Rome reopens House of Vestal Virgins. Site in Roman forum took 20 years to restore
ANSA. After twenty years, Rome has reopened the House of the Vestal Virgins, remains of an ancient Roman palace flanking ruins of the imperial seat of government in the Roman Forum. (Read the article)
Air pollution shrouds Milan. Vehicles banned from the roads Sunday
ANSA. A thick shroud of air pollution has kept Milan in an amber pall for more than two weeks, and is likely to trigger a total ban on vehicular traffic Sunday. For the sixteenth consecutive day, toxic particulate dust (PM10) levels have exceeded the maximum allowed by European standards, often by a factor of two. (Read the article)
The Remembrance Day in New York. The Event Goes On, Despite the Snow
WATCH OUR VIDEO! Despite the snowstorm the night before and several disruptions, this year’s commemoration of the Remembrance Day, established in 2000 by Italian law to mark the demolition of the gates to Auschwitz, went on as scheduled. In front of the Italian Consulate the names of Italian Jews deported from Italy were read aloud as curious passers-by looked on
Anti-Italian Bias: Surreal or Not Surreal, That is the Question
When they are covered in the media, Italians and Italian Americans are usually the butts of their own jokes and for some of us this is not a laughing matter. Fighting back is like Huckleberry Finn attacking a tar baby, and then some.
Giornata della Memoria. Il ricordo di New York tra la neve
Nonostante la tempesta di neve della notte prima e diversi disservizi nella città di New York anche quest’anno, a Park Avenue, si è commemorata la ricorrenza della Giornata della memoria istituita nel 2000 con legge italiana per ricordare l’abbattimento dei cancelli di Auschwitz. Davanti al consolato sono letti da decine di persone i nomi degli ebrei italiani deportati
John Turturro and His New Italian Passport
January 27th 2011. Consul General Francesco Maria Talò presents to the Italian-American actor and director John Turturro his brand new Italian passport
Berlusconi's Scandals: The Defense
Is the 'Italian Case' so peculiar after all? Here are excerpts from articles and documents that present the arguments in defense of Berlusconi. We felt it interesting to make these arguments available to the American public, in a country which surely isn't new to exploiting judicial investigations and sexual scandals for political purposes. Nor to the dangerous mix between politics and morality--whatever the latter may mean for each and all of us.
January 27, 2011
Anti-Italian Bias: Surreal or Not Surreal, That is the Question
Jerry Krase
A parrot on the bird feeder in your backyard after a snow storm in Brooklyn, New York is surreal. Mob round-ups, Silvio Berlusconi's antics, and "Jersey Shore" are not.
When they are covered in the media, Italians and Italian Americans are usually the butts of their own jokes and for some of us this is not a laughing matter. Fighting back is like Huckleberry Finn attacking a tar baby, and then some.
Il regno dei vini italiani
L'Italia rimane il primo esportatore di vino in America e Vino2011, la tre giorni organizzata dall'Istituto nazionale per il Commercio Estero, lo dimostra
Italy to Observe Holocaust Remembrance Day in the United States
A series of events in Washington DC and throughout the United States will honor the victims of the Holocaust
The Reign of Italian Wines
Italy remains solidly the number one exporter of wine in America and Vino2011, the three-days showcase organized by the Italian Trade Commission, is a testament to this grandeur
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