A World War II hero and Purple Heart recipient still enjoying golf at 96 years -- young!
Felice John Tulli, 96, named after his paternal grandfather but known as John, was born Feb. 3, 1924 to Italian immigrant parents. He was raised in Harlem with his brothers, Ed, Hugo, Danny and his sister, Ida, now all deceased. Tulli never completed high school and as the story goes he lied about his age in order to enlist in the US Army during Wo...
How to preserve and valorize the Italian-American “resource”
This past 4th of July, the US Embassy in Rome celebrated the 244th Independence Day anniversary unusually. It didn’t only move all celebrations online — because of the pandemic and the consequent ban on gatherings — but it also decided to share them. In a short video, Robert De Niro changed perspective and looked towards Italy, greeting his “dear...
IAP 161: The future of our story: young Italian Americans in film and television with Taylor Taglianetti of NOIAFT
For young Taylor Taglianetti, founder of the National Organization of Italian Americans in Film and Television (NOIAFT), her many encounters with the generosity of the Italian American community have made her life’s work about paying it forward. This week, we sit down with Taylor to discover how this philosophy drove her to found a new, booming org...
Mondadori Owned Italian Magazine Giant Grazia Arrives in the US Courtesy of a Former Tabloid Editor Reborn
Dylan Howard is back. The one time editor of the National Enquirer, and former chief exec to David Pecker at the languished American Media, is reborn. And this time, it’s a good thing. Howard has licensed Grazia, the famous and glossy Italian celebrity-fashion magazine, from Italian heavyweight publisher Mondadori. The website is up. Quarterly pri...
Italian Food as a Muse: A Writer's Inspiration
Inside my novels, along with the familiar narrative essentials of characters and setting and plot, there is enough Italian food to fill an Italian cookbook. I didn’t do this by design, I just kept feeding my characters Italian food until it became clear that my muse is la cucina italiana! I’m Italian-American, so I grew up eating the food of my Sic...
Cosmopolitan Bologna
Mon, 10/26/2020 - 6:30pm. ONline event host by Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò. General RSVP here. Participation is free. What Makes it Italian? Discovering Regional Characteristics in Music Bologna’s central geographic position and flourishing academic life give its music a distinctly cosmopolitan flair. Music includes Respighi’s “Ancient airs and da...
US program of the Week of Italian Language in the World (19-25 October 2020)
On October 19 the XX edition of the Week of the Italian Language in the World opens in the USA. The event, as underlined by Ambassador Armando Varricchio "plays a fundamental role in promoting the cultural richness of our country". Established in 2001 under the High Patronage of the President of the Republic, the Week of the Italian Language in the...
Nissoli (FI) in aula: Aggiornare l'accordo di sicurezza sociale Italia - USA
“Intervengo per sollecitare il Governo, dopo ripetute interrogazioni sia nella scorsa legislatura che in questa, ad avviare il negoziato per aggiornare l'Accordo bilaterale di sicurezza sociale Italia-Stati Uniti firmato nel 1973 ed entrato in vigore nel 1978”. Così Fucsia Nissoli, deputata di Forza Italia eletta in Centro e Nord America, che ieri...
Federico Fellini: Film, Fashion, Costume
Thursday October 22 2020, 6:30 Central/7:30 Eastern. Online event. The lecture will explore the crucial role costume and fashion have played in Federico Fellini's films (Juliet of the Spirits; La Dolce Vita; Roma), the role of Rome as a city of film and fashion and Fellini's legacy to future generations of filmmakers and fashion designers. Dr. Euge...
Hateful Man takes Columbus Statue. John Cartafalsa fought back. Fight back in his memory
“Cancel Culture” struck home. John Cartafalsa fought back. Fight back in his memory. For more than thirty years, John Cartafalsa's beloved Columbus sculpture welcomed all who entered the lobby of his Manhattan apartment building. Then one day last summer, "cancel culture" struck home. The bronze figurine vanished, taken from its niche. The 91-year-...
How The Italian Language Made It to the United States
Tue, Oct 20, 2020, 11:00 PM – Wed, Oct 21, 2020, 12:30 AM CEST. Online event. A history of Italian language in the United States from the 18th century to the present through the voice of its Italian & American speakers. Link to the presentation here at www.italianinnovators.com To trace the history of the Italian language in the United States mea...
Ducati Claims Historic Race Win in MotoAmerica Superbikes at World-Famous Indianapolis Motor Speedway
This weekend marked a historic moment for Ducati as their Italian rider Lorenzo Zanetti took a phenomenal victory at the MotoAmerica Superbike Championship at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, fending off the advances of the best superbike racers in the United States and making a memorable U.S. debut for the Ducati Corse-supplied Panigale V4 R SBK. The...