Giuliani Could be Nearing Bid for N.Y. Governor
CBS NEWS. Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani may be considering a run for governor in 2010, according to various reports, and could come to a decision on the matter within weeks. (Read the article)
Stop! Let's Talk With Elena
Three stories in search of something. An extraordinary confidant at a restaurant in downtown Manhattan, collects them, elaborates on them, re-thinks them, and presents them in a novel. And New York is described once again with its certainties and uncertainties, both before and after September 11. Interview with Elena Attala Perazzini, author of “Three Stops in New York,” recently released in Italy (Edizioni Barbera)
Valentina Caniglia. A Young Italian Director of Photography in America
Valentina came to the U.S. to pursue her dream of becoming a director of photography since there was little opportunity to make a name for herself in Italy. Now she is a successful professional in both film and television. The photo exhibit “Naples–Palestine” is among her most acclaimed projects.
August 25, 2009
Finding Peperone Friariello -- A Favorite Neapolitan Pepper
A Package of Friariello Pepper seeds
Peperone friariello is the name of a small bright green pepper from Naples. Japanese shishitos are a good substitute.
August 24, 2009
Baldessari’s art vs. Italian American reality - Ruberto and Gardarphe: “Postmodern Musings”
Don't Bother me with your REALITY!
Is Italian American culture: geriatric nostalgia, postmodern abstractions, Hollywood fantasies? Or, is it in fact an observable measurable reality? "That is the question…!"
August 24, 2009
Soccer Match - Le Pagelle
Alex Kroke
Commissione Giovani NY si prepara al "Tri-State Tournament" per il prossimo 5 Settembre contro NJ e Philadelphia con una partita di screening. Un bel pomeriggio con amici!
“Bounce the Illegal Immigrant”. The Lega Nord’s Discriminatory Propaganda Becomes a Game on Facebook
The game “Rimbalza il clandestino” (Bounce the illegal immigrant) has been published on Italy's Northern League's Facebook page. Its aim is to mouse-click on boatloads of immigrants approaching the Italian coast and make them disappear. It has now been canceled by the portal’s administrators, but...
Southern Italian Cult Wine: Q&A with Sergio Botrugno
Sergio Botrugno, winemaker at Botrugno Winery, keeps production down and quality high, gaining a small but fervent following around the world. At his winery in Brindisi, Italy, we discussed his winemaking philosophy and methodology.
August 24, 2009
Italy Seen from the Beach
For journalists this is traditionally the silly season, when anything goes, as long as it’s entertainment. Alas, this beach season has brought a host of serious problems...
Italy Seen from the Beach
For journalists this is traditionally the silly season, when anything goes, as long as it’s entertainment. Alas, this beach season has brought a host of serious problems...
Frank Bruni's "Born Round" and the Italian American family
THE NEW YORK TIMES. Dominique Browning reviews the memoirs of Frank Bruni, former Times bureau chief in Rome, renowned political analyst, papal chronicler, and restaurant critic.
"Born Round," writes Browning "is like the Italian dinners Bruni loves — served up noisy, fun, heaping and delicious." The book contains vivid and touching memories of Frank Bruni's Italian American family and especially of his grandmother Adelina, who came to New York as a 17-year-old in 1929: it "captures the ethos expressed around countless dinner tables of a generation of Italian-American immigrants before World War II. Grandma Bruni is a force of nature, and you can’t help falling under her spell. She provides the title for the book with her favorite maxim: Born round, you don’t die square."
Browning's review contains another maxim too: "If you think the French have mastered the nifty trick of eating all they want and staying slim, well, the Italians can top that: they’re happy, too!" (Watch the multimedia presentation, and read the full article.)
"Born Round," writes Browning "is like the Italian dinners Bruni loves — served up noisy, fun, heaping and delicious." The book contains vivid and touching memories of Frank Bruni's Italian American family and especially of his grandmother Adelina, who came to New York as a 17-year-old in 1929: it "captures the ethos expressed around countless dinner tables of a generation of Italian-American immigrants before World War II. Grandma Bruni is a force of nature, and you can’t help falling under her spell. She provides the title for the book with her favorite maxim: Born round, you don’t die square."
Browning's review contains another maxim too: "If you think the French have mastered the nifty trick of eating all they want and staying slim, well, the Italians can top that: they’re happy, too!" (Watch the multimedia presentation, and read the full article.)
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