Italiano per Piacere - Festa di Natale 2019
Ciao a tutti, è il nostro piacere invitare tutti i nostri soci al nostro evento di Dicembre che accadrà il 4 Dicembre alle 18:30. Vorremmo festeggiare Natale e la stagione delle feste con tutti voi. Avremo buona compagnia, buon cibo e divertimento. Giocheremo a tombola e competerremo per i regali migliori che saranno forniti dal club. Questo event...
Netflix has transformed Little Italy for The Irishman and they're giving away tons of free stuff
Have you seen The Irishman? You know, the new Scorsese movie about the mafia? The three-and-a-half hour one? Neither have I. But I did check out Netflix's big-budget marketing stunt for the movie, and I have to admit it was kiiinda awesome. It's not Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, but honestly? It's not far off. As previously reported, Netflix has "de-ag...
Ferrero supera Ferrari e torna la marca più amata dagli italiani
Ferrero sorpassa Ferrari e torna la marca “azienda” più amata dagli italiani. Coca Cola si aggiudica il gradino più alto tra i brand prodotto mentre Jbl, il marchio della galassia Harman Kardon di proprietà di Samsung, è risultato essere al primo posto tra i brand più dinamici. Amazon è invece leader nella speciale graduatoria tra i brand della dig...
Osteria 57......A Little Romance in the West Village
Entrepreneur Emanuale Nigro opened Osteria 57's doors in 2017. Still in his 30's his dream has always been the belief that "What we eat and drink as well as our surrounding atmosphere can facilitate and support the flourishing of our souls." Thus his restaurant, located in the heart of Manhattan's West Village embodies such a concept. The owner is...
Commisso promises to keep Fiorentina ‘forever’
Less than six months into his tenure as Fiorentina owner and president, Rocco Commisso is already starting to grapple with Italy’s infamous bureaucracy as he attempts to build a new stadium for the club. First, Commisso’s plan to overhaul the existing Stadio Artemio Franchi was rejected by the city committee that protects cultural monuments. Now he...
A Matera torna il presepe vivente: dal 7 dicembre i Sassi si trasformano in una meravigliosa Natività
Il luogo si presta, e il cinema gli ha pure dato una mano: Matera diventa ancora più magica durante le festività natalizie, e il presepe vivente è un appuntamento immancabile, che porta nella città Unesco - nelle sue ultime settimane da Capitale europea della cultura - decine di migliaia di visitatori.L'appuntamento curato dall'associazione Matera...
Family Affair: The Drago Dining Dynasty
With over a dozen dining venues between four brothers from Sicily, this is undoubtably a family affair. The L.A.-based Drago brothers are Celestino, Giacomino, Tanino, and Calogero. While they all travel to the beat of their own drum, they all have one thing in common, besides an unwavering loyalty to family and each other, their love of simple foo...
Lecture confronts cinematic Italian-American caricatures
With last week’s release of the live-action “Lady and the Tramp” alongside the launch of Disney’s new streaming service, Disney+, Disney fans can now witness the iconic spaghetti date from the original 1955 movie come to life. But this beloved scene, widely considered one of the most romantic moments in Disney cinematic history, is ridden with ethn...
Nuoro
Nuoro is a town located in Central Sardinia in Italy. Nuoro is a typical Sardinian town, located in the mountains with panoramic views across the region. It wasn’t until 1927 that the population of Nuoro picked up, till then it had barely any population. However, even then it was still an urban town in comparison to the towns and villages situated...
Giuliana Fugazzotto: “Grazie a un grammofono portato da mio nonno emigrato a New York…”
Giuliana Fugazzotto è, tra l’altro, dottore di ricerca in "Studi audiovisivi: cinema, musica e comunicazione". Già docente di Etnomusicologia presso l’Università di Udine-Gorizia e di Informatica musicale presso l’Università di Bologna, ha raccolto, studiato, restaurato e ripubblicato per le etichette Ethnica e Phonè le fonti storiche dei repertori...
Monuments Men Foundation Announces Appointment of Anna Bottinelli as New President
Robert M. Edsel, Founder and Chairman of the Monuments Men Foundation for the Preservation of Art, today announced the appointment of Anna Bottinelli as President, effective immediately. Ms. Bottinelli joined the Foundation in 2014, advancing to the position of Director of Research in 2017. She was also elected a Foundation trustee later that year....
Abbondanza! An Italian-American style Thanksgiving
Think about the typical Thanksgiving day for a moment. For most of us, it’s the day when family members gather in the kitchen to prepare an obscenely large feast while playfully harassing one another and bickering over long-buried family drama. The ordeal culminates with the entire extended clan sitting down for an eating marathon around a long din...