November 18, 2010
The Poetry of Politics
Photos by Carmine Savarese
Puglia’s president and Italian leftist leader Nichi Vendola envisions “a better Italy”
Nichi Vendola alla Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò
"Se la libertà incontra il sapere e il lavoro, si mette in piedi un mondo nuovo"
Talkin’ Hybrid Moments
Introductory comments to the Calandra Institute’s November 5th symposium “Hybrid Moments: Independent Music in Italian America.”
November 18, 2010
Talkin’ Hybrid Moments
Rosangela Briscese
Carl Porcaro, Gerry LaFemina, and Vinnie Stigma at the Calandra Institute’s November 5th symposium “Hybrid Moments: Independent Music in Italian America.”
Introductory comments to the Calandra Institute’s November 5th symposium “Hybrid Moments: Independent Music in Italian America.”
i-Italy Meets Frank Ingrasciotta. Blood Type Ragù. In Search of Roots and Branches
i-Italy meets Frank Ingrasciotta. Italian-American writer/performer of the critically acclaimed production of Blood Type: RAGU, A Dash of Comedy... A Pinch of Drama... A Recipe for Everyone!
AP Italian is Back on Track
Together at the Consulate General of Italy to celebrate the signing of the agreement that reinstates the Advanced Placement Program in Italian Language and Culture.
Interviews with Francesco Maria Talò, Giulio Terzi di Sant'Agata, Antony J. Tamburri, Vincenzo Scotti, Riccardo Viale, Mariuccia Zerilli-Marimò, Salvatore Salibello, Gaston Caperton, Dominic R. Massaro, Riccardo Viale, Luis Tallarini, Anna Fiore, Margaret Cuomo, Matilda Cuomo, Berardo Paradiso
In San Francisco, Rising Italian Politician Denounces Berlusconi's Homophobia
The Examiner. At the opening of New Italian Cinema Events last Sunday at Embarcadero Cinema, there was the surprise visit of a rising star of the new Italian left. (Read the article)
Italian Contemporary Fiction Celebrated in New York
Helena Janeczek wins the ninth edition of the Zerilli-Marimò/City of Rome Literary Prize with her "Le Rondini di Montecassino"
La narrativa contemporanea italiana sbarca a New York e viene tradotta
La Nona Edizione del Premio Zerilli-Marimò/ City of Rome assegnato quest'anno ad Helena Janeczek autrice di "Le Rondini di Monteccasino"
November 16, 2010
A Tourist Visits Italian in California
Joseph Sciorra
Caffe Trieste, San Francisco, July 2010.
In recognition of co-blogger, Laura Ruberto, who intelligently expounds on West Coast iterations of Italian America, I offer my touristic encounter with things Italian in the Golden State.
Palermo: Ancient Rivers and Modern Streets
On a sweltering late August day, pedestrians at Palermo’s Via Roma / Vittorio Emanuele intersection were perplexed when a serene man in their midst claimed to “Enjoy the cool ‘fresh-water’ Cala swishing his feet.”
Knowing that the ‘salt-water’ Cala was hundreds of meters away, one rhetorically asked: “Are you crazy!?”
“No”, replied the man, “I’m an historian”. And, thought to himself: “Best not to mention the Roman fireballs being catapulted from Foro Umberto I”
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