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Pino Daniele, napoletano, italiano e cittadino del mondo

Maria RIta Latto

Intervista al musicista che con il suo ultimo album “La Grande Madre” coniuga blues e mediterraneo: “l'Italia è al centro del Mediterraneo, la sua cultura ha risentito nel tempo dell'influsso della musica araba, africana, europea, ma anche del blues e della musica americana.”
Pino Daniele sarà a New York (Apollo Theatre, 7 giugno), a Boston (Berklee Performance Center, 9 giugno) e a Washington, DC (Jazz Festival, 10 giugno).

Elections in Italy: Harbinger or Swan Song?

Judith Harris

Whatever the interpretations, with one-fifth of the electorate called to vote, the elections Sunday and Monday amounted to a serious sampler. Although its success on the local level is not yet comparable to that of the Socialist sweep in France, the Center-Left, led by the Partito Democratico (PD), but with outside support, fared better than any other coalition.

May 8, 2012

A Sit-Down With The Famous Gregg Carlucci - Supreme Shock Jock!

Johnny Meatballs DeCarlo

The Italian Howard Stern?

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Tribeca Enterprises and IMG Artists to Launch Tribeca Firenze, Adding World-Class Films & Stars to Acclaimed Tuscan Sun Festival

NEW YORK and FLORENCE, Italy, May 7, 2012, the global leader in the performing arts and lifestyle events management, and Tribeca Enterprises (TE), the parent company of the Tribeca Film Festival founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff in lower Manhattan in 2002, announced today Tribeca Firenze, which will bring world-class film premieres to the widely-anticipated Tuscan Sun Festival in Florence, Italy 11-18 June, founded by IMGA's Barrett Wissman in 2003. Legendary performer and 17-time Grammy winner Tony Bennett is the first major celebrity to confirm participation in Tribeca Firenze.

Source: the Wall street Journal
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Juventus end nine-year wait in Italy

Unbeaten Juventus comfortably dispatched Cagliari 2-0 in Trieste and the title was assured when AC Milan, the only team who could catch them, lost 4-2 to bitter rivals Inter in a match which featured three penalties, a hat-trick for Diego Milito, two goals for Zlatan Ibrahimovic and yet another ghost goal.


Source: Deccan Herald
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Italians Reject the Mainstream

By Giada Zampano
ROME—A scattered group of anti-establishment parties, including an anti-euro movement run by a rabble-rousing comedian, have gained ground in Italy's local elections, preliminary results showed on Monday. It was the latest sign that voters across Europe are fed up with austerity measures and their leaders' response to the debt crisis.

Source: the Wall street Journal

Abruzzo: Where Nature is a Never Ending Emotion

F. G.

With three National Parks occupying most of its surface, Abruzzo is known as “Europe’s Green Region.” A must see for all lovers of Italy, Abruzzo was recently presented at ENIT New York, where ENIT’s Vice-President and Abruzzo native Mauro Di Dalmazio discussed the beauty and the culture of his region with American tourism operators.

Diary of an Economic Tragedy: “Look Us in the face”

Judith Harris

"Open your shutters and look us in the face!" is what a mournful group of widows of debt-related suicide victims shouted last Saturday in Bologna during a demonstration in front of the local tax office. The number of debt-related suicides in Italy is dramatically increasing: an analysis of the phenomenon and of its causes

May 7, 2012

Diary of an economic tragedy: “Look us in the face”

Judith Harris
The march of the widows in Bologna

"Open your shutters and look us in the face!" is what a mournful group of widows of debt-related suicide victims shouted last Saturday in Bologna during a demonstration in front of the local tax office. The number of debt-related suicides in Italy is dramatically increasing: an analysis of the phenomenon and of its causes by Judith Harris.

Chef Michael White & Parmesan.com

Michele Scicolone

The Consorzio del Formaggio Parmigiano-Reggiano launched its new website with a cooking demonstration by Chef Michael White

Celebrating the 125th Anniversary of the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce

Founded in New York in 1887, the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce is a private, not-for-profit, membership organization that represents the interests of companies that have, or that are interested in establishing business and commercial relations between the United States and Italy.

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Apply to Italian-American legislators for scholarships

The New York Conference of Italian-American State Legislators is accepting applications for four $1,500 scholarships to be awarded to four current or future college students from New York on June 4 at its annual Legislative Conference Day in Albany. Applications are due by Friday, May 11.

Source: Rome Sentinel
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