The Week of Remembrance. Never Let the Past Horrors Happen Again
With the patronage of the Italian Consulate and Primo Levi Center, the recurrence of the Day of Remembrance has been expanded to become the Week of Remembrance. A series of events in honor of the Italian victims of the Holocaust
Tuscan ‘lingua franca’ Dialect vs. southern-Italian ‘indigenous’ Languages
“You seem to be proud to speak the Neapolitan dialect...‘I am Neapolitan. I am very proud of my roots and I feel an intense connection to my city... And this also means expressing myself in the dialect of our region, our native tongue. I believe that language is a sign of culture.’ ” Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe’s response to i-Italy interviewer.
Sicilian and Southern Italian languages: Lessons of Norway and Ireland
Indigenous languages suppressed by a foreign imposed lingua franca have shown profound capacity to reinvigorate themselves. If the ‘dead national languages’ of Norway and Ireland can be revived; almost certainly the marginalized languages of Sicily and southern Italy can displace the Piedmontese imposed Tuscan lingua franca. Indeed, the displacement may already be in process. But, there is no reason to believe southern-Italian Americans will ever again hear the sounds of their historic mother tongues and know the history and culture embedded in those languages.
January 23, 2011
Mr. Berlusconi: Ganging up, but who cares?
Despite the crescendo of scandal worthy of an 18th century Turkish sultan, Mr. Berlusconi remains the most charismatic and popular politician in Italy. ... True democracy, he believes, comes unmediated, and straight from the people. It is revealed by public opinion polls, piazza demonstrations and, if need be, via a new election, the last recourse. Meanwhile Berlusconi's political staff are looking to the U.S. Tea Party for fresh ideas about recruiting, organization and themes.
Mr. Berlusconi: Ganging up, but who cares?
Despite the crescendo of scandal worthy of an 18th century Turkish sultan, Mr. Berlusconi remains the most charismatic and popular politician in Italy. ... True democracy, he believes, comes unmediated, and straight from the people. It is revealed by public opinion polls, piazza demonstrations and, if need be, via a new election, the last recourse. Meanwhile Berlusconi's political staff are looking to the U.S. Tea Party for fresh ideas about recruiting, organization and themes.
When Provocations Become Stale
The latest work by Oliviero Toscani stirs unnecessary controversy - again.
A Neapolitan Pastry Chef in New Jersey
Neapolitan pastry chef Sabatino Sirica gave a series of classes at A Mano in Ridgewood, New Jersey
Cappuccino with Tullia Zevi
Tullia Zevi died Saturday at the age of 92. She was one of the historic post-war leaders of Italy's Jews and the only woman to ever hold the post of president of the country's Jewish communities. i-Italy met her two years ago. It was an honor for us. Here we re-publish that interview, where she talked about her life and her anti-Fascist militancy in New York.
New York. Claudio Baglioni @ NYU
Music As a universal language. A conversation with Claudio Baglioni @ Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò
January 21, 2011
Azienda Agricola Elvio Cogno
Valter Fissore & Nadia Cogno
A Unique White Wine and Traditional Barolo at its Best
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