After the northern Italian Piedmontese Army conquered the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies circa 1861, they embarked on a Culture War bent on destroying the history and culture of the South in the minds of southern Italians, and substituting northern Italian history and culture in its place (see "Related Articles link #1 “When Military…). The phenomenal success of this Culture War in Italy is documented in Pino Aprile’s book “Terroni” (see "Related Articles link #2 & 3 “Terroni …). However, the North’s Culture War against southern Italians was not limited to Italy.
His face drawn and pale despite the heavy pancake makeup, Senator Silvio Berlusconi addressed the Italian people in a video message in which he promised, "I will always be with you." The video was released on Wednesday, shortly after a 16-member Senate commission in Rome voted to strip the former Premier of his Senate status on grounds of his conviction in August by the Cassations court, Italy's highest, for tax fraud. At any rate, he declared, "I am absolutely innocent" and, despite the "planned aggression of the judges," it is possible to be a politician even if not in Parliament.
The Museum of Modern Art honors Italian production designer, art director and costume designer for films Dante Ferretti with a large-scale multimedia installation, original set pieces from the films that earned him three Academy Awards and a six-month retrospective of 22 films featuring the production designer’s career defining work.
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“Bene comune” è il tema scelto per questa edizione, che si concluderà con l’evento speciale dedicato a Emergency, alla presenza straordinaria di Gino Strada, per ricordare che la salute, come la cultura, è un diritto inalienabile del cittadino.
Il Premio Casato Prime Donne 2013 a Linda Laura Sabbadini in difesa delle donne ferite da violenze fisiche e psicologiche. Per il giornalismo e la fotografia vincono Ernesto Gentili e Enzo Vizzari, Emanuele Scarci, Fiammetta Fadda e Andrea Rabissi.
Carmine Valentino, the town's mayor said that “Our city is proud to be the hometown of Bill de Blasio's family. We are supportive of his campaign to become New York City's first citizen and we are proud to be a part of his life. We are happy his notoriety is reaching our town and our small community.”
Candiate De Blasio's ancestors, his grandparents to be exact, left Sant'Agata de' Goti i ( in the provice of Benevento, Campania), in the early 1920's looking to fulfill their American dream.
Il Museum of the City of New York in collaborazione con la CHPC, Citizen Housing & Planning Council, realizza “Making Room: New Models for Housing New Yorkers” exhibit innovativa in cui il designer italiano esplora nuovi, futuri modelli abitativi sensibili alle necessità del momento, alle condizioni sociali, economiche e culturali dei residenti, strizzando un occhio anche alla tutela dell’ambiente