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Open Roads. The Best of Italian Cinema in New York

The annual film festival Open Roads: New Italian Cinema is hosted by the Film Society of Lincoln Center and includes one of the most comprehensive collections of Italian cinema

Mauro Pagani in New York. Come and Shake it Up to the Rhythm of Taranta

M. M.

Mauro Pagani will perform "La notte della Taranta" on May 31 at 4pm at the Snug Harbor Cultural Center of Staten Island. Come and dance at this free event organized by the Consulate General of Italy in occasion of the festivities honoring Italian National Day. Also, don't miss the presentation of his new book "Foto di Gruppo con Chitarrista" at the Italian Cultural Institute on May 29. i-Italy will have a video-interview with Mauro Pagani. Stay tuned!

Vignelli. Simple Design for a Confortable Life

Letizia Airos Soria

New York. A life together dedicated to design. Massimo Vignelli and Elena Valle received the decoration of commendatore nell’ordine al merito della Repubblica Italiana from the Consul General Francesco Maria Tarlò and the director of the Italian Cultural Institute of New York Renato Miracco

Referendum 2009. Messaggio del Console Generale a New York

21 Giugno 2009, Referendum popolare per l'abrogazione di alcune disposizioni del Testo Unico delle leggi sull'elezione della Camera dei deputati e del Senato della Repubblica. Voto nella Circoscrizione Consolare di New York

Architecture & Design. Antonio Pio Saracino. Sketch of a Trendsetter

Natasha Lardera

Antonio founded ArchLAB, one of the most innovative experimental design studios in NYC. He was recently named New York’s “Ambassador” of the newest trends in international design by the prestigious magazine AddictLab. "We are witnessing a revolution in both design and architecture, thanks to extremely sophisticated technology that forces us to radically rethink the artificial world"

Italians injured in Afghan battle

ANSA. Three Italian paratroopers were injured in western Afghanistan on Friday in a violent firefight which left 25 insurgents dead, defense ministry sources said. The battle started when a joint Italian-Afghan army patrol came under attack in the area of Bala Morgab. (Read the Article)

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Liquid Luxuries

Natasha Lardera

There have always been people with money to burn, but rarely have there been so many particular concoctions at their disposal

Le strade del cinema italiano al Lincoln Center

L. A. S.

Comincia questa settimana l’edizione 2009 della rassegna di cinema italiano "Open Roads" presso il Lincoln Center di New York. Abbiamo posto alcune domande ad Antonio Monda che, con Richard Peña (Film Society of Lincoln Center), ne cura la programmazione

Open Roads. The Best of Italian Cinema in New York

The annual film festival Open Roads: New Italian Cinema is hosted by the Film Society of Lincoln Center and includes one of the most comprehensive collections of Italian cinema

Once Upon a Time….a Prince!

Maria Rita Latto

A new chapter of the never ending fairy tale of Italian politics: Emanuele Filiberto Umberto Reza Rene Maria di Savoia, Prince of Venice and Piedmont, is UDC candidate in the 2009 European elections. He gained popularity after starring as a celebrity contestant on Italy’s version of Dancing with the Stars.