Do Italian-American Artists Make Italian-American Music?
It’s a weighty question, one that Anthony Tamburri or Bob Viscusi could answer with much greater knowledge and awareness than this humble reporter. We will then have to limit our discussion by taking a look at some of these artists while reflecting on their respective musical influences….
Three Italian Guinness entries. Ferrari, peace rally, porchetta make the grade
ANSA. Three Italian entries including Ferrari's best season and the world's biggest peace rally appear in a special ten-year edition of the Guinness Book of Records out this week The iconic Formula One team amassed an amazing 262 points thanks to F1 legend Michael Schumacher in 2004, miles ahead of any other tallies. (Read the article)
Scopa For a New Generation
A tournament for the under-25 set. Scopa, a game of ten associated with southern Italian men sitting around a table
Cops seize the five-foot pet crocodile mafia boss used to intimidate businessmen
AP. Here's another of the Mafia's trademark offers-you-can't-refuse: pay or be eaten by a crocodile.
Italy's anti-Mafia police unit said Wednesday it has seized a crocodile used by an alleged Naples mob boss to intimidate local businessmen from whom he demanded protection money. (Read the article)
Italy Embraces Vanity Fair
The New York Times. Amid the doom and gloom of tumbling advertising revenue and its impact on most consumer magazines, there is at least one anomaly: Vanity Fair Italia, a weekly magazine that is still growing in the face of the general downturn. (Read the article by J.J. Martin)
Hollywood stars to light up Rome. Clooney, Streep, Gere, Farrell at Rome fest
ANSA. George Clooney, Colin Farrell, Richard Gere, Anthony Hopkins, Meryl Streep and Paz Vega will be among the stars at the fourth Rome International Film Festival next month, organisers said Friday. (Read the article)
Rome film fest contenders. Reitman, Tanovic, Von Trotta named in 14
ANSA. The following 14 films will vie for the top prize at this year's Rome film fest on October 15-23, artistic director Piera Detassis and president Gian Luigi Rondi said Friday (Read the article)
Live Italian Music & More. Gallotta Will Handle It
Massimo Gallotta. Professional music producer. He is the man behind so much music history over the last 30 years. He has lived in New York for several years and has brought to American stages artists such as Benigni and Morricone. He launched the historic reunion concert by the trio LaBelle. On October 1, thanks to Gallotta, the Apollo Theater will host Pino Daniele’s debut in America.
Massimo told us about himself, originally from Salerno where he organized a rock concert in his home town and…
"Fish and Chips" all'Italiana. A Succesful Story of Immigration
Is Fish and Chips an Italian dish? No of course, but it helped Italians’ integration in Ireland. Nino Tropiano recounts their story in his documentary “Chippers”, screened at the Calandra Institute
September 24, 2009
Sicily’s History - an “Eternal Reoccurrence”
Sicily’s beauty - all eyes rivet upon her. All wanted to possess her.
They came to possess Sicily from the East (Greeks: Ancient & Orthodox); South (Phoenicians & Arabs); West (Spain) and North (Rome, France & Piedmont)…Next?
September 24, 2009
Wine from the Pump
Photos by Mattie John Bamman
Vino sfuso is the stuff of folklore for those of us who grew up in the United States. Growing up, I heard tales of gas-station wine from relatives and starry-eyed travelers, and it sounded too good to be true. But when I came to Italy, I discovered it in every town, restaurant, and bar. Why don’t we have vino sfuso in the United States, I wondered?
How Italian Technology is Trying to Save Venice. The MOSE Project Presented in New York
Interview with Dr. Maria Teresa Brotto, Head of the Department of Design of the Mose Project, Consorzio Venezia Nuova. Dr Brotto, who is in New York to participate to ILICA's 5th Annual Conference "Saving Venezia & Protecting New Orleans" (September 25th) explains how this Italian high-tech project will work and why it provides the right answer to Venice's flooding problems.
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