‘The Law According to Lidia Poët’ Trailer Tells the Tale of Italy’s First Female Lawyer
The world is a lot different than it was in the late 19th century. There were a host of things that were restricted and prohibited for people of certain social classes, gender, and races. Netflix, in its upcoming period piece series, seeks to tell one of such tales, wherein an individual, though clearly qualified, has to fight for the right to purs...
Under the Spell of Foul Witch, the New East Village Spot From Roberta’s
Foul Witch is an awful name for a restaurant. Even if you don’t know it comes from Shakespeare’s Tempest — in which Prospero calls Sycorax a foul witch from Algiers – it sounds like a dis aimed at Wiccans, who are as deserving of respect as any other religion. Besides, shouldn’t a restaurant called Foul Witch be fancifully decorated with cauldrons,...
For Expo 2030 Roma, Carlo Ratti Associati imagines “world’s largest urban solar farm”
Will renewable energy-sharing successfully combat climate change and usher in a cleaner, more sustainable future for urban cities? Four countries have submitted competing candidatures to organise and host the World Expo 2030—the Republic of Korea (Busan), Italy (Rome), Ukraine (Odesa), and Saudi Arabia (Riyadh). Reigning in the power of the sun, Tu...
When mistakes make perfection: five Italian dishes that were born by mistake
Every person who likes to cook will tell you that it’s not uncommon, in the kitchen, to make a lucky mistake: picking up oregano instead of basil, or hazelnuts instead of almonds can lead to interesting variations on well-known classics sometimes. Even more common is using one ingredient instead of another because that’s all we have in the pantry,...
AC37 – Did American Magic copy mainsheet tweak from Italians?
The boomless mainsheet was key to Cup success in AC36… but to win in Barcelona the teams will have to push this development further. Last week Tom Morris of Mozzy Sails delved in to American Magic’s new mainsheet system and stepped through the iterative changes made to their systems. But it’s since become clear that Luna Rossa beat them to the punc...
Italian Festival includes food, games, music and more
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Daytona Beach is hosting its Italian Festival Thursday, Feb. 2, through Saturday, Feb. 4. There will be authentic Italian food, with complete dinners, pizza, desserts, pastry and beverages. Family-friendly activities will include bounce houses, games, an obstacle course and other activities. Kids eat free on F...
Giorni della Merla: Italy's legend of the blackbird and the last three days of January
One of Italy's best known legends in winter revolves around a bird and the last three days in January, a tradition known as i giorni della merla, or the Days of the Blackbird. According to tradition, if the days of 29, 30 and 31 January are particularly cold, the incoming spring should be warm and sunny and arrive early. If the contrary, spring wil...
Montclair Gets pastaRAMEN – An Italian Ramen Sensation Opening Saturday
You no longer have to choose between Italian or ramen. pastaRAMEN, a pop-up dining experience at secret locations in Montclair, New York, Miami and Los Angeles, is now making its permanent home in Montclair. This first-ever Italian ramen shop brings Japanese and Italian cuisine under one roof in a style called “Wafu-Italian,” which directly transl...
Call for proposals by companies for the adjudication of digitalizazion services for the consular archives of the Embassy of Italy in Washington
The Embassy of Italy in Washington, D.C. issues a call for proposals to select a company, through a bid process, for the digitalization service of the consular archive with 12.000 files. This call for proposals is aimed to companies that meet the requirements described above, and that have the expertise, and the technical and management resources t...
Lady Gaga receives nomination for Academy Award for Best Original song at Oscars 2023
Lady Gaga has received a nomination for Best Original Song at the 2023 Oscars. In nominations announced yesterday afternoon by Riz Ahmed and Allison Williams, Gaga was named as one of the five nominees. Lady Gaga gains her fourth Oscar nomination overall for Hold My Hand, the emotive 80s synth-ballad taken from blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick starrin...
Italian cities with the most sunshine: Sicily dominates
Sicily has the Italian city with the highest average monthly sunshine hours, but in fifth place is Genoa, according to a ranking of Italy's top 50 locations put together by Holidu, a vacation rental search and booking platform. The city with the most hours of sunshine was Syracuse with 346.83, which precedes Catania with 346.78 by very few decimal...
Pizzeria Bianco May Have The Longest Wait In Arizona, But It’s Worth Every Minute
One of the most famous restaurants in Arizona, Pizzeria Bianco isn’t the kind of place you can just visit on a whim. With wait times that are regularly up to several hours long, a trip here takes careful planning – but you won’t regret it. This award-winning eatery has some of the best pizzas outside of Italy, and you can rest assured you’ll savor...