Grandi donne... all’Italiana
Le donne nella storia italiana, se si eccettuano rare personalità celebri, sono state una sorta di lato oscuro della luna: presenti, spesso attivissime, ma ancor più spesso pressoché invisibili. Eppure la storia italiana ci ha dato personalità femminili di spicco in tutti i campi. Per quanto riguarda il mondo dell'arte, già nel Cinquecento troviam...
Italia-Usa: under 30 italiani più propensi a mettersi in proprio, ma il 92% è frenato da paura fallimento
Sono i giovani sotto i 30 anni i più propensi a mettersi in proprio l'atteggiamento più favorevole, con una percentuale più alta in Italia che negli Usa (78% contro il 52%). A fare la differenza tra i due Paesi è però la paura di fallire (92% il dato italiano rispetto al 46% degli under 30 americani). Sono questi i dati più significativi c...
Italian D.J. Fights to Keep Culinary Traditions
Daniele De Michele, a bearded and boisterous D.J. and performance artist who is one of Italy's most inventive food activists, is on a yearlong journey to explore and document the country's working-class and peasant culinary traditions. Mr. De Michele, who is 40 and goes by the nom d'art D.J. Donpasta, is concerned that some of Italy's age-...
A mix of history and tech, fashion and the future: Italy's path to becoming a real startup nation
Startup is the buzzword of the decade and, as someone once said, "nerds are the new rockstars". The idea of launching a startup and becoming the next Zuckerberg or Bezos seemingly fascinates young people all over the world, and Italy is no exception. But, in Italy, the creativity and enthusiasm of many young entrepreneurs has often been da...
The reasons why Italian infrastructures are appreciated abroad
by Claudia Astarita Italian companies are cooperating with Spanish and Peruvian ones to build and expand Lima's subway network. Salini-Impregilo, AnsaldoBreda and Ansaldo Sts play a major role in the construction site and shine a new light on Italian expertise in the construction field. Thanks to its presence in the most difficult internat...
Religious tourism during 2014 - A record typically held by the Italians
Half a million pilgrims in St. Peter's Square; some 300,000 in the streets adjacent to the canonization of Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII – these are some of the details released by the Vatican City press, indicating that the measure of a mass phenomenon is resistant to any recession and that the charisma of Pope Francis is leading to an unp...
Cosmos say they are not looking past Italians for possible Open Cup match-up with Red Bulls
By Michael Lewis With their chances of winning North American Soccer League spring season title slowly slipping away, the New York Cosmos will set their sights on another competition this week -- the Lamar Hunt/U.S. Open Cup. The Cosmos host the Brooklyn Italians in a third-round encounter at Belson Stadium at St. John's Universit...
Forget pizza & pasta, Italy has lots of untapped opportunities for VCs
Over the past few years opportunities for venture capitalists in Italy have expanded to look like a delicious pizza with all the best investor-focused toppings. For instance, there's a rising tide of tech-orientated entrepreneurs, favorable legal reforms, tax incentives, a swelling pool of highly skilled technical talent and the emergence...
A maggio reazione dell'export nei mercati Extra-UE: Assocamerestero sui dati ISTAT
Buona ripresa a maggio per l'export italiano nei Paesi Extra-UE: nei dati destagionalizzati, le vendite al di fuori dell'Unione Europea registrano infatti la migliore performance da dicembre 2013 (+5,7% rispetto ad aprile, con un valore di 15,5 miliardi di euro), sebbene però nei primi cinque mesi dell'anno si registri un calo dell'1,6% su base ann...
La Festa sees the light
As Scranton's government struggles it's more important than ever for civic institutions to demonstrate that the community, beyond the municipal government, remains strong. A literally glowing example is La Festa Italiana of Lackawanna County's decision to contribute up to $10,000 for renovation of the iconic Electric City sign atop the Scr...
Summer Deals: Family-Style Italian Dining at Uncle Louie in Scottsdale
So far we've shown you a lot of great places for date nights and two-person dinners for cheap eats in Phoenix, but Uncle Louie The Restaurant is offering something up this summer that's fit for a family of four. The North Scottsdale joint specializes in homey Italian dishes and generous portions-- so you can definitely expect to get your fill with...
Personal Effects: Essays on Memoir, Teaching, and Culture in the Work of Louise DeSalvo, Edvige Giunta and Nancy Caronia
Monday, December 1 Nancy Caronia and Edvige Giunta's edited collection, the first book to focus on an Italian-American woman writer, places Louise DeSalvo at the forefront of a cultural renaissance of the body-mind-spirit connection. Personal Effects (Fordham University Press, 2014) pays special attention to her memoirs, with their fearless explor...