January 16, 2014
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Annie Lanzillotto, photo by Anthony Caliendo
This photo is of my high school softball team, the Roosevelt Indians, Yonkers, NY. Photo by Coach Anthony Caliendo who was also our photography teacher. The author, is the one in the shorts, up in the tree.
The commodity of authenticity. Being a New York accent for hire
Golden Globes: ‘La Grande Bellezza’ wins Best Foreign Film
Italian director Paolo Sorrentino picked up the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film for ‘La Grande Belleza’. After thanking the Hollywood Foreign Press and his friends and family, the director concluded his acceptance speech by saying: “Thank you to Italy. That’s a crazy country, but beautiful. Thank you very much.”
'Secret son' wins key court battle for share of royalties from hit song Volare
He was the pop singer from Puglia who gave the world one of its catchiest songs, an ode to love and romance that is still played all over the world more than half a century after it was first performed.
PARIS MENSWEAR: Will Smith Graces Valentino
The fashion pack says "Bonjour, Paris!" as the catwalk shows move on from Milan and onto the final dash to the finish line of fall-winter 2014 menswear collections.
Italy presents logo for Milan Expo pavilion
Budding flowers in the three national colours of Italy comprise the logo for the host country's pavilion during Milan Expo 2015, unveiled by organizers of the world's fair on Wednesday.
Quando il Volto Santo di Manoppello ispira una mostra di New York
Al Manhattan Center di New York una mostra sul Volto di Gesù ispirata al Volto Santo di Manoppello
“L’Arte della Cinematografia”
A Roma la presentazone del volume di Vittorio Storaro, Bob Fisher e Lorenzo Codelli 0maggio a 150 Autori della fotografia nel Cinema
January 15, 2014
Dino De Laurentiis Movie “Chino” – A Cowboy ‘Goat-Song’ (Aristotle Would Love It!) … An Exercise in Cultural Archeology
John Domini, in his brilliant novel “A Tomb on the Periphery" (see: Related Articles box #2) and again in a “Magna Grece” interview, consistent with Lampedusa’s theme “change to remain the same”, develops the idea that the ancient Patria Meridionale is present both ‘Materially’ and ‘Spiritually’ today South of Rome. ---- ‘Materially’: he describes “[Naples’] inner city layout and architecture [as a] Greco-Roman nucleus [with] classic structures undergoing constant adaptation ...
Il Capitale Umano di Paolo Virzì
Descrivo per sommi capi i personaggi del film che Paolo Virzì ha tratto dal romanzo “Il Capitale Umano” di Stephen Amidon. Ovviamente tralascio il finale....
IN THE CITY WHERE DREAMS COME TRUE. Building Lives in New York City
Giorgio Villa is a talented Italian architect who came to New York to follow his passion. Where is he now? Working for one of the most famous American architects in the international scene: Richard Meier.
Topping the New Year Agenda: Sleight-of-Hand Taxes, Elections Law Revision
Speedy actin of taxation and a revision of the law governing national general elections top the new year political agenda. The hated housing tax IMU was originally applied to primary residences, and the income from it divided between the state and the local townships. But it was abolished and application of new substitute tax laws is proving chaotic. In addition, Matteo Renzi, the new head of the Partito Democratico (PD), demands revision within days, not weeks, of the "Porcellum" electoral law, declared unconstitutional last month, eight years after it was adopted.
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