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Days of Wine and Fatalism

Maria Laurino

From Carla Bruni's words to recent Italian films -- a summer revealing Italy's fatalistic streak.

August 31, 2008

The Church May Close, But the Festa Will Go On

Stephanie Longo
Statues of Sts. Mary, Joseph, Rocco, and Anthony leave St. Rocco's Church in Dunmore, Pa. as part of the annual procession in honor of St. Rocco on August 10.

Despite a possible closure, the parish community of St. Rocco in Dunmore, Pa. celebrates the shared heritage of the Bunker Hill neighborhood.

August 30, 2008

Days of Wine and Fatalism

Maria Laurino
Days and Clouds press photo
A couple in the Italian film "Days and Clouds" tries to restart their lives after the husband loses his job.

From Carla Bruni's words to recent Italian films -- a summer revealing Italy's fatalistic streak.

Support the Italian Language Foundation!

Anthony Julian Tamburri

Dear readers of i-Italy,
a crisis is brewing that threatens the future of Italian language studies in the United States. And unless we take a stand, the American educational system may diminish the role of Italian in high schools and colleges.

August 29, 2008

Support the Italian Language Foundation!

Anthony Julian Tamburri

Dear readers of i-Italy:
A crisis is brewing that threatens the future of Italian language studies in the United States. And unless we take a stand, the American educational system may diminish the role of Italian in high schools and colleges.

Miracle in 100 Days

Maria Rita Latto

The first 100 days of the Italian center-right government, led by Silvio Berlusconi, as seen by the American magazine “Newsweek”

From Roseto to the “Big Time”: An Interview with Adriana Trigiani

Stephanie Longo

Trigiani is best known as the author of the "Big Stone Gap" trilogy, "Lucia, Lucia", and "The Queen of the Big Time".

The Clinton Touch

Rodrigo Praino

Hillary and Bill turned Barack’s Convention into their own.

Lace in the Crystal City

Joey Skee

An exhibition presents women’s domestic needlework in Corning, New York.

August 28, 2008

Lace in the Crystal City

Joseph Sciorra
Joseph Sciorra
The exhibition “Lace, the Spaces Between,” Corning, New York.

An exhibition presents women’s domestic needlework in Corning, New York.

August 27, 2008

Miracle In 100 Days

Maria Rita Latto

The first 100 days of the Italian center-right government, led by Silvio Berlusconi, as seen by the American magazine “Newsweek”

"Italics" Summer Re-broadcast on CUNY-TV

While on summer hiatus, the "Italian American TV Magazine" produced by the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute re-broadcasts 5 of its most important episodes from the past season (CUNY TV, Cable Channel 75)

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