Letta's Omnibus Cabinet Gets Rolling
Aboard the omnibus government which the canny and youthful Premier-designate Enrico Letta has assembled, under the watchful eye of President Giorgio Napolitano, are 21 cabinet ministers. Most are fresh faces, and the new look is cause for optimism. Despite a smattering of old pols, there are gifted young politicians plus a few experts, if not always in the fields they are destined to govern. And there are the politically correct, who include more women than any Italian cabinet has ever before fielded.
April 28, 2013
Answers for Art Students
Fusaro 2013
No matter where or when, the creative artist always has the ability to enjoy prosperity and success. Here's how I do it.
Gianmaria Testa Takes on the City
An exciting performance coming to the Big Apple on Saturday, May 4th at the famous downtown's Joe’s Pub. The beauty of Gianmaria Testa's music exists in the simplicity of his poetic lyrics and soft, welcoming beats. A renowned artist in all of Europe already, Testa will now enthrall American listeners during his New York concert.
First images of Native Americans 'found' in Vatican fresco
What appear to be the first depicted images of Native Americans have been found in a painting by Italian artist Pinturicchio at the Borgia apartments in the Vatican after a recent renovation, Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano has reported.
An old president, a new prime minister—but the same troubles for Italy
IT IS the most famous quote in modern Italian literature, because it captures so well the cynicism and conservatism of modern Italian politics. “If we want everything to remain as it is,” says Tancredi in Giuseppe di Lampedusa’s “The Leopard”, “everything needs to change.”
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2013 TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES AWARDS
The 12th annual Tribeca Film Festival, co-founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff, and presented by founding sponsor American Express, announced the winners of its competition categories tonight at a ceremony hosted at the Conrad New York in New York City. The Festival runs through April 28, 2013.
Liza Minnelli Brings New York Pride To Tribeca Film Festival
Liza with Z arrived onto the Tribeca Film Festival scene as she walked the red carpet for the new documentary Mistaken for Strangers Thursday night looking as graceful as ever.
Letta Seeks a "Slim and Sober" Cabinet
In his attempt to weld together governing partners so as to end over two months of dangerous political void, Premier Designate Enrico Letta, 46, of the Partito Democratico (PD) has called for a "slim and sober" cabinet that will hit the ground running. Letta was called upon to try to form a government only l7 hours after Napolitano's re-election to succeed himself as president. His program points for a "service government" reflect some of the advice put forward by the so-called "sages" appointed last month by President Giorgio Napolitano.
Napolitano calls for govt courage on Liberation Day
As children sang and Italian President Giorgio Napolitano spoke of civic virtues, some Italian legislators used Liberation Day ceremonies as a platform for politics.
Column: Market euphoria misreads the signals from Brussels and Rome
Financial markets, which balance judgments from some of the world's most highly paid and best-informed analysts, are often uncannily right in anticipating unpredictable events, ranging from economic booms and busts to elections and terrorist attacks.
Italy's Enrico Letta Begins To Form New Cabinet
Prime Minister-designate Enrico Letta began tricky negotiations on Thursday to form Italy's new government and end a nearly two-month-old stalemate in the euro zone's third-largest economy.
April 25, 2013
Letta e il governo col "mangiatore di bambini"
Enrico Letta al Quirinale dopo esser stato ricevuto dal Presidente Giorgio Napolitano
Alla vigilia del 25 aprile, l'ex comunista Napolitano lancia un giovane ex Dc a formare un governo delle "larghe intese" che non si vedeva dai tempi di De Gasperi e Togliatti
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