Giorgio Moroder, the ‘Father of Disco,’ Is Designing Electric Car Sounds to Make Your EV Sound Like a Rave
Giorgio Moroder doesn’t like the relative silence of electric motors. But rather than complain about the fact that you hear little more than a hum when you turn your electric car on, the legendary musician known affectionately as the “Father of Disco” is going to do something about it. Having previously put his stamp on disco, electronic music and...
Perry Como: The Man Who Invented Casual
What made him successful? Was it dazzling special effects? Booty-shaking dance routines? Ear-splitting guitar riffs? No, it was the warm, relaxed manner of the man Bing Crosby dubbed “the man who invented casual.” With his soft and inviting baritone, wearing his unassuming cardigan, Perry Como characterized popular music of the 1940s and ’50s on ra...
Our Journey to the Italian Side of America
ISDA is most pleased to announce that it has established a partnership with the Italian American Podcast to create a brand new web series entitled, “Greetings from Italian America.” This new program features videos on the ISDA Facebook page and website that explore every interesting aspect of the Italian American lifestyle. John Viola, the ISDA Dis...
Keel laid for warship honoring World War II Marine hero
A Maine shipyard announced it celebrated the keel laying of a future Navy guided-missile destroyer on Friday. General Dynamics Bath Iron Works reached the milestone in the construction of the future John Basilone. A keel laying ceremony is one of the major events in the life of a ship. The ship's sponsors and a BIW welder authenticated the keel by...
Meet 'The New Pope,' Same As 'The Young Pope'
The New Pope debuts on HBO Monday, January 13th. There's an argument to be made that Catholicism is to Paolo Sorrentino's The Young/New Pope television series as Media is to Succession, as Oil was to Dallas and Dynasty, as Wine was to Falcon Crest, as McMansions are to the Real Housewives. Which is to say: merely the setting, the ostensible backdro...
NBA Rumors: Celtics, Suns And Raptors Are Interested In Danilo Gallinari
As one of the players moved in the infamous Paul George deal, Danilo Gallinari has yet to find a long-term home in the NBA. Stints in New York, Denver, Los Angeles, and (now) Oklahoma City, it seems Galo has always been used as a pawn for teams to acquire someone better than him. This season, however, the tables have turned. Galo makes for a valuab...
"Gli USA parlano italiano": Stati Uniti in fermento per l’italiano
Sono oltre 7.000 le visualizzazioni raggiunte in poche settimane dal video "Gli USA parlano italiano", con il quale l'Ambasciata Italiana a Washington ha reso preziosa testimonianza dell'attuale fermento che vi è negli Stati Uniti per la lingua e cultura italiana. Il fermento per il Belpaese si traduce in 220.000 americani che studiano la lingua it...
Pasta Granny goals: 3 frugal recipes from our new favorite cookbook
Poor pasta. One of our favorite comfort foods has been shunned in favor of our anything-but-carbs obsession. But pasta is not all about excess and gluttonous hedonism. Its roots are more frugal, humble, restrained. Pasta is actually one of the best ways to eat on a budget and use up food scraps, and the ingredients are simple and inexpensive. It’s...
We Asked An Italian Pasta Chef To Help You Stop Screwing Up Your Home Pasta
Let’s face it, navigating the world of pasta and sauces can be downright confusing when you have an endless resource like Google at your fingertips. Recipes vary and opinions differ when it comes to what makes a good pasta sauce, sometimes even regionally! Who should you trust, the big California Food Network star promising the “perfect Italian rec...
Internships open to US students in energy fields
A new cooperation project between Enel Foundation and the Fulbright Program, an educational and cultural exchange initiative between the Italian and US Governments, will offer four internships to US students in the fields of electricity, energy transition at large and climate mitigation, to be carried out at Enel Foundation in Rome. The scholarship...
Christopher Columbus met ‘marauding cannibals’ when he invaded the Caribbean 500 years ago, scientists show
CHRISTOPHER Columbus may have encountered hoards of savage cannibals when he arrived in the Caribbean. The legendary explorer claimed that South American “cannibal marauders” were running riot on the islands during his 1492 visit, and now scientists have backed up his tale. They revealed that an indigenous South American group known as the “Caribs”...
"Meraviglie - la penisola dei tesori": su RAI Italia la terza stagione del programma di Alberto Angela
Al via la terza edizione di "Meraviglie - La penisola dei tesori", il seguitissimo programma condotto da Alberto Angela, che sarà trasmesso anche su Rai Italia. Quattro le puntate di questa nuova stagione, che costituiscono un viaggio tra opere, luoghi, sistemi di vita assolutamente particolari che testimoniano la creatività e l’ingegno dei nostri...