Rome mural shows Pope Francis as Superman
On the same day that Rolling Stone magazine made Pope Francis its latest front-page hipster, a mural artist in Rome depicted the pontiff as Superman on a wall near Vatican City.
Pope's blood may have been stolen to order say police
A religious reliquary containing the blood of Pope John Paul II that was taken from a remote church in the mountains of central Italy may have been stolen to order, police believe.
The reliquary, a piece of cloth stained with the blood of the late Pope and encased in gold, was taken during a break-in at the Church of St Peter of Ienca, a tiny stone chapel in the Apennine mountains which is dedicated to the Polish pontiff.
Daniel Barenboim leads La Scala's last tribute to Claudio Abbado
Inside, the rows of red velvet seats were empty. But outside, huddling in the cold and dark, thousands of people had come to hear the Milanese opera house La Scala say goodbye to one of its most admired and beloved sons.
New York e la parabola del Futurismo in due mostre
Guggenheim e CIMA: New York 2014 apre con due grandi mostre dedicate al Futurismo Italiano. L’arte italiana del novecento nella città che non dorme mai
Guggenheim Is to Show Rare Murals by a Futurist
As a capstone to its coming show “Italian Futurism, 1909-1944: Reconstructing the Universe,” the Guggenheim Museum has managed a rare coup: securing the first loan of five major Futurist murals from the central post office in Palermo, Sicily, where they have hung since being commissioned for the space in the 1930s.
The Liberty of Knowledge. Remembering Rita Levi Montalcini
Simposium. The program at the Italian Cultural Institute, 686 Park Avenue, NY, is free and open to the public.
9 am to 1 pm
Exploring Nerve Growth Factor
Italian Cultural Institute, 686 Park Avenue, NY, (10 am to 1 pm)
Opening remarks: Riccardo Viale (ICI)
Introduction: Moses Chao (NYU)
Speakers: Piergiorgio Strata (National Institute of Neuroscience-Italy), Ralph Bradshaw (UC/Irvine), Ruth Angeletti (Albert Einstein), Lloyd Greene (Columbia University).
Conclusions: Eric Kandel (Nobel Prize, Columbia University).
5 pm to 8 pm
Sant’Elia e l’enciclopedia Treccani
Che rapporto c’è tra Sant’Elia e la casa editrice Treccani? O meglio: tra il Profeta biblico aggregato alla categoria dei “santi” celebrati dalla Chiesa, e l’Enciclopedia, la più significativa delle pubblicazioni dell’editore Treccani?
Etimologia - Erario, Fisco, Moneta
Interessante risalire alle origini delle parole, attraverso la storia. Cosa denotavano i termini Erario, Fisco, Moneta al tempo degli antichi Romani, sia quando Roma era repubblica, sia successivamente quando fu Principato?
Che senso ha il Giorno della Memoria?
La Memoria in questione non è quella delle vittime, o perlomeno non solo quella loro. I sopravvissuti non possono dimenticare, e certo non hanno bisogno di una speciale ricorrenza per ricordare. Come figlio di un sopravvissuto italiano ad Auschwitz, arrestato da italiani nella Firenze del 1943, anche a me non servono date speciali. La Memoria, in questo caso, è soprattutto quella di tutti gli altri.
Remembrance Day is Really for Everyone Else
The Point of participating in one of the many upcoming events scheduled in New York City.
Remembrance Day is not for the victims; they can’t forget. And they certainly don’t need a special anniversary to do so. As the son of an Auschwitz survivor arrested in Florence, I don’t need a special date either.
Pimples, Warts & All. "Paint my Picture Truly Like Me!"
"Paint my picture truly like me," Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) told the artist about to paint his portrait, "pimples, warts, and everything as you see me." Is this what Silvio Berlusconi told Paul Stuart, the Sunday Times photographer famous for his realistic portraits? Italian commentators tend to agree that Stuart's less than flattering photographs published this Sunday usher in a new phase for the former Premier, who is back on the front pages thanks to his negotiations with Renzi over a new election law.
January 26, 2014
IAWA-East's 2nd Saturday Features Award-Winning Poet Maria Mazziotti Gillan and James Mammarella on February 8, 2014
Maria Mazziotti Gillan has published 18 books of poetry including the recently published Ancestors's Song (Bordighera Press)
The Italian American Writers Association (IAWA) presents writers Maria Mazziotti Gillan and James Mammarella on Saturday, February 8, 2014 at Sidewalk Cafe from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sidewalk is located at 94 Ave. A on the corner of Sixth St., New York, 10009 (212-473-7373); www.sidewalkny.com. Featured writers take the stage after Open Mic readings of five minutes.
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