Silvio and Sophia, Two Styles
He was surely expecting it, but when the latest judiciary act involving former Premier Silvio Berlusconi arrived on Oct. 23, by all accounts it nevertheless came as una tegola in testa--a roof tile dropped on his head. This latest incrimination, which will bring Berlusconi to trial before a penal court on Feb. 11, is for vote-buying and is no less serious than the others--on the contrary. Berlusconi, already convicted of tax fraud, obviously fears time in prison, however unlikely.
October 25, 2013
Let’s Hope New Yorkers Are Not Suicidal
With Bill De Blasio As Mayor: More Taxes, Crime. A Return to 1974-93
Belcanto: l’emozionante eredità di Luciano Pavarotti
Nell’anno della cultura italiana a New York l’ArtsLab OnStage ha presentato al New York City Center “T'Ammore, The Spirit of Naples”, rappresentazione dedicata alla musica ed alla danza napoletana e “Belcanto, The Luciano Pavarotti Heritage”, progetto internazionale nel quale giovani cantanti lirici rendono omaggio a Luciano Pavarotti. Lo spettacolo è stato organizzato grazie alla collaborazione di Nicoletta Mantovani, che ha dato vita alla “Fondazione Luciano Pavarotti” per perpetuare la memoria dell’indimenticabile tenore.
Pisa Stands Tall, but Tremors Abound Elsewhere
The good news is that Italian geologists have successfully regrounded the beloved Leaning Tower in the Piazza dei Miracoli in Pisa. Two decades ago experts realized that the famous medieval tower was tending to lean farther and faster than in the past, and risked a sudden and unpredictable collapse. Today evidence is that an experimental, non-invasive technique has brought a radical improvement, and the present Tower inclination is what it was in 1800. The bad news: over the past year seismic activity throughout Italy has doubled.
The Unintentional Healing Power of Facebook
“When people say or post ‘sending prayers.’ Do you really think they are praying?”
Epic Is a Poem Including History
Professor Robert Viscusi, author of the recently published monumental poem Ellis Island interviewed by his colleague and longtime friend Anthony Julian Tamburri.
Leonardo da Vinci’s Drawings at the Morgan Library and Museum
A one of a kind exhibit will be on view starting October 25, including some of Leonardo da Vinci’s most celebrated drawings in addition to a selection of other works on paper by the Renaissance artist and his followers. The prestigious exhibit will be celebrated by La Fondazione with a gala benefit on November 4, whose proceeds will be used to fund grants and awards for young Italian artists and emerging talents.
D'Ambrosi's Hamlet Hallucinations at La MaMa
The founder of the movement called Teatro Patologico presents his version of the Bard's story from the viewpoint of the gravedigger and the audience is kept guessing about which character is hallucinating. His plays investigate mental illness by grasping its vital artistic and creative aspects with the intention of restoring the "dignity of the fool."
“The Mediterranean Came to Flavor My Existence”: Harry Bertoia’s Midcentury Italian American Aesthetic
Reflections on how Italy shaped (or didn’t) the midcentury modern design of artist Harry Bertoia.
Styx & Stone, Murder in the Italian Department of a University Uptown
James W. Ziskin's first novel is a mystery where hot Ellie Stone plays by her own rules and breaks boundaries while searching for a killer among the renowned scholars of Columbia University's Italian Department.
October 22, 2013
“Mafia Brotherhoods: Organized Crime, Italian Style” by Letzia Paoli … Brilliant Social Scientific History – Absolutely!
Knowledge in Western scientific society consists of two categories: ‘Observation’ and ‘Explanation’. First, the characteristics of the phenomenon being studied are ‘Observed’, then ‘Explanations’ (hypotheses) are posited to account for the Observed characteristics. Thus, for example, the biologists ‘Observes’ phenomena under-the-microscope, and then attempts to ‘Explain’ why the observed phenomena are-as-they-are. Similarly, scientific minded researchers of social phenomena (historians, sociologist, etc.) follow the same process of Observation and Explanation.
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