Maria Manetti Shrem Grants 2019 For AP Italian Exam Attending Students
The Commission for Language and Culture of COMITES is happy to announce the opening of the call for Maria Manetti Shrem Grants 2019. Students who take the AP Italian Exam 2019 and score 3 or higher will be awarded with prizes from 50 to 100$. This initiative is possible thanks to the generosity of Ms. Maria Manetti Shrem, a stellar lover of Arts an...
Keeping "in touch"
On June 26th, 1979, my wife, Luann, and I were blessed with the birth of our first child: a beautiful, little daughter. For me, it was an extra kick because it happened to be my birthday. Naturally, everyone in the family was thrilled with our new addition. She would have four loving grandparents to dote over her and shower her with a ton of love....
Meet Cisitalia: Marque defied post-war style and earned itself a place in automotive history
Cisitalia is likely one of the most important and influential automobile manufacturers of which most people have never heard. Founded by wealthy Italian industrialist Piero Dusio, the name (pronounced chee-see-TAH-lee-uh) was a partial acronym that stood for Consorzio Industriale Sportiva Italia. It was one of dozens of small Italian firms establis...
24 Prettiest Baby Names From Italy That Moms Will Want To Steal
When a woman becomes pregnant, she knows there are going to be plenty of changes. She is going to undergo physiological changes, with her body preparing itself for accommodating a growing baby for the next nine months. These changes will vary over the weeks. But she is also going to have plenty of stuff swirling about in her mind; thoughts of sheer...
The best espresso machines you can buy
Coffee lovers start out innocently enough with drip filters, French presses, milk frothers, and stovetop espresso makers; but then next thing you know, they're browsing Amazon for full-on espresso machines with all the bells and whistles. If you've reached that stage of coffee addiction, don't worry, we're here for you. We've researched everything...
La collaborazione tra Italia e Stati Uniti al centro dei lavori della conferenza sulla sicurezza cibernetica organizzata dall’Ambasciata d’Italia
Collaborazione e “capacity building” a livello internazionale e nazionale, partnership pubblico privato, misure di “confidence building”, educazione e formazione per costruire una cultura di sicurezza, rafforzamento dei rapporti tra università, mondo della ricerca e imprese, sono questi i campi di azione necessari per rafforzare la sicurezza cibern...
Robert DeProspero, 80, Innovative Secret Service Agent, Dies
Robert DeProspero, who after the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan in 1981 became the Secret Service agent in charge of Reagan’s protection and added measures to shore up the president’s safety, died on Monday in Scottsdale, Ariz. He was 80. His son, Robert, said the cause was amyloidosis, a rare disease in which an abnormal protei...
A Look Back At 'The Godfather,' With Mario Puzo And Francis Ford Coppola
DAVID BIANCULLI, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I'm David Bianculli, editor of the website TV Worth Watching, sitting in for Terry Gross. This week marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of Mario Puzo's "The Godfather." A new edition has just been released with an introduction by Francis Ford Coppola. Coppola and Puzo co-wrote the screenplays for...
Feast of St. Joseph Tied to the Heart of Italian Traditions and Faith
We’re in the middle of March and for Italians, March means a few things. For one thing, we’re in Lent, so chances are, Catholics have Easter on their minds. But before that, we’re looking forward to celebrating the Feast of St. Joseph, or La Festa San Giuseppe, in Italian. Celebrated on March 19th, the feast honors Joseph, husband to the Virgin Mar...
DiLella, Giordano to Lead U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission
The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) congratulates Daniel DiLella and Frank Giordano for their appointments as Chair and Executive Director of the United States Semiquincentennial Commission, respectively, in Spring 2018. The U.S. Semiquincentennial will celebrate the 250th anniversary of American independence and the founding of the Uni...
‘Leading Men,’ a Novel About Tennessee Williams and His Lover, Casts a Spell From the Start
In his 1956 book “In the Winter of Cities,” Tennessee Williams printed a small and exquisite poem titled “Little Horse,” a tribute to his lover Frank Merlo. This poem ends: "Mignon he is or mignonette avec les yeux plus grands que lui. My name for him is Little Horse. I wish he had a name for me." Williams and Merlo were together from roughly 1947...
Pubblicato il consuntivo 2018 dell'Italian Wine & Food Institute
I dati appena rilasciati dal Department of Commerce, (dopo la sosta conseguente al blocco delle attività amministrative USA), confermano che il 2018 si è concluso, come era stato già anticipato nelle prospezioni effettuate dall'Italian Wine & Food Institute, senza particolari sostanziali variazioni rispetto all’anno precedente. Secondo Lucio Caputo...