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Sardinia. Sea, Culture, Traditions, Unique Way of Life

Letizia Airos Soria

Sardinia was the topic at the New York offices of the Agenzia Italiana per il Turismo (Italian Tourism Agency). Minister for tourism, artisan arts, and commerce for Sardinia, Luisa Anna Depau, presented the second Mediterranean island

Announcing the Cicchetto as a Literary Form and Inviting Others to Submit their Cicchetti Here

Mary Cappello

Announcing the first of three projects that I hope to pursue on I-Italy in the days ahead: to theorize and compose "cicchetti" together: a literary form in the tradition of the late afternoon snack.

April 28, 2008

Perspectives for immigrants in Italy

Marina Melchionda
Lega Party, Electoral Campaign Poster
"They accepted immigration, and now they live in reserves."

Is Italy becoming a racist country? Immigration is increasingly perceived as a threat to public security. The new government, pressed by the Lega Party, is going to promote a number of reforms aiming at diminishing the flux of foreigners crossing the national borders. Berlusconi's networks, in the meantime, fuel hostility against them.

The Italian Election: American Voters and “The Southern Question”

Tom Verso

Comments posted by i-Italy bloggers Stanton Burnett and Marina Melchionda regarding the recent Italian elections place the outcome of that election solidly in the 150 year tradition conceptualize and characterized as “The Southern Question?”

Italian Women are Difficult to Get Into Bed

Marc Edward DiPaolo

As Colin tries to help me forget Eileen by plying me with drinks at the Irish Pub in Siena, an unexpected series of events taking place back at the Locanda Garibaldi will make our return to the hotel later that evening a memorable one.

Italian Farming in the Central Valley

Laura E. Ruberto

Weaving together oral stories from California's Italian American farmers in the Central Valley.

A Californian Goes East

Laura E. Ruberto

A look at Oakland's Italian American neighborhood and what it might tell us about Nutley, New Jersey.

April 28, 2008

A Californian Goes East

Laura E. Ruberto
Geroge Bates/NY Times
Sanfrooklyn

A look at Oakland's Italian American neighborhood and what it might tell us about Nutley, New Jersey.

Recensione. "Caos Calmo": molto più di una scena erotica d'effetto

Maria Rita Latto

Presentato al TriBeKa Festival "Caos Calmo" il film diretto da Antonello Grimaldi tratto dal best seller (premio strega 2006) di Sandro Veronesi. È la storia di Pietro Paladini, un dirigente della televisione, interpretato da Nanni Moretti, qui in veste di attore, che dopo la tragica morte della moglie ...

Filippo Mazzei. Tutti gli uomini sono creati uguali

Dom Serafini

Filippo Mazzei `e stato definito da Ronald Reagan “un patriota e collaboratore" di Thomas Jefferson. Ricordato in un film questo dimenticato eroe italo-americano

April 26, 2008

Filippo Mazzei: Tutti gli uomini sono creati uguali

Dom Serafini
Nella foto davanti all’Hotel Calton di Cannes: il prof. Francesco Fulcini, il produttore Roberto Bessi ed il direttore generale di Bavaria Studios Italia, Giuseppe Proietti, la cui societá tedesca é un potenziale coproduttore.

Mazzei: il dimenticato eroe italo-americano ricordato in un film

Wine Tasting: Many Mouths & the Tuscan Nose

Eleonora Mazzucchi

A wine-tasting event on Manhattan's ritzy Upper East Side, "The Tuscan Nose", attracted connoisseurs and laypeople alike. Chianti wines were the cause for celebration-- and a little friendly commercialism

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