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By Anthony De Marco   "Code" is a word used often by luxury watch brands. It pertains to historical, cultural and other significant signs (maybe even myth and legend) that are identifiable with a particular company. The various ways these codes are protected and expressed by the brands vary.   For some it's paid lip service while for...

by Rossella Bocciarelli   Italy's economic policy makers can't afford to miss this opportunity—to transform two years of economic recovery into steady, solid growth. That's a key takeaway from the latest report by Confindustria, the Italian industrialists' association, which has upped its estimate for Italian GDP growth to 1% in 2015 (v...

by Michael Abatemarco  The realist paintings of Vincent Figliola, an award-winning former art director and creative advertising director, are tinged with a touch of the surreal. His Tchaikovsky's Sky, for instance, depicts a godlike conductor held aloft by clouds, and in one of his self-portraits, a ballerina in miniature dances gracefully on...

by Johs McAuliffe   Mostly Opera's back this month, with strong Italian flavor. On Saturday, Oct. 10, the Scranton opera company will present "Viva Italia!," featuring Italian songs from the operatic canon as well as other genres, at downtown Scranton's Hilton Scranton and Conference Center.   Cocktails begin at 6 p.m. with cash...

by Terry Flores   Michael Pitts Sr. said he has been "lucky" to have the life he has been blessed with whether by accident or even by reeling it in. On Sunday, Pitts was honored as the Italian American Society's "Man of the Year" at its annual Columbus Day banquet held Sunday night before more than 300 people in attendance.   Pit...

by Alexis McAdams   Among the Italian food, wine, and music at Indy's Serata Italiana was talk of a great cause, raising money for the Nathan Trapuzzano Foundation. "It is really heartwarming because they are total strangers, but they know my story and my family's story. Hopefully they will also know the foundations story," says Nathan'...

Noted journalist ROBERTO BONZIO will present his latest book Italiani di Frontiera which collects the stories of Italian talent abroad and discusses the obstacles Italian innovators face in their own country. WHEN: Saturday, November 7th, 6.30PM. WHERE: Valley Life Sciences Building Room 2060. Register on eventbrite (HERE) and you wi...

by Jill Papworth   Masseria Bianca, dating back to the late 1800s, is a rather splendid example of a restored Italian multi-roomed house composed of a series of "trulli". A trullo is a traditional dry stone building with a conical roof, unique to the Itria valley in Puglia.   Dating back centuries in some cases, trulli were generall...

It is not easy to say something new about a singer everybody called "The Voice": probably the most important and compete artist of the American XX century. Still, as this man was an Italian American, and on December 12 he would have turned 100, we feel important to dedicate one of our interviews to the legend of the great Frank Sinatra. To do that...

By Doug Knoop   "Magnifico! Cinema Italian Style," a new series featuring Italian filmmakers, begins Thursday, Jan. 7, with "Il Grido/The Cry," Michelangelo Antonioni's 1957 drama about a sugar-refinery worker (Steve Cochran) who is rejected by his lover (Alida Valli). The series continues with "L'Avventura" (Jan. 14), "I Fidanzati/The Fianc...

  WTI Magazine #75    2016 January 18Author : italia.it      Translation by:   Thrill seekers and extreme sports lovers will find Italy is the ideal place in which to experience their passions. The "Belpaese" in fact offers endless opportunities to practice all types of extreme sports: ground, air or water ones. This is the country of national p...

L'ICE-Agenzia per la promozione all'estero e l'internazionalizzazione delle imprese italiane, organizza una partecipazione collettiva alla BIO International Convention 2016, che si terrà presso il Moscone Center di San Francisco, California dal 6 al 9 giugno 2016. La BIO USA 2016, principale fiera del settore delle biotecnologie, si svolge ogni an...