Dialogue and Debate, Part two: An Italian-American Controversy
Editorial Note:
On January 21 (10am) the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute will host a colloquium entitled "Guido: An Italian-American Youth Style." Guest speakers include Professor Donald Tricarico, a sociologist who has been studying the "guido culture" for a number of years, and Mr. Jonny DeCarlo, a self-professed guido and a freelance writer.
Immigrants Riot In Italy Amid Racial Unrest
THE NEW YORK TIMES. - Clashes between immigrants and locals in a southern Italian town entered a second day on Friday, with the government rushing extra police to try to stem one of the worst episodes of racial unrest in years. (Read the article)
Dialogue and Debate: Not Denigration and Dismissal
Open Letter to Mr. Arthur Piccolo and all those who believe in boycotting intellectual investigations
“New York Minute”. Raccontando ad arte miti e riti della Apple
60 artisti newyorchesi sono stati i protagonisti di “New York Minute”, mostra promossa dalla Depart Foundation al Macro Future di Roma. Il museo di Testaccio celebra l'anima artistica della Grande Mela, cattura il dinamismo delle diverse scene creative di New York e riflette le principali tendenze della metropoli attraverso lo Street Punk, il Wild Figuration e la New Abstraction. Tutte prospettive estramemente interessanti in vista della apertura romana del Maxxi, museo nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo, a Maggio 2010
First look. Scarlett Johansson and Broadway vet Liev Schreiber take on Broadway
EW.COM. Scarlett Johansson and Broadway vet Liev Schreiber will take to Broadway’s stage in Arthur Miller’s 1955 play, A View From the Bridge, now playing and opening Jan. 24. In the play, which focuses on a tightly knit Italian-American neighborhood in New York City, Schreiber plays Eddie Carbone, a longshoreman from Red Hook, Brooklyn obsessed with his niece, Catherine, played by Johansson. (Read the article)
Another Italian Job. A woman is only a woman, but a good cigar is a smoke—unless you're driving.
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL. Having banned smoking from so-called public spaces (including privately owned restaurants and bars) four years ago, Italy is now considering forbidding drivers to light up their cigarettes in the privacy of their own car. (Read the article)
Immigrants and Italian police clash: report
AFP. Scuffles have broken out between Italian police and hundreds of immigrant workers in the southern city of Rosarno, injuring several people, the Italian news agency ANSA reported. (Read the article)
Italy Puts Swiss Haven From Taxes Under Siege
THE NEW YORK TIMES. Italy and Switzerland have been waging a quiet border war lately, and this picturesque town on the shores of an Alpine lake is caught in the cross-fire. (Read the article)
Body scanners in Rome, Milan, Venice. Pilot scheme to start 'in 2-3 months'
ANSA. Full body scanners will be installed in three Italian airports for testing by spring, Interior Minister Roberto Maroni announced on Thursday. (Read the article)
Venice plea to Bruni for Louvre painting. French First Lady asked to help get Veronese back
ANSA. A Venice heritage association is appealing to French First Lady Carla Bruni to persuade the Louvre to return the most famous painting looted by Napoleon from the lagoon city. (Read the article)
Love and Marriage: Rob and George
28 years together. A long love story, they are more than a couple. In this interview they tell us about the difficulties they as a gay couple had to go through, even with their families. What happened when George's Italian/American mother found out he was gay? Now they are looking at the prospect of aging and the legal issues that concern all gay couples...
January 7, 2010
Dialogue and Debate: Not Denigration and Dismissal
Tony Manero (John Travolta) arguing with his Italian-American parents in 'Saturday Night Fever' (1977)
Open Letter to Mr. Arthur Piccolo and all those who believe in boycotting intellectual investigations
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