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An Offer We Can Refuse

Anthony Julian Tamburri

Virginia elected official Salvatore Iaquinto is very much off the mark with his original “Godfather” ad and his follow-up commentary. But sitting back and lamenting only is, to be sure, worse than the objectionable actions we abhor.

New York. Appuntamento con Primo Levi

Gina Di Meo

Il Centro Primo Levi e la Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò della New York University, in collaborazione con l'Istituto Italiano di Cultura, inaugurano il primo simposio annuale dedicato allo scrittore italiano

September 11, 2008

An Offer We Can Refuse

Anthony Julian Tamburri
An ad by Del. Sal Iaqunito, meant to evoke the poster for The Godfather Part III, has upset the Italian/American community in Virginia Beach.

Virginia elected official Salvatore Iaquinto is very much off the mark with his original “Godfather” ad and his follow-up commentary. But sitting back and lamenting only is, to be sure, worse than the objectionable actions we abhor.

September 11, 2008

Mal di scuola

Giovanna Landolfi
da 'La scuola' di Daniele Luchetti, 1995
'Mi hanno fatto prigioniero a sei anni... una creatura'.

Non so per quanti anni ho pregato iddio affinché evitasse di farmi andare a scuola. Non ho mai potuto soffrirla. Anche se con un leggero ritardo le mie preghiere sono state esaudite. In realtà non ci siamo intesi molto bene né nella richiesta da me effettuata né sui tempi di attuazione.

Want to Live Longer? Drink a Glass of Wine!

Italian Pharmacist finds the recipe for the long-life elixir

Berlusconi in the U.S. on Columbus Day

Bush invited Italy's Prime Minister to dine at the White House. "It will be a great occasion to celebrate and renew our long-lasting and intimate friendship".

Stylist Mila Schon Dies

Italian Fashion looses one of its pillars

September 9, 2008

Explaining American Politics: What's Left of Media Bias

Jerry Krase
Jerry Krase
MSNBC and NBC talk show host Chris Matthews as seen on subway poster in the left-liberal Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York.

The American Right often complains of left-wing media bias, yet the big-time American media, Fox, NBC, CBS, Bloomberg, et al are hardly Marxist-Leninist Kommissars.

Gina Lollobrigida: Once an Actress, Today a Sculptress

The actress' sculptures are soon going to be exposed in the exhibition "Vissi d'Arte" taking place in Pietrasanta, Tuscany.

Nazionale di calcio. L'Italia che vince ma non convince

Francesco Carbone

L’Italia del Lippi bis vince ma non convince. Nel 2 – 1 finale fondamentali le parate di Buffon e le giocate vincenti di Di Natale

The New Image of the Venice Architectural Biennal

The 11th edition of the festival is open to innovation and new tendencies, leaving the old-school aside.

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