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January 28, 2013

Come Votare per le Politiche 2013

Dom Serafini
http://youtu.be/1im0Roaj7dI

Voto degli italiani in Nord e Centro America

Francesca, Tuono and "The Strange Life of Alan Turing"

Benedetta Grasso

Two young and talented Italian comic writers create a graphic novel character who is quickly reaching audiences and is soon to cross borders in multiple language translations are proving that comic writing and graphic novels are a successful and popular way to get a message across.

January 27, 2013

Global Warming - “Fall of Man” and Birth of Mediterranean (Primordial Southern Italian) Culture

Tom Verso
Top: What north Africa probably looked like during Ice Age. Bottom: Today

After the northern Italian Piedmontese conquest of southern Italy and Sicily (aka Risorgimento), the obvious disparities between the Italian North and South were often explained by prevailing racial theories of the time; positing a racial difference between the two regions (e.g. Lombroso, Ferri, Niceforo, Sergi, etc.). Such theories have since been largely rejected by social scientist; but some politicians still resort to them (e.g. Northern League).

January 27, 2013

Celebrate Carnevale with Chiacchiere

Rosanna Di Michele

Whether you call them Chiacchiere, Frappe or Bugie, you are sure to find this typical dessert in every region of Italy during the Carnevale season.

January 27, 2013

Painting I Butteri

Joseph Sciorra
"Il carro rosso" (1898), Giovanni Fattori

Depictions on Canvas of Italy’s Cowboys

January 26, 2013

I Cowboys Italiani

Joseph Sciorra

The butteri come to the U.S.A.

TV Advocacy For Cultural Heritage: Harnessing New Forms of Support

Judith Harris

Thursday 24 January 2012 16.00-19.30, British School Rome.
A discussion of television’s role in advocacy for cultural heritage. Organised in partnership with Heritage/RAI with a panel of speakers representing Italian and international media and heritage sectors.

Checking Out Electoral Twitterdom

Judith Harris

Twitter in Italy is playing a role for the first time ever in a national general election. Taking a peek at what Twitterdom has to say ....

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Bronx's Little Italy Tries to Add New Spice

The neighborhood of Belmont in the Bronx is well known for its Little Italy, an area that lures shoppers and diners to its Italian food markets and restaurants, many of which have been run by the same families for generations.    
 
Source: the wall street Journal
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Django Unchained' Stays on Top in Italy Despite Arrival of 'Lincoln,' 'Flight'

Thursday night was the battle of the titans at the Italian box office, with two big-budget Oscar contenders and the latest comedy from a popular Italian director all in wide release in Italy for the first time. But the defending weekend’s box office champ, Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained, shot them all down to remain on top. 
 
Source: Hollywood report
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Italy coach Cesare Prandelli says Mario Balotelli should stay with City

  Mario Balotelli will realize his true potential, Italy coach Cesare Prandelli said, and Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini is the right man to help him get there.
 
Source: National Post
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Italy's Monte Paschi faces shareholder fury as scandal widens

 The turmoil surrounding Italy's third-largest bank has rocked the country's financial establishment and exposed both the government and the Bank of Italy to difficult questions over how the risky deals could have been hidden from regulators.
 
Source: Reuters
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