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For one day only, acclaimed fashion designer Salvatore Argenio, best known for his refined Neapolitan haute couture, will be presenting his highly anticipated new collection of suits and accessories at Acqua Restaurant and Wine Bar at 21 Peck Slip in Downtown Manhattan’s historic Seaport District. Guests will be able to peruse the couturier’s styli...

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Italy has long prided itself for its quality of life -- and with good reason. Italy may be only just recovering from a long economic crisis, but its citizens are healthier and live longer than those of most other countries in the world. It is perhaps no coincidence then that the Italian government is pioneering the use of welfare indicators in its...

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We just found the best way to escape the cold this winter. The new series To Rome for Lovepremieres on Sunday, January 7 at 9/8c, and you better believe it's going to be hot, hot, hot.  A romantic escape awaits you as love expert Diann Valentine takes five gorgeous American women (Gina Neely, Shay Atkins, Nakita McGraw, Ashley Russell, and Mercedes...

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‘SuperDesign’, a new exhibition at new york’s R & company gallery, highlights a collection of iconic italian masterpieces created between 1965 and 1975. over the past decade, the curatorial team — led by maria cristina didero — has conducted extensive research to form the most comprehensive understanding of these design works, their creation and in...

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RAMParts Presents, in partnership with Exhibition on Screen, brings the 90-minute feature film, Canaletto and the Art of Venice to the Bellows Falls Opera House on Thursday, Nov. 30, at 7:30 p.m., for an immersive journey into the life and art of Venice’s famous view-painter. No artist better captures the essence and allure of Venice than Giovanni...

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New street signs designating a portion of 23rd Street in honor of a longtime Italian social club were officially dedicated by the city on Nov. 18. Members of the Galileo Club at 371 S. 23rd Street at Virginia Avenue were joined by city officials, including Mayor Tom Butt as keynote speaker, and neighborhood council members for the dedication of Gal...

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Oriana Fallaci was a famous Italian journalist. Having grown up in poverty in Florence, she rose to prominence, thanks to old-fashioned hard work and just a little bit of sass. Indeed, she was ahead of her time. Fallaci became a reporter at a moment in world history when women were expected to raise children, cook, clean, and be quiet. This unconve...

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Giorgio Piola has been crafting beautifully detailed drawings of Formula One cars for almost half a century. The Italian technical journalist has charted some of the groundbreaking changes that have redefined racing cars and made F1 one of the most enduring and popular sports on the planet. "I believe nearly all the pieces of a F1 car can go to an...

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An iconic visual rendering of perhaps the world’s most famous underdog story comes to Los Angeles this week. David with the Head of Goliath, by famed Italian Baroque painter Caravaggio (1571-1610), will be on view at the Getty Centeralongside two of the artist’s other masterpieces. In the work, a young man with his chest half-draped in a billowing...

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Il filo che lega il Belpaese agli Stai Uniti d’America è andato via via rafforzandosi con il passare dei decenni. Durante il flusso migratorio iniziato nella seconda metà del 1800, molti italiani misero radici, più o meno stabili, per tentare la fortuna vivendo il “Sogno Americano”. Non tutti ebbero successo, molti fecero anche ritorno in Italia, m...

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