Giorgio Armani's 'Films of City Frames' Project Kicks Off
by Alessandra Turra Giorgio Armani marked the official start of the "Films of City Frames" movie project, whose launch was revealed last month, with a video message available starting today at www.framesoflife.com. Linked with the brand's Frames of Life eyewear campaign, the project, developed in collaboration with Rai Cinema, will see a n...
Don’t Miss Pasquale Esposito in Carmel this Month
By Mauro Battocchi When I asked Italian Tenor Pasquale Esposito the question "Che cosa può fare per l'Italia nel 2014?" he replied, "Essere sempre e comunque fiero di essere Italiano." Translated that means, "to be always and in any case proud to be Italian." Pasquale's pride of Italianitá and the timeless music that accompanies it will b...
Siciliana: Studies on the Sicilian Ethos and Literature by Gaetano Cipolla
The present volume, which has a moving image by Giulia Di Filippi on the cover and which the author dedicated to his wife Florence, is number 27 in the "Sicilian Studies" series, published by Legas and directed by Gaetano Cipolla. This is a revised and expanded edition of the volume published with a slightly different title in 2005. Following the...
Italy is reshoring production back
The phenomenon of back-reshoring is spreading all around the world: from Europe to the US. A growing number of companies is opting for shifting production from low-cost manufacturing countries back home. Almost two hundred U.S. companies have decided to move back either part or the entire production line. The experts are already talking about rebir...
Dante Society offering trip to NYC
When former Dante Society President Lou Toscano was recovering from knee replacement surgery he had more than some time on his hands. He had a good idea. Why not a society-sponsored trip to New York? "The Dante Society used to regularly run bus trips to museums and events and we hadn't done it in quite a while," said Toscano, who is on the ema...
Presentation of the book: My Two Italies
Presentation of the book: My Two Italies (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2014), by Joseph Luzzi. A poignant personal account from a child of Calabrian peasants whose lifelong study of Italy unveils the mysteries of this Bel Paese, "Beautiful Land," where artistic genius and political corruption have gone hand in hand from the time of Michelangelo to The...
Stradivari Concert
In the Spring of 2013 Maestro Matteo Fedeli, on the occasion of the Year of Italian Culture in the USA, performed in over 15 concerts all over the USA including New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Cleveland and Buffalo. Matteo Fedeli will perform at St. Paul's Church in Baltimore with his precious Antonio Stradivari Bazzini 1715 violin. FOR...
Cultura e creatività fanno “muovere” l’Italia
Muove il 15,3% del valore aggiunto nazionale, equivalente a 214 miliardi di euro. Tanto vale nel 2013 la filiera culturale italiana, un dato comprensivo del valore prodotto dalle industrie culturali e creative, ma anche da quella parte dell'economia nazionale che viene attivata dalla cultura, il turismo innanzitutto. È quanto emerge dal Ra...
Staten Island’s Tough-Guy Congressman Faces Somebody His Own Size
Domenic Recchia thinks there's something for everyone to loathe about the man he wants to unseat in Congress, Michael G. Grimm. There is that 20-count federal indictment, for starters, that accuses Mr. Grimm, a two-term Republican from Staten Island, of employing illegal immigrants and hiding around $1 million in sales and wages at his Man...
Claudio Del Vecchio: “L’Italia si salva solo se cambia lo Statuto dei lavoratori”
"Negli ultimi anni l'immagine dell'Italia è cambiata molto. Il nostro Paese è simbolo di qualità non solo nei settori tradizionali del made in Italy come cibo, moda e design ma anche in altri comparti come ad esempio la meccanica. Molto sta cambiando anche perché le persone che arrivano qui dal nostro Paese sono sempre più qualificate e hanno spes...
An event full of music, theatre and art in Andria
Evocative spaces and a lucky encounter between various arts: these are the ingredients of the "International Festival Castel dei Mondi". The 18th edition of this event takes place from August 21st to 31st in Andria, the town in Puglia located close to Alta Murgia, also known as the "city of three towers". These ten days will feature musical and th...
Pasta cookoff gives residents a Taste of Upcoming Italian Heritage Festival
In Clarksburg, hundreds of people are gearing up for next week's Italian Heritage Festival. Residents got a taste of the festivities Saturday at the IHF's Pasta Cookoff at Jackson Square. Six cooks faced off to prepare their best dishes and community members voted on the their favorites for the "People's Choice" award. Cooks coul...