John And Nancy Petralia, Co-Authors Of “Not In A Tuscan Villa”
The Garibaldi-Meucci Museum, once home of Antonio Meucci, the true inventor of the telephone and his houseguest, the Italian patriot, Giuseppe Garibaldi, is proud to announce the cooperation with L'Idea Magazine and to present their first Literature Series article with a husband and wife team: John and Nancy Petralia, Co-Authors of Not in a Tuscan...
Cisterne, mosaici e terme private. La collina del Pincio scopre i suoi segreti
di Sara Grattoggi Un singolare affaccio sulla storia del Pincio, nel ventre della sede di Mediobanca a piazza di Spagna. Dove nel 2000 gli scavi condotti da Paola Virgili portarono alla luce un ninfeo riferibile agli Horti Luculliani e terme private con straordinari mosaici del IV secolo d. C., costruite su una domus romana del II. E sui m...
Italian art: Cecilia Gallerani
WTI Magazine #50 2014 December, 26Author : Enrico De Iulis Translation by: In this article we make a turnaround and start from the United States, more precisely from a framework that is part of the permanent collection of the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, TX. It is a painting by Bartolomeo V...
Sean Penn's daughter Dylan Penn lands new campaign for Italian designer Ermanno Scervino (and shows she has mother Robin Wright's stunning looks!)
She's the daughter of Hollywood royalty but now Dylan Penn's becoming a star in her own right, as the face of an Italian fashion label. Stunning Dylan, who bears a close resemblance to her actress mother Robin Wright, is the face of Ermanno Scervino's spring/summer 2015 campaign. Read more Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk...
Detroit Institute of Arts presents rare Art from Florence Cathedral
Make a Joyful Noise: Renaissance Art and Music at Florence Cathedral, on view at the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) Feb. 6–May 17, 2015, offers a rare opportunity to see three exquisite marble carvings and other Italian Renaissance masterpieces by sculptor Luca della Robbia. The reliefs are from the Cantoria (singing gallery) of Florence...
Al Pacino's still chasing next great role
When he enters a room, he knows his reputation precedes him. People look at him and see Michael Corleone from "The Godfather," Sonny Wortzik from "Dog Day Afternoon," Tony Montana from "Scarface," Ricky Roma from "Glengarry Glen Ross." Eight Oscar nominations and one win. Two Tonys. Two Emmys. He's Al Pacino! He knows all of this, yet even...
Italian Food Excellence: Green Pistachio of Bronte D.P.O.
The Etna, in Sicily, is the higher volcano in Europe. A black mountain, covered in ash from which emerge lava rocks. This landscape, arid an inhospitable, is the ideal soil for Pistachio growing, the "gold green" of Bronte, appreciate all over the world. Its main characteristic is the intense green color and the sweet, delicate, aromatic t...
Being Leonardo da Vinci: An impossible interview
US debut of this one-act play by and with Massimiliano Finazzer, introduced by Michela Lucenti's dance choreographies inspired by the famous "Vitruvian Man". The performance will arrive in California in the fall. Performed in Italian language with English subtitles. Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2015 - Wednesday, March 18, 2015 - Hour...
Bill of Fare: Il Forno brings cachet of Boston's North End to West Windsor
Jeff Malloy grew up in New Jersey and made his culinary reputation with his restaurant Carmen Trattoria in Boston's North End. But it was a combination of love and business that brought him back to New Jersey, where he and partner Melissa Virgilio opened Il Forno Café & Trattoria in West Windsor last October. After the couple rekindled...
Cooper was One-Half Italian
During the 1930s Golden Age of Hollywood, Jackie Cooper was nicknamed America’s Boy. He was one-half Italian. The father he never met was Jewish and his loving and gentle mother was Italian. When she wasn’t selling piano sheet music she was ailing, and his hefty and intimidating nonna, Marie Babbino, who he had no fond memories of, was in charge....
You, Me & Sicily!
Talk by Alfred M. Zappalà, Esq. and Eszter Vajdahttp://www.AlfredZappala.com http://www.TheSicilianProject.com http://www.evazmediagroup.com Please join us at the Italian American Museum this Tuesday evening, March 24th for a talk by Alfred M. Zappalà Esq. and Eszter Vajda. Mr. Zappalà will give us an update on "The Sicilian Project", sp...
Restauri Domus Aurea: "Nel giardino la mappa della casa di Nerone"
Le fioriture azzurre nelle aiuole di acciaio corten richiamano il disegno della fontana che sorgeva al centro della corte neroniana. In un gioco di rimandi e suggestioni che si svilupperà in futuro in tutto il giardino, permettendo agli ambienti della Domus Aurea di "specchiarsi" in superficie, attraverso le geometrie e i colori della nuova vegetaz...