Italian Press Mercilessly Ridicules Those Responsible for Classical Sculpture Cover-Up
Italian political and cultural commentators have come out in droves to bash the Italian government's censorship of nude classical Roman statues; reportedly to avoid offending Iranian president Hassan Rouhani during a state visit
Dolce & Gabbana put gay parents on handbags as Italy in heated debate
Italian fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana have appeared to weigh in to an impassioned debate about gay people's rights in their home country with cozy designs showing same-sex couples with children
Leo DiCaprio meets Pope Francis: a match made in heaven
Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio was received by Pope Francis at the Vatican on Jan. 28, to discuss their mutual concern for the environment
The Coincidence of Italian Cultural Hegemonic Privilege and the Historical Amnesia of Italian Diaspora Articulations
Call for Papers: The Italian American Studies Association's 2016 annual conference takes place November 3-5 at California State University Long Beach. What follows are a call for a specific panel and the general call by IASA.
January 31, 2016
The Coincidence of Italian Cultural Hegemonic Privilege and the Historical Amnesia of Italian Diaspora Articulations
Call for Papers: The Italian American Studies Association's 2016 annual conference takes place November 3-5 at California State University Long Beach. What follows are a call for a specific panel and the general call by IASA.
January 30, 2016
Ellis Island versus Lampedusa
Jerry Krase
I took this photo at the Norwegian Day Parade in Brooklyn's Bay Ridge neighborhood in May 2008. They are all "Americans" even if they might not like apple pie.
Comparing their current immigration policies with those of the United States of America from more than a century ago can be a valuable learning experience for Italy and the European Union, but only if they look behind elegant curtain of self-congratulatory myths.
Italian town of Ostana hails first baby in 28 years
Piedmont town which has seen population plummet hails new arrival as a “dream come true”
THIS WEEKEND On i-ItalyTV / NYC Life
Different people, different stories-but all Italian!
- Artist Marco Gallotta. A unique paper-cutting artist
- Filmmaker and entrepreneur Alberto Baudo and his New York
- Actress Antoniette LaVecchia and her Italian-American theatre
- Italians go to the barber. W ith Stefano Albertini, Riccardo Costa, and
Fred Plotkin.
- Manuela Guzzini. Family and design.
Another Suggestion for Your Early Spring Break—Venice.
A city made up of over 100 small islands, with buildings that seem to rise out of the water, no cars and plenty of seafood! Plus, this time of the year you can get there at discounted rates...
9.117 Names to Never Forget
Again this year the City has commemorated the Holocaust victims by reading the names of over nine thousand Jews deported from Italy during the Nazi-fascist persecution. The readers were representatives of the Institutions, members of the Italian and Jewish communities, students and New York personalities like John Turturro.
9.117 nomi per non dimenticare
Anche quest’anno su Park Avenue si è svolta la commemorazione delle vittime dell’Olocausto con la letttura dei nomi di ebrei deportati dall’Italia durante la persecuzione nazi-fascista. All'iniziativa hanno partecipato rappresentanti delle istituzioni, della comunità italiana ed ebraica, studenti e personalità newyorkesi come John Turturro.
Graphic Frescoes: Two Italian Illustrators, One American Story
“Una storia americana” featuring the work of Emiliano Ponzi and Olimpia Zagnoli, two of the best known Italian illustrators based in the United States. The ongoing exhibition at the Italian Cultural Institute focuses on a superb selection of images that the two artists have produced for the American publishing industry in the last five years.
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