Cinema.: Tarantino to chair Venice jury 'Rock star' director named for Sep 1-11 fest
ANSA. Venice, May 6 - Cult US director Quentin Tarantino will chair the jury at this year's Venice Film Festival, organisers announced Thursday. (Read the article)
Ministers take part in Mille Miglia. Frattini, Prestigiacomo and Maroni drive in vintage car race
ANSA For the first time Italian government ministers are taking part in the classic Mille Miglia (1,000 Miles) car race from Brescia to Rome and back. (Read the article)
Obama and Political Color Blindness – Not!
Readers of i-italy have long been interested in the fortunes of Barack Obama. Here is an unfortunate update (to which a couple of unfortunately Italian Americans have contributed). With black and/or white, ying and/or yang, left and/or right and everyone in between looking at the current President of the United States of America though colored glasses, it is hardly necessary to invoke philosophical metaphors such as Occam's Razor for answering simple questions about race in American society today, or even the late great state of Arizona for that matter.
Teresa De Sio. Folk Music by a Native American Neapolitan
Interview with Teresa De Sio as she performs at the "Divinely N.Y. Festival". The Neapolitan artist talks about her life with great generosity and warmth. Her grandfather was Frank Sinatra’s doctor, and her Jersey City ancestors as well as her great-grandmother were Native American
May 6, 2010
Obama and Political Color Blindness – Not!
Jerry Krase
Racist toys such as this "Jolly N----- Dentist" mechanical bank were common in America in the 19th and early 20th centuries. I keep it around with some more and less celebratory artifacts to remind myself of how far we have come... or perhaps not.
Readers of i-italy have long been interested in the fortunes of Barack Obama. Here is an unfortunate update (to which a couple of unfortunately Italian Americans have contributed). With black and/or white, ying and/or yang, left and/or right and everyone in between looking at the current President of the United States of America though colored glasses, it is hardly necessary to invoke philosophical metaphors such as Occam's Razor for answering simple questions about race in American society today, or even the late great state of Arizona for that matter.
"Genuinely Italian". The Pleasure of Food
Michele Scicolone, gastronomy expert, and Lou di Palo and Louis Coluccio Jr., owners of two important Italian stores in NYC, were guests @ Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò (NYU) as part of the GRI series "Genuinely Italian"
Genuinamente italiano. Il giusto peso all'alimentazione e al gusto
Michele Scicolone, esperta di gastronomia è stata ospite per un giorno della Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò (NYU). Insieme a lei, Lou Di Paolo e Louis Coluccio, proprietari di due noti "italian store" della Grande Mela, per ripercorrere le tradizioni della cucina italiana.
Ad accompagnare l'evento, un ricco buffet con specialità assortite da tutte le regioni del Bel Paese
Ferzan Ozpetek: A Loose Cannon in New York
At Rai Corporation Ferzan Ozpetek wth his screenwriter Ivan Cotroneo and some of the cast, presented his latest movie "Mine Vaganti", Loose Cannons which received a Special Jury Mention at Tribeca Film Festival.
Teresa De Sio a New York. Folk come Rock del popolo
Incontriamo la cantante napoletana Teresa De Sio a margine della sua partecipazione al festival "Divinamente New York". E' un'occasione unica per farla parlare ai sui numerosi fan negli USA, ma anche per portare la sua musica ai lettori di i-Italy che non la conoscono.
L'artista napoletana si racconta con grande generosità e calore. Suo nonno era il medico di Frank Sinatra, i suoi antenati vivevano a Jersey City e la sua bisnonna nativa americana ...
Authentic Neapolitan Pizza. Find one (and learn how to make one for yourself)
“Pizza has morphed into many different varieties in the States. In Naples, it has never changed." Fred Mortari, a co-owner of A Mano in Ridgewood talks about the true Neapolitan pizza he makes. “The revolution in the U.S. now is ‘Let’s go back to authenticity.’” Plus: a few tips for home cooks who don’t want to invest in their own brick oven and aren’t as skilled as a certified pizzaiolo ...
May 3, 2010
Università Del Caffè USA. Learning to Make Good Espresso and Cappuccino with illy
Charles Scicolone
illy cappuccino by Master Barista Giorgio Milos
The Università del Caffè was created in Naples in 1999 by illy caffè. Its purpose is to promote and disseminate the culture of quality coffee using specific theoretical and practical activities. I attended a two day course organized at the International Culinary Center in New York
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