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What the Allies Knew

March 23, 5:30 pm @ the Italian Academy at Columbia Film screening: What the Allies Knew (2015) by Virginie Linhart, produced by Cinetevè, historical supervision by Henry...

Italy celebrates Women's Day

Judith Harris

On March 8, Italy celebrates International Women's Day with sprigs of mimosa. You can see the scented yellow clusters everywhere -- on lapels, in shop windows, and car...

‘Iron Lady’ Italian Style

Maria Teresa Cometto

“She must be a very determined person”— that’s how she struck me the moment I met her in September 2011, when she had just taken office here. And, well, the way she has...

Rome Welcomes First Flow of Syrian Migrants

Juidith Harris

For the twenty-four Syrian families -- 52 adults, 41 children -- flown into Rome from a Lebanese refugee camp on Feb. 29, kindly authorities at the Leonardo da Vinci airport had...

Italia, Europe’s Rice Paddy

Dino Borri

Six out of ten people in the world subsist on rice; after wheat, it’s the most consumed grain, providing more than half the world’s population with over 50% of its calories....

The Truth Behind Appearances

Mila Tenaglia

He started out as an Alpine guide in the vast stretch of mountains in Veneto and Trentino. Today he lives in New York where he works with a scalpel on paper. Marco Gallotta is an...

Hollywood Photographer Shares New View of Venice

Darrell Fusaro

When I interviewed photographer Charles Christopher near his home in California, I asked him what it is about Italy that makes it so attractive to most Americans. “Everything..

However the Debate Ends, Italian Family is Changed

Juidith Harris

The changes in attitude toward the family continue to top the Italian political agenda this week, with Parliament called to pronounce upon legalization of civil and same-sex...

Civil Unions: Debate is Fierce but the Voting Goes Forward

Judith Harris

Despite some 5,000 amendments proposed by Sen. Roberto Calderoli of the Northern League, on Feb. 10 the Italian Senate began the voting process on the government's highly...

Current Food, Wine & Restaurant Trends in Italy

The seminar Current Food, Wine & Restaurant Trends in Italy: Will they Happen Here? Held at VINO 2016-Italian Wine Week looked at some of the key established and emerging...

The Italian Wine Revolution

Rosemary D'Avernia

Luciano Pignataro, a journalist for Naples’ Il Mattino—the leading newspaper in Southern Italy—has spent the last thirty years writing about agriculture and the last twenty...

Eat, Make Jokes and Dress Up...It's Carnival!

G. M.

In Italy it’s time to celebrate Carnival. Until Wednesday February 10, children and adults can enjoy this amazing, colorful and frisky feast

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