Immigrant Italian Kid Works Diligently and Achieves the American Dream
The dream of coaching women’s college basketball was never even a remote thought in 1961 for Geno Auriemma, age seven, confused, and journeying to a multiethnic, changing America from the town of Montella, located in southern Italy, in the Campania region. Geno’s humble life, as he knew it then, originated from the poor beginnings of a backward, l...
Italy Is A Travel Hotspot For 2020
Get out your passport! There are a wealth of destinations to be discovered in 2020, but according to many travel advisors I spoke with, Italy tops the list! Here is the insider’s guide to Italy for next year. Rachelle Stepner, Luxury Italy Travel Planner, Tzell Travel Group, says, “Italy is tremendously popular because there is always something new...
Maserati Quattroporte GranSport brings style, luxury, performance in a large sedan
The Maserati Quattroporte (four door), introduced in 1963, is a true execution of the finest Italian design in a sporty full-size luxury sedan, with a finely contoured exterior and distinctive sound. Iconic triple side air vents express Quattroporte’s rich, race-bred heritage beneath the dignified profile of an uncompromising executive sedan. Elega...
Why Italian wines may soon cost twice as much in the US
Brace yourselves, wine lovers. The price of Italian and other European wines in the US could double at the end of January. A bottle of your favourite Chianti, Barolo or Prosecco could soon cost twice as much if you're in the US, as the Trump administration is threatening to slap 100 percent tariffs on all wines imported from Europe. On December 12,...
New superstar sneaker boutique from Italy laces up at NorthPark Dallas
Tme to kick off those stilettos. A new boutique in Dallas' NorthPark Center has arrived to make 2020 the year of the statement sneaker. Golden Goose, the luxury brand from Venice, Italy, opened its first store in Texas at Dallas' premier shopping center on December 20. Known for its stylish, casual "Superstar" kicks with a vintage vibe, the store i...
Feluca Goliardica - An Ancient Italian Academic Tradition
In the beautiful Venetian city of Padova, there is a store for gentlemen, appropriately enough, located in the Square of Gentlemen (Piazza dei Signori) called Callegaro e Doriguzzi. While passing by the storefront this weekend, I could not help but to notice a strange-looking hat with an extra long beak. This oddity drew me into the store to inqu...
Pannese Society celebration marks 110th anniversary
Special pride was on display a number of times inside the Kelley-Gazzerro VFW Post 2812/Spirito’s Restaurant during an extraordinary celebration that marked the 110th anniversary of the famed Pannese Society of Rhode Island. Upwards of 250 people celebrated their Italian heritage that dates back to 1909, when Giuseppe Anzevino came from the village...
Risky Italian Breakfasts
Italians have had bad breakfast habits for quite a long time, but fortunately our way of dealing with “prima colazione” has been changing. Our physical and mental capabilities strongly depend on this ever-important first meal of the day. Forget about this and you may end up paying the consequences dearly: from obesity to a higher probability to pic...
The Roots of Arte Povera: Marcel Duchamp, Yves Klein, Piero Manzoni, and Alberto Burri
Arte Povera is one of the most influential, and yet “under the radar”, art movements to come out of Italy during the last century. Since its appearance in the late 1960s, the work of Giuseppe Penone, Marisa Merz, and Jannis Kounellis, among others, have strongly influenced the international contemporary art scene, revolutionizing the ways artists t...
Italy’s Sanremo 2020 lineup revealed!
Italian broadcaster RAI have announced the 24 artists set to compete at this year’s Sanremo Music Festival. The winner will have the opportunity to represent Italy in Rotterdam at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020. Sanremo 2020 (Festival di Sanremo) will be celebrating it’s 70th edition, to be broadcast from 4th to 8th February 2020 live from the Ar...
"Extraordinary Aliens" is back in NYC
Happy New Year with a wonderful surprise : your favorite aliens are back !!! We would like to invite you to our new round of performances at the New York Winter Festival on Monday January 13th 2020, 9.00PM, Wednesday January 15th 2020, 9.00PM, Saturday January 18th 2020, 6.00 PM at the ‘Hudson Guild Theater’, 441 W 26th st, New York, NY 10001. You...
San Diego Italian Film Festival Collaborates with Film Geeks SD for 'A Year of Italian Genre Cinema'
The San Diego Italian Film Festival (SDIFF) is collaborating with Film Geeks SD to present a year-long monthly series of Italian genre films that showcase the variety and range of Italian cinema, many of which have never been screened in San Diego before. "We could not be more excited to kick off our programming with this partnership with Film Geek...