Naples bus drivers stage flu strike. Protesters demand clean- up after 'new flu' death
ANSA. Naples bus drivers refused to work Thursday saying their vehicles had to be cleaned to make sure they weren't carrying the new flu virus. Commuters waited for hours, called cabs or went home after the city's biggest bus depot shut down in the latest scare after the death of Italy's first H1N1 flu victim. (Read the article)
Tazio Nuvolari's photos on show. Snaps show intimate side of racing legend
ANSA. Mantua, September 10 - An upcoming exhibition here explores a little-known side of Italian motor-racing legend Tazio Nuvolari, who nurtured a secret passion for photography. (Read the article)
Stepping 0ut in Italian Shoes!
On September 13 the Italian Trade Commission and ANCI (Italian Footwear
Manufacturers Association) will announce the winners of the “Stepping out in Italian Shoes” Awards, a contest organized in collaboration with Footwear News, the media of record for senior-level footwear and fashion executives
September 9, 2009
Autocoscienze e dazi doganali
The Men who Stare at the Goats
Lo spazio bianco di Francesca Comencini, in concorso, e The Men who Stare at the Goats di Grant Heslow, con George Clooney, fuori concorso.
I-TEXSTYLE. One Tenacious Business: "The Première Vision Preview New York". Why is Italian Fashion forever changed?
The PREMIÈRE VISION PREVIEW NEW YORK held in July this year signifies the difficulties in the Italian fashion industry and how its tenacity allows it to adapt to the economically challenging environment.
September 9, 2009
Italian Americans by the Numbers – Education: Who will educate our children?
Who will teach her about great-great-great grandparents and her roots in “The Two Sicilies”?
6th generation children of Italian descent,
in classrooms empty
Italian American content.
a HOWLing Battalion
for AP Italian.
a hushed toned WISH
for “Paper Fish.”
"Saving Venezia & Protecting New Orleans." Introducing the MOSE Project
On 9/25 an international conference in New York will be dedicated to MO.S.E. (acronym for Modulo Sperimentale Elettromeccanico, or Experimental Electromechanical Module.) Here is an interview with Cav. Vincenzo Marra, President of ILICA, and Professor Anthony J. Tamburri, Dean of the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute
'Quiz king' Bongiorno dies at 85
ANSA. Italy's "TV-Quiz King" Mike Bongiorno, an Italian American, died of a heart attack Tuesday in Monte Carlo. (Read the article)
L’Aquila: Riccardo Muti and Music for Hope and Brotherhood
Riccardo Muti led a free concert in L'Aquila for survivors of the earthquake. The conductor, between engagements in Salzburg and Chicago, directed an all-Abruzzese scratch orchestra and chorus of three hundred, including students from the famed conservatory here, itself severely damaged
September 8, 2009
L’Aquila: Riccardo Muti and Music for Hope and Brotherhood
Riccardo Muti led a free concert in L'Aquila for survivors of the earthquake. The conductor, between engagements in Salzburg and Chicago, directed an all-Abruzzese scratch orchestra and chorus of three hundred, including students from the famed conservatory here, itself severely damaged
What Determines High-Quality Olive Oil?
I took a short respite from wine this week to learn about the complex world of high-quality, extra virgin olive oil. Puglia produces two-thirds of all the olive oil in Italy, and it is a great place to begin answering the question: How is olive oil made and what determines its quality?
An Italian-American Antidote to Fascism on Both Sides of the Atlantic
Followers of Mussolini still exist in both Italy and the U.S., and some of them are Italian Americans. I am left to ask: Which path will Italian-American youth follow in the years ahead?
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