Italian tax authority to probe Agnelli finances
REUTERS. The Italian tax authority has opened an inquiry into allegations that members of the Agnelli family, which controls Fiat SpA (FIA.MI), are holding undeclared funds abroad, the head of the authority confirmed on Thursday. (Read the article)
Make your iPhone sound like an Italian supercar.
CNET. While you wait for the newly unveiled Ferrari 458 Italia to be revealed in the sheet metal at the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show, you can enjoy the sounds of the Italian supercar every time you receive a call or text message on your mobile phone. That's right, Ferrari has released official 458 Italia ringtones. (Read the article)
Webcam weddings in Venice. Live internet broadcast for friends abroad
ANSA. Friends and family unable to join foreign couples tying the knot in Venice will now be able to follow the ceremony live online thanks to a new webcam service. The municipal council has organized a system that allows civil ceremonies taking place in Venice city hall a few steps from the Rialto Bridge to be broadcast online at an extra charge. (Read the article)
L'Aquila man wants premier's villa. Left homeless by quake, he wants Berlusconi's hospitality
ANSA. An unemployed man who lost his home in the devastating earthquake which struck the Abruzzo region in April has asked to be put up in Premier Silvio Berlusconi's luxury villa in Sardinia or his stately palazzo in Rome. (Read the article)
Puglia town ditches euro for ducat. One- day celebration restores ancient coin
ANSA, Celenza Valforte, August 13 - The ducat, Europe's common currency for hundreds of years, made a brief reappearance on Thursday in this small town in the southern Puglia region. (Read the article)
Justin Ambrosino's "The 8th Samurai" eligible for Oscar Nomination
Justin Ambrosino's "The 8th Samurai" eligible for Academy Awards!
August 11, 2009
Fighting the “Better Fight”
In a recent i-Italy article, “Fighting the Good Fight”, Italophile lamenting about AP Italian continues. But, for Philo-Italian Americana, the “Better Fight” would be over the NON-EXISTENCE of Italian American history and culture in our public schools, colleges and universities.
Vendetta in New York: Terranova Uncovers History and the Old World
Starting in mid-August at the Lafayette Street Theatre of New York, “Terranova” is a new show dealing with Southern Italian immigration in the early part of last century
Lucia Grillo. I am an Actress First and Foremost
“Acting is the most difficult thing I have ever done, and the most beautiful.” We met with Lucia Grillo, screenwriter, actress, director, and host.
August 10, 2009
Q&A with Winemaker Massimiliano Apollonio
Photos By Mattie John Bamman
An interview with Apollonio Winery's Massimiliano Apollonio, one of the top 5 winemakers south of Rome.
August 10, 2009
Jovanotti a New York. E il concerto? Ti è piaciuto sì o no? Dipende...
Lorenzo Jovanotti
Nulla di nuovo sotto il sole... Sembrava di essere ad un concerto di Baglioni, con il pubblico che canta a squarciagola i pezzi più noti in un rito musicale che tanto ci ha ricordato le manifestazioni più nazional-popolari del Bel Paese. Insomma, per farla breve, se il Cherubini intendeva conquistare il pubblico americano ed internazionale di New York, dubitiamo che l’operazione possa definirsi riuscita.
August 9, 2009
Making Neapolitan Style Pizza at Home
Michele Scicolone
Shaping the Pizza Dough
Pizza, Pizza and More Pizza. Confused Over Which is the Best Pizza Place? Now You Can Make Your Own Great Neapolitan Pizza at Home.
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