugno was...
Italian lifestyle: Navetta 30, the eco-chic newest from Filippetti Yacht
WTI Magazine #42 2014 September, 3Author : Living Adamis Translation by: Navetta 30 is the second model of the "green series" from Filippetti Yacht. This 30-meter shuttle is part of the Navetta line, entirely designed by Filippetti Yacht in collaboration with designer Peter Mingarelli, and conceived respecting environmental sustainab...
What's up with WTI: Editorial # 81
WTI Magazine #81 2016 July 15Author : Umberto Mucci Translation by: Ciao from Rome! Welcome to the 81st issue of our online magazine. At We the Italians there's a lot going on. We're working on a complete restyling of our website, which will be ready in September and won't disappoint our readers. In the meantime, on behalf of We the...
Italian language: Patrimonio (Patrimony)
WTI Magazine #6 2013 Nov, 22Author : Alessandro Masi Translation by: In ancient Rome the patrimonium (patrimony) was the whole property received as an inheritance from the father. The term has a meaning even in a figurative sense: not only money and property, but also feelings, values, memories, everythin...
Italian cuisine: Chickpea Salad
WTI Magazine #42 2014 September, 3Author : Paola Lovisetti Scamihorn Translation by: This is refreshing and healthy salad made with chickpeas, olives, tomatoes and onions, flavored with olive oil and fresh basil making this salad even more delicious. This is a perfect vegetarian dish for a light summer lunch and is best served fresh...
Italian fashion: Serapian, new opening in Roma
WTI Magazine #6 2013 Nov, 22Author : Nadiah Ahmad Shukri Translation by: The NameArmenian by birth and Milanese by adoption, Stefano Serapian discovered his flair for crafting leather goods in the early Twenties. The designer started his adventure when he began using scraps from an artisanal workshop to make his own creations. Their hig...
Italian traditions: Macchina di Santa Rosa, Viterbo
WTI Magazine #42 2014 September, 3Author : infoviterbo.it Translation by: The transport of the Macchina di Santa Rosa is the feast par excellence in Viterbo, dedicated to the patron saint of Santa Rosa, who lived in the thirteenth century and whose memory is evoked by Viterbo through a event which is unique in the world: uplifting, a...
Studying (in) Italy: Earn a certificate in entrepreneurship when you study abroad in Italy
WTI Magazine #77 2016 March 18Author : Author Translation by: What do HowtoBee founder Kelson Adams, Jemba Against Domestic Violence founder Oston Jemba Madengue, and Maryann Klucevsek and Emily Salm – creators of the networking app Ubumm – all have in common? At first glance, perhaps not very much. Each of their startups responds to...