The Creation Of The Italian Stereotype Film Studies Essay
The Italian mafia has been a prominent them in the media for centuries. The portrayal of mobsters and the mafia in the U.S.'s motion picture industry has created a stereotype for Italians that is very well accepted in the American culture. In this paper I will discuss various films and TV that address the topic of the Italian mafia and the way in w...
Elezioni Comites di San Francisco: i risultati
È terminato lo spoglio delle schede per le elezioni del nuovo Comites di San Francisco. Sulla base dei risultati, il Comitato Elettorale Circoscrizionale riunitosi presso il Consolato Generale ha proclamato i 12 eletti che andranno a formare il Comites. Hanno preso parte al voto 545 elettori. 53 schede sono risultate nulle o annullate. 3 e...
Dinner with the Boys - By Dan Lauria debuts Off-Broadway at Acorn Theater at Theater Row Opening May 4. Starring Dan Lauria, Ray Abruzzo and Richard Zavaglia
DINNER WITH THE BOYS – a new play by the beloved actor and writer Dan Lauria (LOMBARDI, "The Wonder Years" and "Sullivan & Son")– will be given its Off-Broadway debut this spring at the Acorn Theatre at Theater Row (410 W. 42 St.) in New York City, with preview performances starting April 21 prior to an official opening night on May 4, it has b...
Stylebook snapshot: Gina Mazzotta Millinery grows its business with Downtown studio
By Sara Bauknecht Gina Mazzotta doesn't give much mind to those who say Pittsburgh comes up short when it comes to having a sense of style. In just shy of three years, she's turned her interest in millinery into a full-fledged business based here. "There's definitely that style in Pittsburgh, and it's growing," she says. "There is a...
In Rome an exhibition explores the links between made in Italy fashion, nature and food
Giorgio Armani, in his latest collection Privé, has been inspired by bamboo, delicate plant and robust at the same time. Etro has interpreted the motto "We are what we eat" using pasta and raw seafood shapes on its beautiful prints. And maison Gattinoni has dedicated an entire haute couture collection to food. These are some of the 160 fashion cre...
IT and US: Back to my Italian roots, a dream come true
WTI Magazine #61 2015 May, 29Author : Jim McKenna Translation by: This is my great grandmother Rosa holding me as a baby in 1967. While is one of my first memories of her, the mystery of where she (born Rosa Nigro) and my great grandfather Pietro Maiurro came from in Italy has lingered in my head and heart for 47 years. As I grew old...
Poet and Journalist Maria Lisella Selected as New Laureate for Queens
By Katie Honan The borough's newest poet laureate is a lifelong resident who has traveled the world as a journalist — but always found her greatest inspiration at home, she said. Maria Lisella was introduced June 9 at Borough Hall as Queens' sixth poet laureate, and was selected from dozens of applicants by a panel made up of writers...
The Italian Cultural Institute is pleased to present: Gianni Trovalusci
The Italian Cultural Institute is pleased to present: GIANNI TROVALUSCI concert-lecture. The flute in Contemporary Music: the Italian experience and the 'Rome School' - June, 24 2015 - 6PM - Italian Cultural Institute - 686 Park Avenue - New York CLICK HERE TO RSVP Starting from the 50's / 60's,...
A Look at the 2015 Festa Della Madonna Delle Grazie in Ridgewood, Queens
Last Sunday (June 28th), I returned to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church in Ridgewood, Queens for the annual Festa della Madonna delle Grazie, Patroness of Montevago, Sicily. Mass was celebrated in Italian with Father Italo Barozzi (visiting from Saint Mel's Parish in Flushing, Queens), followed by a procession through the neighborho...
Vittorio Grigòlo
Date: Saturday, July 18, 2015 - Hours: 7:30 PM Venue: The Broad Stage, Santa Monica Organized by: The Broad Stage con il sostegno di Lloyd E. Rigler - Lawrence E. Deutsch Foundation In collaboration with: IIC Los Angeles Tickets and information at www.thebroadstage.com After a triumphant, sold-out debut at The Broad Stage in Febru...
Italian Heritage Festa returns to Baton Rouge; Association wants to hit 3,000 mark at event
by Judy Bergeron They're going regional. After a challenge three years ago from Mayor Kip Holden, the Greater Baton Rouge American Italian Association is working to expand its annual Italian Heritage Festa beyond the community. "He (Holden) said, 'We would like this to be bigger than Baton Rouge,'" festa co-chairman Frank Arrigo says....
South Philly’s Triangle Tavern is an unexpected spot for Italian vegan fare
The legend of South Philly's Triangle Tavern at 10th & Reed looms large. Images of Dusty Gale taking out his teeth to sing Italian songs or his drummer Tony Dell unbuttoning his short-sleeved shirt, sliding a headband over his ultra-black toupee and strumming a washboard guitar while screaming "Born in the USA" at the top of his lungs...