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Don’t Worry, Be Happy...in Italy!

Giulia Madron

The Italian National Tourist Board organized “The Importance of The Grand Tour of Italy for College Students,” which took place at the Italian Academy of the Columbia University.

I-Italy and friends: Alitalia Tickets Winners Hunt! In Search of the Unclaimed Winning Tickets!

Friday evening at the Banca Intesa San Paolo penthouse i-Italy celebrated its achievements with about 300 guests. The heavy rain did not deter people from joining the party which was animated by live music, an art exhibition, and the i-Italy raffle. As some guests left early, there are a few winners that still don't know how lucky they are. Brace yourselves: here is the list of the unclaimed winning tickets!

June 14, 2014

The Positive Side Effects of Being Italian-American

Darrell Fusaro
Fusaro 2014

A fun evening with artist and author Darrell Fusaro at the Italian Cultural Institute, Los Angeles, CA.

L"Aquila. La memoria tra passato e futuro

Emanuela Medoro

13 Giugno: Solenne commemorazione della Liberazione dell’Aquila dall’occupazione tedesca nell’aula consiliare del Comune. Presenti autorità civili e militari. Partecipazione, diciamo così, popolare, nulla.

David di Donatello 2014 and the Renaissance of Italian Cinema

Natasha Lardera

The Great Beauty and The Human Capital triumphed at the David di Donatello Competition. The former won 9 statuettes, in the form of Donatello's famous sculpture, including Best Director to Paolo Sorrentino, while the latter ot 7, the most important being Best Film. Among all other Awards, two were given to Pif, Piefrancesco Diliberto, for his film The Mafia Only Kills in Summer, that was just presented in New York at the Open Roads Film Festival. And Cannes Film Festival homaged Sophia Loren. The 79-year-old Neapolitan diva. won her first Donatello prize in 1959

Kicking-Off the FIFA World Cup @ Don Antonio by Starita

natasha lardera

Stop by this Hell’s Kitchen Neapolitan pizza joint for commemorative World Cup special pizzas and cocktails. Pizza Artist Giorgia Caporuscio hosted a fun party, sponsored by Peroni and Fratelli Branca, to commemorate Italy’s beloved sport and the pinnacle of soccer, that featured some really special treats.

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Squatters bed down in Vatican church

Pope Francis's avowed commitment to the poor and the homeless is being put to the test by a group of out-of-work, homeless people who have bedded down amid the gold leaf and opulent marble of one of Rome's most stunning and sacred churches.
Source: The Guardian
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World Cup set to start

Pope Francis on Thursday called for tranquility at the 2014 World Cup, just hours before clashes in Sao Paulo marred the run-up to the opening ceremony and the match between hosts Brazil and Croatia.
Source: ANSA

"Pasta Poetry Battle" with Grandfather Rana

Mila Tenaglia

When was the last time someone wrote a poem for you? "Pasta Poetry Duel:" a challenge to the last ravioli amongst compositions of poetry and generous samples that Giovanni Rana is offering at Backbar in Manhattan, just behind the well-known Giovanni Rana Pasta & Kitchen at Chelsea Market

The Cup and ‘Sportmanship’

Mico Delianova Licastro

The World Cup of soccer to be played in Brazil is kicking off. I wish to use this opportunity to start a reflection on sports and children. The Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) believes sport activities must be part of a healthy lifestyle to be taughts to our children so that they grow up good athletes and good members of society.

Arriva la Soccer World Cup e l'Italia si unisce

Pietro Porcella

La squadra di Prandelli parte tra le favorite nel suo girone che comprende anche Uruguay e Costa Rica, dopo che è arrivata ai mondiali col record di vittorie e punti nel girone eliminatorio. Il nuovo, ex allenatore della Fiorentina ha raccolto con entusiasmo e consenso popolare l'eredità di Lippi. E' riuscito a creare un nuovo giovane gruppo intorno al 'turbolento' fuoriclasse Balotelli. Certo non sarà facile avvicinarsi al record assoluto di gol in nazionale detenuto dal mitico Gigi Riva (35 gol in 42 partite) che dura da quasi cinquant'anni ...

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by Laura Caparrotti

The Italian Theater Festival in New York

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