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By Niccolò Graffio Growing up, like many American-born boys, I was enamored with tales of superheroes, men with "powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men" who used their powers in the fight against evil. The names of these fictitious heroes no doubt would ring a bell with many who are reading this article: Superman, Spiderman, Thor and...

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by Paul Saltarello   Dr. Giuseppe Perrucci serves in the Carabinieri in Italy: The Italian national police force. He has been a member since 2006, serving on many missions and patrols, including airports in Rome and Milan, as part of an anti-terrorism team. Presently, his duties are in the region of Basilicata, in southern Italy.  ...

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Lunedì sera New York ha ricordato Federico Fellini in una serata tributo al Pershing Square Signature Center organizzata dalla Venetian Heritage Foundation e sponsorizzata da Fendi. Gli attori Diane Lane e Edward Norton hanno messo in scena la vita di Federico Fellini interpretando dal vivo Caro Federico, una piece teatrale scritta da Ludovica Dami...

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The Federation of Italian-American Organizations held its 36th annual fundraising gala at the El Caribe County Club on Sunday, April 7, and the dinner helped raise funds for the federation's new Italian Cultural Center in Brooklyn. One of the honorees was Cav. Uff. Aldo Mancusi, who has been the caretaker and founder of the Enrico Caruso Museum of...

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di Riccardo Chioni   Si è appena conclusa la 36.ma edizione dello strapopolare Five Boro Bike Tour che ha visto la partecipazione di oltre 32 mila ciclisti e già si parla del 2014 con il Gran Fondo Giro d'Italia che ieri ha fatto l'esordio newyorkese. In quasi quaranta anni dal primo tour dei cinque quartieri della Big Apple, i ciclisti dilettan...

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By Nino Pantano To hear the Honorable Consul General of Italy Natalia Quintavalle cordially calling Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz "Marty" was music to our ears. Both Markowitz and Quintavalle, accompanied by her deputy, Lucia Pasqualini, were visiting the Enrico Caruso Museum of America for the first time on Monday, Oct. 7   Th...

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Il panorama culturale italiano a New York si arricchisce di una nuova istituzione. CIMA (Center for Italian Modern Art) ha annunciato che aprirà al pubblico al numero 421 di Broome Street il prossimo 22 Febbraio.   Fondata nel 2013 da Laura Mattioli, curatrice, storica d'arte e collezionista, CIMA è una fondazione privata non profit dedicata...

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by Rose Minutaglio   2014 looks to be a promising year for the promotion of twentieth-century Italian art in New York City. This weekend the grand opening of two new Italian Futurist exhibitions intend to shed light on this often overlooked and misunderstood movement in Italian art. Both the Center for Italian Modern Art and the Guggenheim w...

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by Robert Sheer   It's the classic case of giant vs. not-so-giant. New York City-based Eataly, a 58,000-square-foot Italian-themed foodie mall co-owned by celebrity chef Mario Batali, is demanding that popular Indy food truck Little Eataly hand over its name.   Indianapolis residents Chae and Rob Carmack — who said they put their...

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Live Theater at the Italian American Museum in NYC continues with WOMEN! on Saturday September 27th at 7.30 PM and Sunday September 28th at 6.00 PM. The Italian American Museum NYC is located at 155 Mulberry Street (Corners of Mulberry & Grand Streets) New York, NY 10013. Suggested donation $20.   An extraordinary soiree that showcases f...

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