Ottava Rima in Bensonhurst
In a social club in Brooklyn, the lost poetry of a Sicilian contadino is heard again.
December 26, 2007
Ottava Rima in Bensonhurst
Joseph Sciorra
Antonino Provenzano reciting poetry at the Castel del Golfo Social Club, Brooklyn (December 1, 2007).
In a social club in Brooklyn, the lost poetry of a Sicilian contadino is heard again.
Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans and the Movies
È stato presentato al "Museum of the Moving Image" la divertente e profonda pellicola
di John Turturro “Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans and the Movies”. Dibattito con attori, professori e un pubblico entusiasta. Il film si potrà vedere nel 2008
sul canale Pbs
December 26, 2007
The death of the Italian language in America
To speak Italian was to be identified with the very essence of evil – Hitler.
December 26, 2007
Vic Damone’s Italian Cousin
Vinicio Capossela
Italian singer-songwriter Vinicio Capossela returns to the States in January 2008.
Andrea Fiano. Accettare la cultura multietnica
Questa volta parliamo con Andrea Fiano, negli Stati Uniti dal 1982, ed oggi corrispondente del quotidiano MF-Milano Finanza e della stazione televisiva italiana Class-Cnbc
"Neapolitan Mouse". Cute Hollywood Stereotyping
The 86th episode of Hanna and Barbera's "Tom & Jerry" cartoon (1954) develops in Naples, where a mouse named Guillermo brings his two Hollywood heroes around in a tourist trip. With Rossini's "Tarantella" in the background, Guillermo - a Spanish name - speaks Italian, sings in Neapolitan and helps fighting three bully dogs with (stereo)typical Southern Italian attitude and haircut.
December 24, 2007
Gramsci’s Presepio
Joseph Sciorra
Underground Nativity, 2007.
The domestic presepio, an example of living folklore.
December 23, 2007
A Traditionalist's Thoughts on Italian Wine
Charles Scicolone
Making Traditional Wine
Italian Wine As It Should Be
What Are We Eating this Christmas?
Every Italian region has its time-honored dishes that happen to be the real “stars” of the table. These are dishes that are synonymous of Christmas and every holiday season, year after year, they are prepared with care and respect for tradition.
Presepi. Hundreds of Nativity Scenes in Italy
The nativity scene, in Italian called presepe, represents the scene of the birth of Jesus Christ and is one of the main traditional Christmas decorations in Italy. In almost every church and in many homes there is a presepe. It is usually prepared on December 8, the day of the feast of the Immaculate Conception and is displayed for about one month
Wines among the Ruins. Ancient vines, Ancient grapes, Ancient city, Modern wine
How were wine grapes grown in Pompeii two thousand years ago? This question can be answered today.
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