February 5, 2009
Armani “Pinocchio”
Dom Serafini
The campaign continues...
Here we go again...
Hollywood contro Armani: é una questione di pelle
Guercino per la prima volta negli States
Apre i battenti la mostra del Guercino presso l'Istituto Italiano di Cultura, dal 3 Febbraio al 2 Marzo 2009 sotto l'Alto Patronato del Presidente della Repubblica Italiana. L'iniziativa si inserisce all'interno di un progetto per la valorizzazione di artisti della provincia bolognese
New memorial scholarship for Italian Americans
THE SANTA CLARA. English professor Roseanne Quinn was devastated when her good friend passed away in November. To honor his memory, Quinn started the John C. Riccio Scholarship Fund to aid students of Italian-American descent that have demonstrated financial need. (Read the article by Mary Georgevich)
Address by Italian FM Frattini at University for Foreigners in Perugia
ISRIA. Lectio magistralis at the "University for foreigners Perugia" by Franco Frattini. The Italian G8 presidency, therefore, has an historic opportunity to contribute to the definition of the fundamental coordinates of a new system of ... (Read the article)
Carla Bruni sells family castle in Italy
TIMESONLINE. Carla Bruni’s family castle in Italy has been sold to an Arab sheikh for €9 million (£8 million). Her mother, Marisa, said yesterday: “We had finished with Castagneto Po – nobody went there any more.” (Read the article)
Travel writer Rick Steves reports what's new in Italy for 2009
THE SEATTLE TIMES. Travelers to Italy need to be smart to avoid needless lines and expenses while enjoying its ever-popular treasures. Major sights in Rome, Florence, Venice, and Milan have these changes for 2009... (Read the article by Rick Steves)
Italy: Inflation falls for fifth consecutive month
ADNKRONOS. Italy's inflation rate fell for the fifth consecutive month in January dropping 1.6 percent from December 2008. (Read the article)
Doctor Migrant 'Snoop' move slammed. Crime bill asks hospital staff to report illegals
ANSA. he Italian parliament on Thursday approved a measure requiring doctors to report illegal immigrants, unleashing a barrage of criticism. (Read the article)
G8. Italy proposes regional summit. Agenda to focus on rules for global governance
ANSA. During its current term at the helm of the Group of Eight (G8), Italy intends to propose a summit of regional organizations to discuss new rules for a system of global governance, Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said on Wednesday. (Read the article)
February 4, 2009
Papal Bull
Reuters
Holocaust denier and professed anti-Semite, "Bishop" Richard Williamson
A Tale of Two Priests and Vatican Hypocrisy
The Pope apologizes:"I did not know Bishop Williamson is a Holocaust Denier"
Washington Post. Pope Benedict XVI did not know that a traditionalist bishop was a Holocaust denier when he lifted his excommunication last month, the Vatican said Wednesday, calling on the bishop to retract his position. (Read the article by Menachem Z. Rosensaft)
Pope Benedict has sought to distance himself from Williamson's views, albeit without directly criticizing the Holocaust denying cleric, by saying that "I wish that the memory of the Shoah will prompt humanity to reflect on the unpredictable power of evil when it conquers the hearts of men. May the Shoah be a warning for all against forgetting, denial and reductionism." This Papal pronouncement does not, however, undo the damage caused by Williamson's legitimation.
[ LESS ]La mostra "A mio nonno" dell'italo americana Susanna Lucia Lamaina in esposizione a Firenze
La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno. "Garaguso, il mio paese in Basilicata", 32 immagini in bianco e nero, è il titolo della mostra allestita alla Saci Gallery di Firenze, che la fotografa italo-americana Susanna Lucia Lamaina dedica al luogo delle origini, al piccolo borgo lucano che il nonno Tommaso, appena diciottenne, abbandonò il 1920, inseguendo il sogno americano. (Leggi l'articolo di Angelo Labbate)
[ CONTINUA ]"È la storia visuale della mia vita che voglio continuare a raccontare con la fotografia. Di questo sono grata a tutti i garagusani, specialmente a mio cugino Donato Lamaina, che mi hanno dato l’opportunità di entrare nelle loro case, di raccontare la loro storia e la loro vita. Di osservarli attraverso la luce, che è la metafora della mia vita".
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