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Monti counts on a 'strong' U.S. led by Obama

President Barack Obama is "nice to work with," Italian Premier Mario Monti said on Wednesday following the Democratic candidate's re-election.
Premier Monti underlined the crucial role of the US president in and out of the country.
Source: ANSA

A Rockaways per dare a chi ha bisogno

Doriana Vari

Parte da due giovani e attraversa Facebook un'operazione di solidarietà (una delle prime) che in poche ore raccoglie moltissimi aiuti per le vittime dell'uragano Sandy nella zona di Rockways, altamente danneggiata.

“Rescue Rockaways“, with Graziano and Alina

Doriana Vari

Graziano updated his Facebook status and wrote the following: “I'm available to help organize any kind of fund raising hurricane relief! Please contact me in private if you have any idea you want to share! We should all help!” Soon after he received a message from his friend Alina. “Would like to help as well. Let me know if you come up with something.” This brief exchange gave life to the following initiative “Rescue Rockaways.”

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Grillo nixes Di Pietro alliance, M5S on talk shows

Beppe Grillo, the Italian comic and leader of the rising anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S), said Tuesday he will not ally with Antonio Di Pietro's embattled anti-graft Italy of Values (IdV) party, and he will ban elected members of his party from appearing on talk shows, days after drawing the ire of feminists for ridiculing a city councillor for making the party look bad on national television.
Source: ansa
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300,000 copies of pope's new Jesus book in Italy by X-mas

An estimated 300,000 Italian editions are in store for Pope Benedict XVI's The Childhood of Jesus after the Vatican resolved a price tussle with publishers, ANSA sources said Tuesday.
Source: ANSA
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Venice Through an Eccentric's Eyes

VENICE — Francesco Guardi’s pictures gained scant attention during his lifetime and fetched pathetically low prices.
Source: The New York Times

Yes. Peppe Voltarelli is Back!

Southern Italian singer-songwriter, composer and actor Peppe Voltarelli makes his New York City concert return in the form of a 4 week Saturday residency at Brooklyn's Barbès and a final Saturday show Manhattan's Drom running 5 weeks from November 10th through December 8th

Vote for Barack Obama: America's Number One First Responder

Jerry Krase *

Why I'm voting for Obama, and so should you.

November 5, 2012

Vote for Barack Obama: America's Number One First Responder

Jerry Krase

Why I'm voting for Obama, and so should you.

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Assisi chapel finally restored after 1997 earthquake

After an earthquake and more than two years of restoration work, the striking Chapel of St. Nicholas in the lower Basilica of San Francis in Assisi is finally complete, revealing what experts say is proof that medieval master Giotto painted its frescoes.
Source: ANSA
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Hollywood stars on Rome’s red carpet

The guest list of stars attending the seventh edition of the Rome International Film Festival from 9-17 November includes Jude Law, Bill Murray, Stephen Dorff and Adrien Brody.

Source: WANTEDINROME
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VIPs testify for Berlusconi defense in 'Ruby' trial

A line-up of Italian VIPs - a famed Argentinian-born showgirl, a prominent member of parliament, and the chairman of the Berlusconi-controlled Medusa film company - testified on Monday for the defense in the trial of Italian ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi for alleged sex with an underage prostitute and alleged abuse of power.
Source: ANSA
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