Levi’s Ulysses
“Memory is a wonderful means, but fallible”, claimed Levi. While using it as a powerful device for gaining knowledge and truth, he warned against the dangers of its absoluteness and institutionalization. If not integrated into reciprocity, memory can be the excuse for new hatred and violence. As Ulysses’ original Homeric account reads
Barbie at 50. Dressed by more than 70 designers
From Herald Tribune. From her first appearance in a graphic black and white swimsuit, Barbie has always had fashion sense. And over the years her tastes have grown to appreciate more designer fare. Barbie has been dressed by more than 70 designers, including Giorgio Armani, Christian Lacroix, Benetton, Burberry, Versace and Vera Wang, Monique Lhuillier. For her 50th birthday Mattel decided to highlight Barbie's connection to fashion and push the brand even further into the world of luxury and high-end design with a series of events and partnerships. (Read the article by Jessica Michault)
Chrysler About to Learn Italian
From The New York Times. DETROIT. Ralph Gilles, Chrysler’s vice president for design, enthusiastically welcomed the carmaker’s new partner Fiat, while giving a speech Wednesday night. He inserted images of the Italian flag into his PowerPoint presentation several times and declared himself a longtime admirer of Fiat’s Alfa Romeo and Ferrari brands.
“It’s a good thing I love Italian food,” he said. (Read the article by Nick Bunkely)
Mihail Karavokiros: An Italian Passport for Hope
When Max Dolgizer, a 54-year-old New York manager and art collector, was recently told that a number of his relatives were saved from the Shoah in Riga by a bold Greek man and an Italian passport, he was puzzled...
Per un'unione pacifica di tutte le minoranze (versione italiana)
Bisogna creare un mondo dove tutte le componenti nazionali, linguistiche, religiose, acquistino la coscienza di essere in realtà altrettante minoranze. Così la sofferenza reale del popolo ebraico, esperienza da condividere con altre minoranze, può fare della giornata della memoria una speranza di pace da costruire con un lento ma tenace lavoro e con uno spirito di fratellanza.
In Florence an Italian American photo exhibition
The SACI Gallery is proud to present the photo exhibition Garaguso, il mio paese in Basilicata by Italian-American photographer Susanna Lucia Lamaina. She has been photographing her family village for the last eight years. (Read the press release on SACI's website)
My Best Wishes to Mr. President Barack Hussein Obama
Now that Barack Hussein Obama has become the 44th President of the United States of America and, incidentally, the newest tenant at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, it seems that everybody wants to give him a piece of their mind. The assumption is that not only does he have one, but it is also an open one. Here is a little piece of mine.
Amici della Cultura Italiana: Passing the Torch in U.S. Universities
What does it mean to be Amici della Cultura Italiana? For many young people it means being part of a fast-growing network of student-run Italian clubs promoted by the Coccia Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to Italian culture
Ex-Senate Leader Bruno Indicted for Corruption
From The New York Times "Joseph L. Bruno, the former State Senate majority leader, was indicted on Friday in Albany on charges that he reaped millions of dollars from companies seeking business from the state or from labor unions, capping a long-running investigation into one of New York’s most powerful political figures." (Read the article by Mike McIntire and Jeremy W. Peters)
Insediamento di Obama: rassegna stampa dall'Italia
Ansa.it "Obama: un'era di responsabilità" e "L'opportunità di Obama" sono solo alcuni dei titoli che la stampa italiana ha dedicato al quarantaquattresimo presidente degli Stati Uniti. Dal "Il Messaggero" a "La Repubblica", dal "Corriere della sera" a "La Stampa" tutte le principali testate hanno raccontato l'evento dell'insediamento in prima pagina. (Leggi la rassegna stampa sul sito ansa.it)
L'Universal Pictures acquista una quota dell'italiana Cattleya
Corrieredellasera.it . L'Universal Pictures ha acquistato una quota della societa' cinematografica italiana Cattleya. La Focus Features International, etichetta della Universal Pictures con sede a Londra, in base all'accordo provvederà a sviluppare, coprodurre e distribuire i film. Si tratta del primo investimento diretto da parte di un grande studio statunitense in una societa' di produzione cinematografica italiana. (Leggi l'articolo di Giuliana Ferraino)
La moglie del Cavaliere boccia la politica italiana
Corriere.it La moglie del premier Silvio Berlusconi in una intervista a La Stampa sostiene che la politica americana dovrebbe essere di ispirazione per l'Italia. La Lario , in particolare, apprezza la collaborazione tra Obama e McCain subito dopo il voto: «È un grande messaggio indirizzato ai cittadini. Altro che Italia...». Secondo lei il centrodestra e centrosinistra «restano invischiati nel gioco dell'uno contro l'altro, senza pensare all'interesse comune. (..) Oggi in Italia manca un'opposizione» (leggi l'articolo sul sito web del Corriere della Sera)
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