“By Hand and By Lens”, Redefining Italian America Through Art
New York University’s Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò is hosting an exhibit titled “By Hand and by Lens”, featuring the works of ten talented Italian-American artists, all members of IAVANET (the Italian American Visual Artists Network). The show, on view through April 17, provides a great opportunity to come into contact with these artists, their varied artworks, and also their Italian-American identity, the common factor that unites and drives their work.
L’Aquila Quake, Six Years Later
On April 6, ten thousand braved the cold in L’Aquila to record the sixth anniversary of the earthquake that struck the beautiful medieval city in the Abruzzo, killing 309, leaving up to 70,000 homeless and damaging tens of thousands of historic buildings. Reconstruction has been controversial, but, “After too many promises, we are finally passing to action,” Premier Matteo Renzi said Monday.
Quando la famiglia è malata
Uomini, donne, sempre più numerosi, sempre più fragili, sono incapaci di reggere l'urto di una società senza risposte alla crisi della famiglia.
A Melito, ancora un innocente a cui è stato rubato il futuro, ancora un grido disperato che sembra ripetere il dolore del Giusto oltre questa settimana santa, oltre la gioia della Pasqua: "Mio Dio, Mio Dio perché mi hai abbandonato".
Bambini, Ragazzi, Giovani: Children and Youth in Italy and the Italian Diaspora
Working from interdisciplinary and transnational and perspectives, the annual conference at John D. Calandra Italian American Institute (Friday, April 24, and Saturday, April 25 2015) seeks to expand and update knowledge concerning historical and contemporary childhood and youth in Italy and among the diaspora and former colonial sites.
6 aprile 2009 - terremoto dell'Aquila. Un ringraziamento e un augurio
Dall'Abruzzo un breve pensiero per ricordare il 6° Anniversario del terremoto dell'Aquila. E per esprimere gratitudine a tutti i Volontari e a tutti coloro che da ogni parte del mondo ci sono stati vicini con gesti di affetto e solidarietà. Noi non li dimenticheremo mai e saremo grati per sempre.
Ten Italian words with other meanings abroad
For an Italian speaker in a foreign country, situations can get tricky when Italian words mean something totally different in a foreign language.
From the Experts: Making Your Dream Italian Vacation Happen
Your kids love pasta, pizza and ice cream, you're enthusiastic about history, culture and shopping -- then a family vacation in Italy promises to be a treat for everyone in the family.
Italian valet slams $450,000 Ferrari into building
An Italian garage attendant accidentally smashed a $450,000 Ferrari 599 GTO into a building when he was delivering the luxury vehicle to its owners Monday morning.
When a Chic Italian Interiors Magazine Curates a Pop-Up Bazaar
The year-old Italian interiors magazine Cabana is dedicated to the principle of gemütlich, a German term referring to an intimate, comfortable feeling. “That word summons this vision,” says Cabana’s editor in chief, Martina Mondadori.
An Italian Passover, and others around the globe
The kitchen at Fiola on Pennsylvania Avenue, in Northwest D.C., is bustling. Chef Fabio Trabocchi and his team are busy preparing for the restaurant’s second Passover Seder. But unlike many traditional American Seder…
The top 10 books about Italy
The Guardian’s correspondent chooses books from Goethe to Michael Dibdin which reveal an ‘eternally deceptive’ country
How Much Does Italy Owe Amanda Knox? A Lot.
When I arrived in Perugia, Italy, after the body of Meredith Kercher had been found, in what was described as “a lake of blood,” in November 2007, the air was thick with rumors.
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