Per far uscire dall'ombra quella letteratura italo-americana ingiustamente dimenticata
by Barbara Gigante Per tornare alle origini di un'interrogazione sulla cultura specificatamente italoamericana bisogna risalire al 1825. È Ugo Foscolo, insospettabilmente, a darne notizia e a formulare in un carteggio, per la prima volta, un pensiero esplicitamente rivolto a questa sottocategoria letteraria. Fino al 1885 se ne perdono poi...
Roma's James Pallotta wants to host NFL, other U.S. sports at new venue
Wembley Stadium faces a threat to its status as the NFL's go-to stadium for matches abroad after Roma president James Pallotta declared his desire for Roma's new stadium to host NFL and NBA matches. The Stadio della Roma, based on the Tor di Valle site, will help turn the Italian club into "a content company globally," which is Pallotta's long-ter...
Gruppuso, Prezioso Team Up to Record Song in Boston
Two rising musical stars finally had the chance to get together in Boston and work on a long-planned collaboration. During a recent visit to Boston, Italian singer Paola Gruppuso had the chance to record her latest single, "Tonight," with local songwriter and producer Vinny Prezioso. A recent graduate of Berklee College of Music, Prezioso hails fr...
Amici Community Park for Little Italy
San Diego's Little Italy is graced by a wonderfully constructed, and well used Amici Park, designed, created and funded by its own community members. Used extensively by the community and residents, the park, located by the corner where Date and State streets meet, is used for the local pastime of Italian Bocce, picnics and casual dining. ...
Rappoli made the most of her natural abilities
Lauren Rappoli has always been an extremely gifted athlete. But what made her such an elite athlete is she took that God-given talents and worked absolutely relentlessly on becoming the best she could no matter the sport. Name it – softball, soccer or basketball, she can play. She proved that during her tremendous four years of athletics a...
Saluting the design legacy of Massimo Vignelli: A free public forum Monday night at the Cleveland Institute of Art
by Steven Litt If you've navigated the New York subway system, consulted a Fodor's travel guide, shopped at Bloomingdales, Benetton or J.C. Penney, driven a Ford or flown American Airlines, you've been touched by the design of Massimo Vignelli. The great Italian-born graphic designer, who died in May at age 83, immigrated to the U...
Elena Ferrante, Author of Naples Novels, Stays Mysterious
The Italian writer Elena Ferrante's gripping novels about the rich and complex lives of women — as mothers, daughters, wives, writers — have won her a devoted cult following. After several years of growing critical favor, her readership reached new levels this fall with the release of "Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay," the third volume...
Race, Racism, and Italian-American Crimefighters, Part 1: Columbo, the Untouchables, and Joe Pistone
by Marc DiPaolo "There's nothing extraordinary about American gangsters," protested [James] Bond. "They're not Americans. Mostly a lot of Italian bums with monogrammed shirts who spend the day eating spaghetti and meat-balls and squirting scent over themselves.... greaseballs who filled themselves up with pizza pie and beer all week and on...
L.A. Parker: ‘Unbroken’ film breaks mold of Italian-American stereotypes
Italian-Americans have enjoyed minimal films or television shows that highlight real life historical figures. You got your Rocky Balboa, Sopranos, and The Godfather as successful enterprises but those fictional story lines pale in comparison to "Unbroken." The Angelina Jolie directed film tells the story of Lou Zamperini, a second-generat...
Special Event: Screening of THE ITALIAN AMERICANS [Mandatory RSVP]
FEBRUARY 10, 2015 (06:30 PM ). Special Event: Screening of THE ITALIAN AMERICANS [Mandatory RSVP] - NYU Kimmel Center, Eisner/Lubin Auditorium, 4th Floor, 60 Washington Square South, 10012. PLEASE NOTE: This event will take place at the NYU Kimmel Center. Click HERE to RSVP NYU Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimó and publ...
Dal Gargano a Manhattan: Joseph Tusiani, l’emigrante diventato poeta di due terre
Manhattan, undicesimo piano di un elegante palazzo a due passi da Central Park, il "polmone verde" di New York: mercoledì 14 gennaio 2015 è festa grande in casa Tusiani. Il patriarca della casa, Joseph, scrittore poeta e traduttore di fama, compie 91 anni e alla gioia della famiglia si aggiunge l'emozione per l'ennesimo dono arrivato dal l...
Antonello Pileggi President of the Miami Scientific Italian Community
Antonello Pileggi has been elected President of the Miami Scientific Italian Community (MSIC). Officers of the MSIC will be Vice President Fabio De Furia (Consorzio Roma Ricerche), Secretary Alessia Fornoni (Director and Chair of the Peggy and Harold Katz Family Drug Discovery Center at the University of Miami) and Treasurer Ant...