Identità Golose, Returns to Eataly New York
8 events, 3 days. 17 chefs. Identità Golose is back with six of Italy’s most notable chefs and New York City’s most celebrated culinary personalities
Marche & the Splendor of Italian Opera
Award-winning director and artistic director of the Macerata Opera Festival Francesco Micheli held a lecture at Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò called Marche and the Splendor of Italian Opera, a special presentation that was part of the series Marche Is Good, a month of events in New York dedicated to the whole region.
October 4, 2013
Mafia Studies: Subjective “Representations” vs. Objective “Realities”
When writing narratives, historians face an inherent inner-conflict between ‘Objective Descriptions’ and ‘Subjective Value Judgments’. For example, Palermo car-bomb victims may be ‘Represented’ as “Excellent Cadavers” or even “Martyrs”, whereas Pakistan Drone bombing victims are called “Terrorist”. People killed in the vicinity of the bombing, but not the target of the bomber, in Palermo are called “Innocent Victims” and in Pakistan “Collateral Damage”.
The Face of Many of Us
About a hundred migrants lost their lives and many more are still missing off the Italian island of Lampedusa, after yet another deadly illegal migrants boat accident.
Mutiny Halts Italian Gambit by Berlusconi
But the Silvio Berlusconi who stood before the Italian Senate on Wednesday was no longer invincible. His brazen attempt to bring down Italy’s coalition government had provoked a mutiny in his own party. Most startling, Mr. Berlusconi, the powerful former prime minister, was reversing himself and bending to the rebellion.
At least 114 dead after migrant boat sinks off Italian island
A ship carrying African migrants to Europe caught fire and capsized off the Italian island of Lampedusa on Thursday, killing at least 114 people as it spilled hundreds of passengers into the sea, many of whom drowned from not knowing how to swim, officials said.
Bloody Mediterranean
So far 94 people are reported dead in today's tragic event off the shore of Lampedusa, among them 4 children and a pregnant woman. The political world reacts to another incident that could have been prevented...
VOICES OF ITALY at New York City Center & at Columbus Day Parade
October 19 2013, 8:00 pm, at the New York City Centre (131 W. 55th Str.) ArtsLab OnStage will present a special evening of Italian theatre entitled Voices of Italy featuring a preview of T'Ammore, "The Spirit of Naples" and Belcanto, "The Luciano Pavarotti Heritage."
Performers from T'Ammore and Belcanto will also be featured in this year's Columbus Day Parade with Live TV performances from the "Red Carpet".
Marche Is Good: One Month Journey through Marche's Goodness
Don't miss the month dedicated to the Marche Region, which, together with Confindustria Marche, launched the integrated project "Marche is good" to promote and bring to the US the food, the culture, the art and the design of this wonderful Italian region.
Born This Way
Based on the popular blog, the book "Born This Way: Real Stories of Growing Up Gay" is a collection of adorable childhood photographs accompanied by sweet, funny, and at times heartbreaking personal stories of those who grew up LGBTQ, by Paul Vitagliano.
Berlusconi. The Beginning of the End
After threatening to torpedo the government, Silvio Berlusconi voted today to continue to share power with the Partito Democratico (PD). The former Premier's surprise about-face, with the support of his entire parliamentary group, means that the five-months-old government headed by Enrico Letta continues in office, and postpones recourse to early national general elections. The great mediator in the situation was President Giorgio Napolitano, more popular than ever.
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