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Auteur Puzzle. Italian Art from Marrakesh to NY

Carmen Cutugno

Corrado Levi exhibits his works at Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò: twenty-two palettes, incisions on cedar wood, created during a two-year period, performed by young artisans in Marrakesh under the watchful eye of the artist.

"Eating Animals". Discovering the Indecent Life Conditions of our Food with Jonathan Safran Foer

Maria Caspani

In 341 pages of "Eating Animals", writer Jonathan Safran Foer shows the readers the cruelty with which animals are treated before being served as a delicious dish on our tables . We met him in Milan after the presentation of the Italian edition of his work

May 11, 2010

My Trip To The Old Country

Johnny DeCarlo

I was transported into a paradise

Rebus d'Autore. Arte italiana da Marrakech a NY

Carmen Cutugno

Corrado Levi espone presso la Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò le sue opere. Ventidue tavole, incisioni su legno di cedro, realizzate nell'arco di due anni, eseguite da giovani artigiani di Marrakech sotto lo sguardo vigile dell'autore.

"Days of Fear". Daniele Mastrogiacomo Presents the Book on his Kidnapping in Chicago

'Stefano Patrini

Italian-Swiss Journalist and war correspondent Daniele Mastrogiacomo presented his book "Days of Fear" at the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago. The work is a recount of his fifteen days of captivity in the hands of the Taliban.

May 9, 2010

The Makers of Magic Mop Infomercials and a Sh*t-Flinging Monkey are Insulted by Comparison to Darrell Fusaro

Darrell Fusaro
Darrell Fusaro 2010

Freedom, is it worth the risk?

"Photography Workshops in New York City". La fotografia bolognese nella Grande Mela

Vincenzo Ruocco

Il centro di fotografia bolognese Spazio Labò ha lanciato un progetto di formazione e produzione fotografica dal nome “Photography Workshop in New York City” che vedrà la luce a partire da maggio 2010. L'iniziativa metterà in contatto Bologna e New York e sarà realizzata in collaborazione con fotografi professionisti nazionali e internazionali. Per l'occasione abbiamo intervistato gli ideatori del progetto e fondatori del centro Roberto Alfano e Laura De Marco

Isabella's Night with Jovanotti

Valentina Barretta

As one of the winners of our contest, Isabella attended Jovanotti's NY concert at the Webster Hall with her mother Simona. Here is a brief recount of a dream come true

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Text-the-pope service launched in Italy

AFP.  Roman Catholics can send now text messages of support to Pope Benedict XVI, Italian public television said Saturday, as the Church faces an international paedophile scandal (Read the article)

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Giulietta Simionato Dies at 99; A Top Italian Mezzo-Soprano

THE NEW YORK TIMES. Giulietta Simionato, a leading Italian mezzo-soprano who sang in American opera houses in the 1950s and ’60s, died on Wednesday at her home in Rome. She was 99. (Read the article)

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Italian government boycotts Cannes film fest

AFP. Italy's minister of culture said he would boycott next week's Cannes Film Festival after a documentary on the L'Aquila earthquake in April 2009 he deemed propaganda was included in the programme. Sandro Bondi declined the invitation, expressing his "regret and his concern" over the selection of "a propaganda film, 'Draquila', which insults the truth and the Italian people". "Draquila: Italy Trembles" by the comedian and satirical author Sabina Guzzanti, will be screened out of competition at the 63rd Cannes festival running May 12-23. (Read the article)

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