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August 8, 2015. The renowned production house Titanus, founded in Rome in 1904 by Gustavo Lombardo, is still operating today under grandson Guido Lombardo. During the golden age of cinema-going in the mid-twentieth century, Titanus embraced melodrama, epic, mystery, and comedy; their famous logo on the screen signified a quality production was abou...

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Paolo Nutini has announced several high profile media appearances and he will also be launching a North American headline tour in September in support of his new album. Nutini's new studio album, "Caustic Love", will be released in North America on September 6th. The album has already topped the charts around the world including in the UK, Ireland...

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The first Italians who came to the US during the mass migration age spent their first years basically without any right. Some of them because they considered themselves "birds of passage": they came to the US with the full intent of making money and then come back to Italy. Some of them because they weren't interested in losing their Italian citize...

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Italia e Stati Uniti sottoscrivono oggi un importante accordo quadro per la promozione e lo sviluppo della collaborazione nel settore dello spazio. L'intesa apre nuove opportunità in campo economico, scientifico e tecnologico.La firma dell'accordo coincide con le celebrazioni dei primi 50 anni di cooperazione in campo spaziale tra i due Paesi. A so...

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Liam LaCivita has taken over the space of the old Murphy's Irish pub in Woodley Park, but part of it lives on in spirit. "I wanted to let people know that we're causal and you can come in just for drinks," LaCivita said of the decision to name his first solo venture Bar Civita, even though it's a restaurant.   LaCivita kept Murphy's 25-...

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Women of Italian heritage, Fox's Greta Van Susteren and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie – not particularly in that order -- grabbed attention of the cameras at the Italian embassy for the Points of Light tribute awards Friday night as 250 guests celebrated the good works of volunteers. Greta Van Susteren, who is racking up top ratings with her tele...

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A new exhibition at the Italian Embassy, Fabriano 1264, examines the important role papermaking has played in western history. This exhibition celebrates the 750th anniversary of papermaking in Fabriano, a city in the Marche region of Italy, legendary for its paper production.While history has told us much about the printing press, the history of p...

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On the 500th anniversary of the completion of The Prince, the Italian Cultural Institute of Washington, D.C. and the Department of Italian at Georgetown University are proud to present a symposium on Machiavelli's enduring legacy. Specialists in literature, political science, and religious history will illustrate the relevance of The Prince within...

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Italy! Food! Two words that inspire passion in everyone. A country whose cuisine has delighted the world now has its native son bringing the flavors, tastes, and feel of Italy to kitchens everywhere. Chef Luigi Diotaiuti, chef/owner of Al Tiramisu in the heart of Washington, DC, loves to prepare the foods of his native country, taking traditional i...

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Famiglie dell'Amarone, Vinitaly International e Simei (Salone internazionale macchine per enologia e imbottigliamento) protagonisti dell'evento esclusivo che si è tenuto il 1 ottobre all'Ambasciata d'Italia a Washington DC.   Oltre 300 gli operatori, tra trade e stampa, accreditati all'appuntamento dedicato alla promozione del vino italiano...

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