The Italian Way: Addressing the Italian Stereotypes, Myth 12 - Mamma's Boys
WTI Magazine #70 2015 October, 16Author : Elda Buonanno Foley Translation by: I have been thinking of writing about this theme for quite some time and I have always postponed it: reason being that this is one of those Italian stereotypes that, even if it has changed in the past few decades, it still seems to be very much alive in the...
What is Vernacular? How Dante invented Italian
Date: Thursday, October 29, 2015 Time: 6:30 PM. Location: IIC (Opera Plaza, 601 Van Ness Avenue, Suite F, San Francisco) Organized by: Leonardo da Vinci Society, IIC Professor Ascoli will read and comment on verses from the Divina Commedia and the Convivio. The lecture will be followed by a Q & A session, and is a companion to the H...
Free Italian Classes this fall at Eton Institute in New York
Eton Institute, a chic language school located in Manhattan, will be opening its doors for the public to learn the Italian language for FREE, throughout the month of November. The institute offers a free language course every month as part of its commitment to make language learning accessible to everyone. To many, autumn is the best time...
Il Foro brings modern Italian fare to former Forum setting
By Jess Fleming The historic, mint-green-and-mirror art deco space that houses Il Foro, the new downtown Minneapolis restaurant, is absolutely stunning. Owners Josh Thoma and Kevin Fitz-gerald of Smack Shack and the upcoming reboot of the Lexington, wisely left the former Forum Cafeteria mostly untouched. They moved a bar and refr...
Giorgio Moroder in San Francisco
December 4, 2015 - Friday 9:30 PM - 1015 Folsom Street - San Francisco, California 94103 The father of Disco and pioneer of Electronic Dance Music. Moroder is officially the oldest DJ in the world and a collaborator of the new Daft Punk album, he won 3 Oscars, 3 Golden Globes and 4 Grammys.An Italian composer from South Tyro...
Annual Holiday NOIAW Luncheon
December 12 (Saturday) 11:30 am - 3:30 pm. Annual Holiday Luncheon. Join Long Island NOIAW members and friends to enjoy a delicious lunch in the elegant Bay Room at Manhasset Bay Yacht Club. The sweet voice of Carolina Gengo will lead us in well-known carols, including a few Italian ones. Shop for adorable and well-priced holiday gifts fr...
Designer’s Magic City Roots Blend With Italian Inspiration To Create Aquazzura
by Lisa Petrillo Art Basel put Miami on the map in the art world. Now there's a push to do the same in the fashion world. Some of the biggest name designers are coming to Miami to meet their fans face to face. Edguardo Osoro, designer of Aquazzura shoes, is responsible for creating what he calls the 12-hour fashionable heel. &nb...
The DFW Fiat Club and its President: Forever Young
In sending the DFW Fiat Club a couple of links to Fiat articles, we were impressed by the enthusiastic response by its president, Kathy Young. Since the 'enthusiastic response' is in notably short supply, we asked Ms. Young to provide a personal perspective on the roots of her Fiat enthusiasm, and a little more about her club. It has been (modestly...
Italian-Founded Startup Launches Children Play Spaces for Bay Area Super Bowl
Tumbuktu Labs is a novel Italian-founded startup based in Los Angeles that describes themselves as a "children's media innovation lab" and helps brands better understand youngsters and create products they love. On the occasion of Super Bowl 50, which is taking place in the Bay Area on February 7th, Timbuktu Labs is launching a project called "Timb...
Downtown restaurant to feature Neapolitan pizza
By Dennis Seid Sometime next month, a wood-fired brick oven made in Italy will make its way to downtown Tupelo. And by late spring, a new restaurant will be serving traditional Neapolitan pizza from that oven. The pizzeria will be owned by Vince Rapisarda, who is opening in the building at 206 Troy Street that was most recently T...
Bernards Township woman recognized for Italian honor
by Jacob P. Perry A longtime township resident was honored by the Township Committee on Tuesday, Jan. 26, for having been named 2015 "Woman of the Year" by the Center for Italian & Italian American Culture. The recipient, Janice Mariana Fields of Darren Drive, has lived in town for 24 years and served in numerous community an...
Da Cuveglio a Washington, la storia di Andrea è da medaglia d’oro
C'è un varesino a Washington che vola sull'acqua, e in pochi mesi ha imparato a mettere in riga (sportivamente parlando) anche gli americani. Andrea Bolognesi, 22enne di Cuveglio, è andato dall'altra parte dell'Oceano Atlantico per proseguire gli studi e non smettere di coltivare il sogno sportivo fatto di lunghi allenamenti in piscina ma anche di...