Fratelli d'Italia? Remembering Platform 21
An interesting new Italian documentary, that will come out on January 27 with "Corriere della Sera" and that explores a not so well-known side of Italian history during the tragic times of the Holocaust. Survivors, side by side with young people, retell their stories and remember their journey of deportation from Milan
De-Portees: an Artistic & Conceptual Look at the Holocaust
The exhibit De/Portees by the contemporary artist Jack Sal opened on January 27 2010 at The Italian Cultural Institute, during the annual reading of the names of the deported Italian Jews. The multi-screen projections conveyed the sense of displacement evoked by the Shoah.
Drops of Pleasure. A Wine Tasting with Luca Maroni
"I don’t judge wines from a technical point of view, but from the level of pleasure that they give me." Interview with Luca Maroni, journalist, writer, wine specialist, and organizer of “SenseofWine”, an event part of the Italian Wine Week 2010
Affordable Luxury. Italian Wines in the Current Economic Crisis
Despite the current economic crisis, Italian wines are still Americans' favorite, commanding 31 percent of the US market share in the first 11 months of 2009. What challenges will Italian wines face and overcome in the future?
February 11, 2010
Italian Americans by the Numbers: Guido Demographics
The name ‘Guido’ has come to characterize the ‘20 something’ generation of Italian Americans. US Census data provides an approximation of that generation with data on the age group 18-34 for the period 2006-2008; some of which is present in this article.
Tano da morire: Singing, Dancing, Shooting
The 1997 Mafia musical satire "Tano da morire" (finally) gets a U.S. release. There has never been a movie about the Sicilian Mafia quite like it... Surreal and often very funny, stylistically indebted to early Almodòvar and the American “trash” auteur John Waters, satirizes Mafia values and folkways, and in particular its perverse sex and gender codes
"Italian American Food... Why DON'T it get NO Respect?"
"Italian American Food...Why DON'T it get NO Respect?" was the title of a seminar at Vino 2010. The conversation was stimulating and enjoyable. I hope that the Italian Trade Commission and Vino 2011 will host more dialogues such as this one...
In Search of a New Life. The Italians who Made California
The exhibit “In Search of a New Life" at the Museo Italo Americano, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, highlights 160 years of history of Italian immigration to California -- from 1850 to today-- through rare photographs, interactive videos, artifacts and original documents
Tosca and the Two Downstairs
Kairos Italy Theater’s remarkable production throughly catches the numerous meanings of Franca Valeri's theatre
February 10, 2010
Adolescenti si nasce o si diventa?
Da una critica inaspettata nasce una riflessione e l'idea che la superficialità sia la vera minaccia, non la leggerezza.
Fellini a spasso per il mondo con Mario Fratti
Con “Nine” sul grande schermo, l’autore teatrale da 7 Tony Award dice ai giovani: “Ci vuole pazienza”
National Italian American Foundation Official Statement: MTV’s “Jersey Shore”
Editors’ Note: We do not doubt that the media can and have had a dilatory effect on how certain members of society may look upon others. We also realize that Italian Americans may indeed be the last punching bag for ethnic bigots in various venues. We also understand the outrage that some have expressed toward the MTV show “Jersey Shore.” What we do not understand is the truculent, vituperous, and visceral bile that has spewed forth from some people and local organizations against this program.
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