February 17, 2015
iawa-West presents Amy Barone and Al Taconelli on Saturday, March 14 2015 at Cornelia St. Cafe
The Italian American Writers Association (iawa) presents Philadelphia-bred authors Amy Barone and poet and artist, Al Taconelli on Saturday, March 14 at Cornelia St. Café, 29 Cornelia St. in New York City’s Greenwich Village, www.corneliastreetcafe.com; or 212-989-9319. Readings begin with an Open Mic followed by featured readers and book sales.
Viaggio nelle parole. Appiccià-stutà
Qualche tempo fa ci siamo occupati delle parole "accendere-spegnere". Oggi ancora le stesse parole, in dialetto napoletano: "appiccià-stutà". Molte sono le sorprese, se si leggono in parallelo l'italiano e il napoletano...
In cerca di un voto cattolico?
Il mio consiglio è di non perdere tempo, di voti cattolici in giro non se ne trovano più, anzi, è offensivo per quei pochi autentici cattolici pensare di poter essere ridotti a un voto in campagna elettorale. Dopo il fallimento annunciato di Scelta Civica - partito voluto più dai vescovi che da Monti - perchè lontano dalla gente, lontanissimo dalla Chiesa della base ...
L'odio di sempre. Che fare?
Il film SELMA mostra con immagini crude e raccapriccianti alcuni momenti salienti della vita del Reverendo Martin Luther King. Purtroppo, episodi di odio e violenza sono tuttora fatti di cronaca quotidiana su televisioni e giornali. Che fare?
Difficilissima la risposta a questa domanda ...
Marinetti e quel viaggio che forse avrebbe voluto fare
Presentata al Palazzo Barberini di Roma, la versione televisiva del film "Marinetti a New York" coprodotta da i-Italy con Massimiliano Finazzer Flory, attore, drammaturgo e regista teatrale. Il fim interamente girato nella Grande Mela, porta il maestro del Futurismo per le strade di New York e lo vede recitare in una fabbrica dismessa di Williamsburg.
A presentare il film e parlare del ‘900 con le sue avanguardie, insieme a Massimiliano Finazzer Flory, il noto critico d’arte Philippe Daverio.
Italian Youth Unemployment Leads to Poverty in Retirement
According to a recent report by Censis, high levels of unemployment and underemployment among today's youth will lead to poverty in their old age. Continuing economic recession hit Italy especially hard.
Ben-Hur Remake in Progress in Matera
Matera, famous city in southeastern Italy, attracted more tourists Monday as a month long shooting began for the remake of the historical film Ben-Hur. Most of the filming takes place in the Sassi, famous ancient cave dwellings in the center of the city.
An Italian Breakfast 'to Save' Madre Cabrini
An Italian breakfast for Madre Cabrini with the reading of a passage from "I promessi Sposi" (The Betrothed), author Alessandro Manzoni, performed by Massimiliano Finazzer Flory. Purpose of the gathering was the announcement of a fundraising, organized by the International Patrons of Duomo di Milano, to support the Duomo's historical and cultural heritage. A crowdfunding with the aim of restoring the spire dedicated to Saint Frances Cabrini and with the intent of preserving the Cathedral for generations to come.
An Odd Couple in a "Wine Mill"
“Mulino a Vino” (or Wine Mill) has just opened a few months ago and is already making the headlines. Writer and pleasure activist Fred Plotkin went there with the i-Italy TV crew to find out why. Find video interviews and the transcript of his conversation with Chef Davide Scabin.
February 13, 2015
Rome’s Thousand Year ‘Battle With The Gods’ in Southern Italy and Sicily … The Birth of Christendom (aka Western Civilization)
A Child of the Syriac Civilization was Born – who would replace the Roman ‘Establishment’ with His Bishops and the Empire with His Church.
Italy, from Rome south thru Sicily, was the vortex of ancient Mediterranean cultures, the place where the vast and various cultures of the Mediterranean Basin from Spain over to the Tigris-Euphrates Valley and Persia converged. For example, beginning circa 200 B.C. religions of the East competed for the hearts and minds of southern Italians and Sicilians. The great world historian and classical scholar Arnold J. Toynbee writes: “It was a collision between the Roman legalist conception of religion and the Graeco-Oriental individualistic mystical tendencies”.
The Tales of Italian “Hardships and Triumphs While Battling Stereotypes and Myths"
The Italian Americans is a four-hour PBS series which is scheduled to premiere nationally at 9 p.m. on Feb. 17 and 24. Narrated by Stanley Tucci, the celebrated actor of Calabrian descent, “The Italian Americans” is made of four masterfully constructed one-hour episodes written and produced by John Maggio. The film was presented in a special event organized by NYU's Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimo' in collaboration with public broadcasters WETA and WNET and introduced by a passionate speech given by NYC's mayor Bill de Blasio.
Valentine’s Day. Instructions for Use (For Men!)
Did you know that Valentine’s Day is an Italian Holiday? And that all women, believe it or not, DO care about it? If not, read this post…learn, and act accordingly!
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