Una malattia senza nome, la scienza senza risposte, una famiglia che non si arrende
Serena Quaranta è affetta da Encefalopatia Epilettica. E' negli USA con la sua famiglia per seguire una nuova terapia. Accanto a lei le comunità di Grottaglie ed italo-americana
The New York Times reports on the Calandra Institute's colloquium on 'Guido culture'
THE NEW YORK TIMES. The 100 or so people who showed up at the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute of Queens College, in Midtown Manhattan, were concerned about a specific issue: the “Guido culture” that MTV show’s drinking, hot-tubbing and brawling stars proudly embrace.
Some Italian-Americans consider “Guido” a slur and have vehemently protested not only the show but also the use of the term. But others, mostly younger Italian-Americans, use it affectionately to refer to a particular life style, making it a label akin to preppy, punk, Deadhead and rapper.
The attendees were probably not among MTV’s usual demographic. There were scholars, elected officials, representatives from Italian-American organizations and the Consulate General of Italy, though there was a sprinkling of people who proudly called themselves Guidos and Guidettes.
But the speakers and subject were handled with respect (Read the article by Patricia Cohen)
Some Italian-Americans consider “Guido” a slur and have vehemently protested not only the show but also the use of the term. But others, mostly younger Italian-Americans, use it affectionately to refer to a particular life style, making it a label akin to preppy, punk, Deadhead and rapper.
The attendees were probably not among MTV’s usual demographic. There were scholars, elected officials, representatives from Italian-American organizations and the Consulate General of Italy, though there was a sprinkling of people who proudly called themselves Guidos and Guidettes.
But the speakers and subject were handled with respect (Read the article by Patricia Cohen)
Sampling Basilicata in New York
Dancing with Lidia and Tasting the Fine Foods and Wines of Basilicata
Il Volo di New York. "Il tempo che vorrei" all'Istituto Italiano di Cultura
22/01/10. Fabio Volo presenta il suo quinto libro, "Il tempo che vorrei" all'Istituto Italiano di Cultura di New York. Il segreto del suo successo? Lo spiega con Seneca e dice: "Non c’è vento favorevole per il marinaio che non sa che direzione prendere"
January 23, 2010
Colpo di scena...
L'incontro inaspettato...il colpo di fulmine...la soluzione ad un dilemma esistenziale.
Dopo tanto cercare ecco il supermercato dei sogni!
January 23, 2010
BASILICATA IN NEW YORK
Photo by Robecca Smith
Peperoni di Senise -- Dried sweet peppers from Basilicata
Dancing with Lidia and Tasting the Fine Foods and Wines of Basilicata
Libri. Chi ama L’Aquila ne ha sempre cantato la bellezza
“La città che voleva volare”, volume in prosa “poetica” di Patrizia Tocci
"In questo libro, per fugaci ma illuminanti citazioni, L’Aquila comunque c’è tutta: Porta Castello, via Garibaldi letta per interposta/contrapposta femminile personalità..."
January 22, 2010
Roots, Re-Imagined
Kybele Films presents an award winning short film for "The Almond Sorters," directed, written, produced by Sibel Guven.
Michael Occhipinti crosses genres with The Sicilian Jazz Project
A Roman "Toccata e Fuga" in NY
"Toccata & Fuga" was presented on January 21 at Saint Patrick’s Cathedral on 5th Avenue. Tourists and New Yorkers stopped by and enjoyed Italian masterpieces of all times. The event was organized by the Deputy Mayor of Rome Mauro Cutrufo and the Italian Government Tourist Board in New York
January 22, 2010
Dubbi e misteri della Rai Fiction Week a New York
Luca Milano
La fiction italiana diventa un dramma a New York City
Symphony in C. Rare Italian Music at the Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall (Zankel Hall) - February 2, 2010 (7:30 p.m). Discover the rare treasures few have experienced. The program of "Symphony in C" includes three rarely performed Italian masterpieces for string orchestra in three distinctively different styles: A. Riccardo Luciani’s Le Tombeau Perdu, Verdi’s String Quartet in E Minor and Boccherini’s Stabat Mater for Soprano and Orchestra
It's All About Franca
She might not be a young girl anymore, but she is still great, if not the greatest. She is Franca Valeri. The acting company “Kairos Italy Theater” will celebrate her in New York this upcoming February by performing “Tosca e le altre due” (Tosca and the two downstairs) at “the cell”.
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