Meet the Author: Diana Giovinazzo
“Destiny toys with us all, but Anita Garibaldi is a force to be reckoned with. Forced into marriage at a young age, Anita feels trapped in a union she does not want. But when she meets the leader of the Brazilian resistance, Giuseppe Garibaldi, in 1839, everything changes. Swept into a passionate affair with the idolized mercenary, Anita’s life is...
Being Italian-American: the voice of our readers
October, the month dedicated to Italian Heritage, is about to end. It’s been an eventful four weeks for the world and for the US, a month encased in a year, 2020, which has brought to all of us pain, worry, fear. A particular month for the US especially, with a presidential election just around the corner, the POTUS catching and recovering from Cov...
This Beloved Italian-American Chain Is Opening a Dozen New Locations
While some restaurant chains are filing for bankruptcy and closing up multiple stores, others are well-positioned for expansion. Fazoli's falls in the latter category—and it's bracing to open new locations in Florida, Iowa, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Texas next year. Fazoli's already has 220 restaurants in 28 states. At the end of October, the fast-c...
Sistema Pubblico di Identita' Digitale SPID
Si informa che in base al recente "Decreto Semplificazioni" (D.L.16 luglio 2020, n. 76) dal prossimo 28 febbraio 2021 le Pubbliche Amministrazioni dovranno utilizzare esclusivamente le identita' digitali (Sistema Pubblico di Identita' Digitale SPID) e la carta di identita' elettronica ai fini dell'identificazione dei cittadini che accedono ai propr...
Don DeLillo’s prescience is a mystery even to his acolytes
Don DeLillo has written about America in the 20th century so acutely and capaciously that he’s become a fixed star in our literary firmament. His novels — think “Underworld,” “White Noise” and “Libra” — pack narrative, history and ideas into each line, with dialogue that sounds like no one else’s. His work is darkly funny, though it’s hard to extra...
Bill Holmberg, an iconic figure in the growth and development of baseball in Italy for two decades, has passed away
Team Italy coordinator and pitching coach Bill Holmberg passed away on November 9, 2020 after a three-month battle with pancreatic cancer. Synonymous with Italian baseball since 2000, Bill Holmberg left his imprint on the growth and development of the game in Europe and Africa. Federazione Italiana Baseball Softball (FIBS) President Andrea Marcon ...
Pastene Iconic Purveyor Of Authentic Italian Foods Launches Dynamic New E-Commerce Website
Pastene, the country's leading importer of authentic Italian foods and ingredients, announces the launch of its dynamic new e-commerce website. The redesigned website represents a refresh for the 146-year-old iconic brand, featuring its vast product line, easy-to-follow recipes, searchable content and a streamlined buying process. Pastene products...
A Taste of Christmas Review: Was It, Come Si Dice, Awesomeness?
Home is where the love is. And ideally, home is also where you find the best meals, and by the end of A Taste of Christmas, Natalie found love, home, family, and some delicious food. It doesn't get any better than that. Christmas came early in the form of a sweet little movie about a restaurant that starred Gilles Marini and had casual Italian spok...
Fight against Covid, Leukemia, Computer Science and Engineering: ISSNAF awards the best research projects of young Italian scientists in North America
Finalists include young scholars active in US universities and research centers. The ISSNAF Lifetime Achievement Award will go to Guido Calabresi, a federal judge in the United States, and professor emeritus at Yale University Law School. They have made discoveries about the immune response in Covid patients, study the effects of the virus on blood...
RAPHAEL The Lord of the Arts | Online streaming Dec 4-6, 2020
On the occasion of the celebrations for the 500th anniversary of Raphael, the IIC of Los Angeles in collaboration with the IIC in San Francisco and the San Diego Italian Film Festival present RAPHAEL: THE LORD OF THE ARTS (Raffaello Il principe delle arti | Italy 2017, 91') In English, December 4 - 6, 2020. Online Streaming Free ticket - Limited sp...
Sophia Loren’s Return To Movies In ‘The Life Ahead’ Lands In Top 10 Of All Netflix Offerings In First Week Of Release In 37 Countries
Theatres may be closing again at a rapid pace, but the power of being on Netflix during this worldwide pandemic certainly appears to be good news for those whose awards hopeful films have been debuting on the streaming service at virtually a weekly pace. For cinema legend Sophia Loren that means the biggest opening of her seven decade career. Re...
Il volo negli Usa delle castagne italiane per salvare il Thanksgiving
I bancali, ciascuno con trentasei sacchi da venticinque chili di castagne, aspetta sulla pista dell’aeroporto di Roma Fiumicino. Giusto il tempo di venire imbarcati nella pancia dell’Airbus A330 di Alitalia che poco dopo il prodotto «made in Italy» decolla con il volo AZ608 alla volta di New York, Stati Uniti, ma con destinazione finale i piatti de...