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“Vendetta Mountain” by C. A. Fiore ... A ‘Low-Brow’ Symptom of ‘Culture War’ Waged Against Southern-Italian Americans

Tom Verso

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.

Berlusconi Video: "I Will Always Be With You"

Judith Harris

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.

@ MOMA: Dante Ferretti Design and Construction for Cinema and Designing for the Big Screen

N. L.

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.

Il Salinadocfest ce l’ha fatta

Giovanna Taviani

Parte il Salina Doc Fest. Pubblichiamo la presentazione della sua fondatrice e direttrice.
“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.

Montalcino contro il femminicidi. Per le donne e il territorio

Francesca Pompa

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.

Sant'Agata de' Goti and Bill de Blasio

N. L.

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.

September 16, 2013

The Healthy Way to Start the Day

Darrell Fusaro
Fusaro 2013

A morning doodle by Darrell Fusaro

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Oscars: Italy's Foreign Language Shortlist Includes Sorrentino, Golino Films

 Italy on Monday started the process of picking its candidate to complete for the Oscar for best foreign language film, led by Cannes Palme d’Or-nominated La grande bellezza (The Great Beauty)from Paolo Sorrentino, and Miel, the feature film directorial debut from actress Valeria Golino.
 
Source: The hollywood reporter
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Celebrating San Gennaro: New York's Little Italy through the years

 Little Italy was once a vibrant immigrant community, but a lot has changed for the historic downtown neighborhood that used to represent a different Italian region on every block. 


 
Source: New York Daily News
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John Legend marries Chrissy Teigen in Italy

 John Legend, 34, and Chrissy Teigen, 27, had said they were getting married in September. And they did get married in September.Today. In Italy.The singer and the model made it official when they exchanged vows in front of friends and family in Lake Como, reports People.com.
 
Source: USA Today
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Operation to Raise Stricken Cruise Liner Starts in Italy

 Engineers embarked on a costly, painstaking and potentially perilous operation on Monday to raise the wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise liner, saying they had successfully begun coaxing its battered hull away from two granite reefs where it ran aground 20 months ago, killing 32 people.
 
Source: the new york times

L’architettura da interni dei loft newyorkesi porta la firma e il design di Pierluigi Colombo

Francesca Di Folco

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

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