Great Italians of the Past: Primo Carnera
WTI Magazine #62 2015 June, 12Author : Giovanni Verde Translation by: The "Gigante buono" (gentle giant) Primo Carnera has been an Italian symbol in the world, between the '20s and the '30s of last century. Boxer, wrestler and actor, through his achievements he represented the character with an almost inhuman stature, yet mild-temper...
Italian traditions: Il Barbarossa, Medieval Festival
WTI Magazine #83 2016 September 16Author : folclore.it Translation by: This is a historical celebration of the glorious deeds of Frederick I of Swabia Redbeard AD 1,155. The '"Historia bella" tells us that Frederick I, called Barbarossa, passing through Medicina, became seriously ill and thanks to a broth in which a snake was inadver...
Explorers, Emigrants, Citizens #2
WTI Magazine #2 2013 Oct,25 Author : Paolo Battaglia Translation by: October 15, 1924 - Birth of Lee IacoccaLee (born "Lido") Iacocca (below) has demonstrated extraordinary skills, resilience, and fortitude in business and management. He became president of the Ford Motor Company in 1970, launching the popular models Mustang and Pinto....
Italian art: Parmigianino's portrait of a turkish slave
WTI Magazine #35 2014 June, 18Author : Enrico De Iulis Translation by: A very famous painting from the Italian Renaissance has just landed in New York, where it will be until July 20: it is the portrait of a woman celebrated as "The Turkish slave" by Francesco Mazzola, known as Parmigianino. Dated 1533, the painting is one of four femal...
Great Italians of the Past: Matilde Serao
WTI Magazine #55 2015 March, 6Author : Giovanni Verde Translation by: The first Italian woman to have founded and edited a newspaper was born in Patras on March 7, 1856 to the Neapolitan lawyer Francesco Serao, who in 1848 left his city because sought as anti-Bourbon, and Pauline Borely, a Greek decayed noble. When the father returns...
Italian little Italies: Oratino, The loner of Sannio
WTI Magazine #62 2015 June, 12Author : I borghi più belli d'Italia Translation by: The talented local craftsmen of Oratino could express their art mainly thanks to the patronage of the Dukes Giordano (VI-VII century). Portals, balconies, balustrades of the aristocratic houses, as well as the interior of the churches represent the nob...
Studying (in) Italy: What Can You Do With a Degree in Italian Studies
WTI Magazine #70 2015 October, 16Author : John Cabot University Translation by: As you complete your degree in Italian Studies, you'll build knowledge and skills that are both personally and professionally valuable. Students of Italian Studies develop fluency in another language; gain a deeper understanding of Italian culture, histor...
Great Italians of the Past: Laura Bassi
WTI Magazine #83 2016 September 16Author : Giovanni Verde Translation by: Scholar of physics, biology, mathematics, logic, philosophy, Latin, Greek and French, Laura Bassi Veratti was the first woman in the world to achieve an academic career and the first to be appointed chair at a University, becoming one of the most important Euro...
IT and US: The 150th anniversary of Pietro Mascagni (1863-2013)
WTI Magazine #2 2013 Oct,25 Author : Francesca Albertini Mascagni Translation by: --- For the skill of evoking human nature, his music holds a great deal in the musical memory of several worldwide generations: this topical issue is the real incentive to the birth of the Promoting Committee of Maestro Pietro Mascagni, constituted by som...
Expo 2015: Short food movie
WTI Magazine #55 2015 March, 6Author : Expo 2015 Translation by: A project organized by Fondazione Cinema per Roma and Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, the Short Food Movie - Feed your Mind, Film your Planet initiative invites people from all over the world to interpret the Expo themes of nutrition and sustainability by creatin...
Italian cuisine: Panzanella (Tuscan bread and tomato salad)
WTI Magazine #62 2015 June, 12Author : Paola Lovisetti Scamihorn Translation by: Panzanella is a cold salad, full of summer flavors. It originated in Florence and had conquered all of Tuscany by the beginning of the nineteenth century. It is a rustic dish with a peasant birthright. In the past panzanella was made with basic ingredien...
The Italian Way: Addressing the Italian Stereotypes, Myth 12 - Mamma's Boys
WTI Magazine #70 2015 October, 16Author : Elda Buonanno Foley Translation by: I have been thinking of writing about this theme for quite some time and I have always postponed it: reason being that this is one of those Italian stereotypes that, even if it has changed in the past few decades, it still seems to be very much alive in the...