The 1 Thing Jimmy Garoppolo, Joe Montana, and Dan Marino Have in Common
Jimmy Garoppolo has had a great year for the San Francisco 49ers so far. Any time a new young quarterback emerges as a potential elite talent, it’s natural to compare him to quarterbacks from the past. There are two quarterbacks, in particular, Garoppolo may draw comparisons to: Joe Montana and Dan Marino. Why is that and what exactly do they all h...
Commemorazione della Virgo Fidelis Patrona dell’Arma CC a New York
“Voglio ringraziare tutti voi per essere venuti stamattina; in particolare Mons. Hilary Franco Osservatore Permanente della Santa Sede alle Nazioni Unite. Oggi festeggiamo la Virgo Fidelis, patrona dell”Arma dei carabinieri, un incitamento alla fedelta’ di tutti I soldati che servono la patria ma soprattutto all’Arma dei Carabinieri, conosciuta com...
The most beautiful libraries in Italy
I wonder how many people think of spending a bit of time in a library when they’re in Italy. Of course, I’m not talking about your average small town affair, filled with tattered 1960s editions of the classics and a bunch of recent best sellers. No, nothing like that. I’m talking about ceiling-high bookshelves, carved wood reading tables and fresco...
Sopranos meets Comic-Con: 54 actors from hit gangster show welcome 10,000 fans dressed as favorite characters at New Jersey's SopranosCon which boasts huge mural of late James Gandolfini
The cast of the Sopranos have reunited 20 years after the gangster TV series first aired on HBO and 12 years after its final episode. Approximately 10,000 fans attended the first day of SopranosCon 2019 on Saturday - the first of a two-day event where 54 actors from the hit show participated in meet-and-greets, comedy skits and Q&A sessions. Fans a...
Contadini, minatori, pescatori: gli italiani che hanno lasciato il segno in America
L'America degli italiani, l'America della Grande Mela, di Little Italy e di broccolino, l'Italia sbarcata a Ellis Island e quella dello star system, Sinatra e De Niro, Stallone e Di Caprio; l'America di Sacco e Vanzetti e di Fiorello La Guardia, di Toro Scatenato e di Joe Petrosino, del Padrino e della notte di San Valentino; l'Italia della lingua...
The sexiest sausage in the world? Sanguinaccio, Italy’s first form of Viagra
When it comes to passionate love and how to hone physical attraction, Italians are said to be masters. They have the flirting skills, the charm and know-how of Latin lovers and femme fatales. So it’s no surprise that they’ve also concocted a potent, innuendo-inducing food to help boost the chemistry of encounters and enhance the thrill of sensual n...
Join us for a presentation of Gioacchino Rossini: An Opera of Flavors
Tuesday, December 10th, 2019 - 7:00pm. REGISTER NOW. The Italian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere, 79 Howard Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10301. Casa Belvedere joins Dante Alighieri Society in their celebration of Italian Cuisine in the World with the presentation of Gioacchino Rossini: An Opera of Flavors. Presented by: Daniela Bisello Antonucci...
Venezia nei quadri di Canaletto e nelle foto di oggi: l’arte svela il collasso di Venezia
È l'arte prestata alla scienza. Già perché, grazie ai dipinti del Canaletto e del Bellotto, i cosiddetti «vedutisti», e più indietro nel tempo col Veronese, è stato possibile ricostruire il livello del mare della città lagunare, ripercorrendo a ritroso la linea del tempo fino al 1350. L'intuizione è del professor Dario Camuffo, ex direttore dell'Is...
Annette Funicello’s Kids Remember Her as a Great Mom: ‘She Was Very Loving and Family-Oriented’
When Annette Funicello’s daughter, Gina Gilardi Bleifer, and a friend came home from a high school dance one night in the ’80s, she was surprised to hear loud music blasting from her bedroom. “We opened the door to find my mom sitting at my desk, fake microphone in hand, singing ‘The Best of Times’ by Styx at the top of her lungs,” Gina tells Close...
Ten of the nicest things you'll notice after moving from the US to Italy
Rita Graziano, an Italian-American California Bay Area native who has lived in Umbria, Italy for a little over a year now, told The Local how, of the many striking differences she's found compared to life in the USA, it's the little things - and the positive things - that stand out to her the most. While it's easy enough to complain about Italy's f...
Chazz Palminteri to bring 'A Bronx Tale' to The Paramount
On December 1, acclaimed actor and playwright Chazz Palminteri will be bringing "A Bronx Tale" to The Paramount in Huntington. To learn more about his upcoming "A Bronx Tale" show at The Paramount on Long Island, check out the venue's official website. Particularly impressive about this one-man is that it is comprised of 18 colorful characters and...
San Gimignano's Red Gold
As the countryside prepares to roll out of the fall and head into the winter, saffron blooms in Tuscany – the promise of a precious touch used in applications as diverse as cooking and art, medicine and fabric dying. Over the centuries, San Gimignano established its role as the center for the cultivation of this spice, with records dating as far ba...