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Who Said Women Don't Understand Soccer?

Giulia Madron

Soccer has always been considered a “man thing,” until now. Thanks to the MyFantacalcio app everyone, including women, can become real experts.

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Italian American Women's Association Celebrates 30 YearsItalian American Women's Association Celebrates 30 Years

he Italian American Woman's Association (IAWA) celebrated their 30th anniversary Tuesday with a ceremony dinner at the Ambassador Center.
The association selected former Erie Mayor, Joyce Savocchio with their 2014 Woman of the Year Award.
Source: erietvnews
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Sacramento Italian Film Festival opens with Tuscan-set drama 'Certified Copy'

The Italian Cultural Society of Sacramento kicks off its 32nd annual film festival Friday with a trip to Tuscany and tale about art, attraction, deception and authenticity.
Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2014/09/18/6714694/sacramento-italian-film-festival.html#storylink=cpy
Source: sacbee.com
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Mario Balotelli arrives to Liverpool training in £240,000 Ferrari imported from Italy Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sp

Mario Balotelli drove to Liverpool training on Thursday in his £240,000 Ferrari F12 Berlinetta that has been shipped over from Italy.
Source: Dailymail
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Sicilian Town on Migrants’ Route Cares for the Living and the Dead

The 18 coffins were placed in two neat rows beneath the late-afternoon sun as the mayor and other dignitaries took their seats inside the hilltop cemetery. A Catholic vicar-general offered a homily. A Muslim imam unfurled a small rug and knelt in prayer, his singsong voice rising above the stone mausoleums toward the blue of the Mediterranean.
Source: NYT
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Sophia Loren, Italy's national icon, turns 80 with book of memoirs

Sophia Loren, Italy's national cinema icon and eternal diva, turns 80 this week and is marking the milestone with a book of memoirs revealing details of her rags-to-riches life.
Source: REUTERS

EDITORIAL “Happy Italian Heritage Month”

Letizia Airos

In this issue: an exclusive interview with Flavio Manzoni, Head of Design at Ferrari; a special insert sponsored by the prestigious Italian Heritage and Culture Committee of New York; and much more...

ITALIAN JAZZ Sonny’s Life Lesson

Enzo Capua

Sonny Rollins. The American tenor saxophonist is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians and he loves Italy ...

Exploring Italy Beyond the Traditional Tourist Experience

Natasha lardera

Fred Plotkin’s guide is a must-have for all lovers of Italian food and culture. The author lures readers through the nation’s many regions, including the islands of Sicily and Sardinia, and more than 500 cities, towns and hidden villages, inviting them to experience not just the gastronomy but also the history and culture of each place, in order to get the whole picture.

Sandwich Addiction in the Village

giulia madron

Located at 1 West 8th Street in the heart of the Greenwich Village, La Panineria Italiana is the perfect place to have the most delicious Italian sandwich—and much more.

FROM THE SLOW FOOD ‘PRESIDI’ PROJECT Special Protected Fruits

Dino Borri

Ramassin, Bella di Garbana, Pompìa, Porceddu, Valeggia, Misso, Cocomerina--know what these strange names stand for? They’re varieties of fruit from the north and south of the bel paese that Slow Food has saved by incorporating them into the list of protected foods put out by the “Presìdi” project.

The Meaning of Cinema

Stefano Albertini

One of the most influential Italian film directors of our times speaks about his cinema, his vision of life, and his life when he is not working.

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