Michelangelo's David pictured holding rifle in American advert, to Italy's fury
In 1527 his arm was smashed by rioters. In 1991 a man attacked his toe with a hammer. Now, however, Michelangelo's David has suffered arguably his greatest indignity to date. To the horror of many in the Italian cultural establishment, the world-famous marble statue has been pictured in an advertisement cradling not a slingshot but an Amer...
Barbara Klein (President of the Italian Film Festival USA)
Movies are a wonderful way to tell stories, and in the US many millions of people – either of Italian heritage or not – love to be told stories about and from Italy. That is why cinema is one of the most important tool of the promotion of our culture in America. Every year, hundreds of events involve the showing of an Italian movie somewhere in th...
Negozi di stampa 3D: L’hub di Milano batte anche New York
By Davide Sher Stanno spuntando qua e là in tutte le capitali mondiali. I negozi di stampa 3D, da curiosità, si stanno trasformando in qualcosa di molto più serio. In futuro ogni quartiere di ogni città potrebbe avere una sua «fabbrica locale» per soddisfare le esigenze specifiche degli abitanti, che, a quanto pare, sono molto più variegate di qua...
Italy is a leader in innovative agricultural machineries
The high ranking of Italian agricultural machineries sector on a European basis is due to two main factors: the cumulative value of industry sales and the significant investments towards the development of more environmental friendly machines. A study conducted by Symbola, a foundation fostering Italian quality, and Coldiretti, an organiza...
Mike D'Antoni resigns as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers
by Dan Devine Mike D'Antoni resigned his position as the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday. Ramona Shelburne of ESPN Los Angeles first reported the resignation, with the Lakers later confirming his departure. "Given the circumstances, I don't know that anybody could have done a better job than Mike did the past two...
Ocala, Pisa to renew sister-city partnership
By Carlos E. Medina After eight years of dormancy, the Ocala/Marion County Chamber and Economic Partnership has announced plans to rekindle the sister city relationship with Pisa, Italy. In celebration of the 10-year anniversary of the initial visit to Ocala by officials from Pisa, an Ocala contingent will travel to Pisa for a 10-day tour...
Italian property third most popular in the world
Italian property is now the third most popular in the world, according to TheMoveChannel.com. The property portal´s latest Top of the Props report reveals that Italy climbed two places to reach third in the April 2014 chart, receiving more enquiries than both Spain and Portugal. Italy´s real estate has enjoyed a strong start to the year. A...
Expo 2015, così l'America vuole stupire l'Italia
Il 2 giugno a San Francisco la celebrazione della Festa della Repubblica è stata l'occasione per il presidente del Padiglione USA a Expo2015, Charlie Faas, per presentare il progetto Expo al pubblico di Silicon Valley riscuotendo grande interesse. La venue era quella giusta: davanti al Golden Gate, nel punto in cui San Francisco ha fatto i...
Speaking to My Father in a Dead Dialect
by Joseph Luzzi The 18th-century Italian philosopher Giambattista Vico believed that as a civilization progressed, it lost touch with its creative origins. An ancient warrior would never declare "I'm angry"; he would wax metaphorical with "my blood boils." The Roman poet Horace went a step further, believing that when words died t...
2013 NIASHF Athlete of the Year, Anthony Rizzo Voted to 2014 MLB All-Star Game
We would like to congratulate our 2013 Athlete of the Year, Anthony Rizzo on being voted to the 2014 MLB All-Star Game! Anthony won the National League Final Vote by receiving 8.8 million votes. He was able to beat out his peers on the NL Final Vote ballot, which included the likes of Justin Morneau, Casey McGehee, Anthony Rendon, and Just...
The Food Pushers Cookbook Opens Vault of Italian Family Recipes and Stories
With one glance you know that this is not your average Italian cookbook. The cover photo isn't the usual beautiful food shot or pastoral Tuscan landscape. The cover of The Food Pusher's Cookbook graphically shows the scant remains of what used to be a platter of pasta, apparently just decimated by a hungry horde. The food pusher strikes ag...
How Italian wines are named
by McClatchy/Tribune "Italy is the most complex wine-growing region in the world," says Brian Larky, founder of Dalla Terra, an importer of Italian wines. "In California, you've got — what? — five, eight, 10 major growing regions," he says, "but in Italy you've got more grapes and more regions than anywhere else on the globe." A c...