Linen, wool, silk, gold. Eight centuries of embroidery on show in Turin
by Chiara Beghelli Embroidery is a veritable art form, and a very ancient one: the earliest examples of embroidered cloths apparently date back to Ancient Egypt. An art that is not restricted to kindly grandmothers – or women, for that matter. A young (male) medical student from Milan cut his university studies short, in the...
Book presentation: L’Uomo Che Ascoltava Le 500 by Francesco Paolo Tanzj
October 14, 2:00 pm — 3:00 pmWestchester Italian Cultural Center24 Depot Square, Tuckahoe, NY L'uomo Che Ascoltava Le 500 is a presentation of 13 unedited short stories. Based on autobiographic episodes, the stories and events are narrated with different asymmetrical rhythms: dramatic, contemplative, thoughtful, ironic. Some recount stories of the...
Fallen NYPD Officer Honored After 43 Years!
by Mario Buonviaggio FINALLY!... After 43 years, five Mayors and a ton of red tape, one of the NYPD's fallen Heroes was honored Monday, righting what many officers say was the Department's biggest wrong. Officer Phillip Cardillo was fatally shot in a 1972 ambush when he responded to a bogus emergency call at a Nation of Islam mosque i...
Italy’s Fall Holidays: More Than Just Halloween
by Jessica Andrews Growing up in the States, I had heard two things about the origins of Halloween: 1) that it had originated as a Pagan festival and 2) that it was the secular version of the Catholic All Hallow's Eve. I suppose both could technically be true, as many people believe that All Hallow's Eve (as well as the two days of holiday...
Modigliani Nude Fetches a Record $170 Million in New York
by Katya Kazakina Amedeo Modigliani's painting of a sultry nude fetched $170.4 million from a Chinese buyer at Christie's on Monday, a record for the Italian artist at auction. Estimated at more than $100 million, Modigliani's 1917 "Nu Couche (Reclining Nude)" has the highest valuation among almost 2,000 lots offered by three major auction houses...
Architetti: entra nel vivo la collaborazione Italia Usa
Entra nel vivo la collaborazione Italia - Usa prevista da un Protocollo d'intesa tra Consiglio Nazionale degli Architetti, Pianificatori, Paesaggisti e Conservatori, l'Ordine degli Architetti della Provincia di Milano e l'Associazione Internazionale di Interior Design (IIDA), per incentivare gli scambi culturali, le esperienze professionali e di fo...
'Bottomless Pizza' is happening downtown this December
By Melissa Kravitz Endless slices of Neapolitan pies are forecasted for the West Village. Italian-import Rossopomodoro (118 Greenwich Ave.) is celebrating their one-year anniversary in New York with a tradition known as "Pizza a Giro." Literally translating to a round of pizza, this celebration best translates to New Yorkers as "Botto...
Francis Ford Coppola: "I may only make one more film"
By Wendy Ide Francis Ford Coppola's next film may be his last. But it may also be one of his most ambitious. Speaking at the Marrakech International Film Festival (Dec 4-12), the 76-year-old director of The Godfather trilogy revealed details of the new multi-generational Italian-American saga he is developing, titled Distant Vision. ...
NYPD assisting Italian police with security for the Vatican
by Elizabeth Hur With thousands of pilgrims expected to visit Rome for the Jubilee year, the Italian government invited police from all over the world to assist with security. After the attacks in Paris, Italian officials say they are not taking any chances. So for the first time, a team of New York City police officers are in th...
When Luciano Pavarotti and Sylvester Stallone Met In Miami
By Juliet Izon Opera and Miami Beach may be an unlikely combination, yet when legendary tenor Luciano Pavarotti performed on the sand on January 22, 1995, concert attendees were as ecstatic as if they were watching the country's biggest pop star. In fact, Pavarotti's performance, which also featured soprano Cynthia Lawrence and th...
The Future of Transatlantic Trade - Wilmington, January 28, 2016
WHEN: January 28, 2016 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pmWHERE: Hercules Plaza - 1313 N Market St. - Wilmington, DE 19801 - USACOST: $45 - $65You are cordially invited to join us for a very special briefing by David O'Sullivan, Ambassador of the European Union to the United States of America during his first official visit to the State of Delaware....
City Council Tables Resolution to Rename Columbus Day
The Cambridge City Council again did not vote on a resolution last Monday to rename Columbus Day as Indigenous Peoples' Day for the third time this year. Despite what the resolution's proponents claim is strong public support, the legislation is on hold while councillors negotiate how best to change the holiday name and still honor Italian Ame...