A star is blocked: Chinese broadcaster blurs out Lady Gaga while showing the Oscars - sparking speculation the singer is censored by Beijing because she met the Dalai Lama
She was the talk of this year's Oscars, but many audience in China didn't see her at all during the ceremony. A Chinese TV station has censored Lady Gaga when it broadcast the awards ceremony on its website, sparking speculation the singer has been censored by Beijing. Lady Gaga's fans in China have been enraged by the move from Mango TV, which the...
Italian architect Ferruccio Laviani imbues iconic Foscarini lamps with color
Released in the United States for the first time this month, the Be Colour capsule collection reworks designs from Italian lighting brand Foscarini’s catalog of decorative luminaires. The Venice-based company asked its longtime collaborator Ferruccio Laviani to reimagine some the company’s most iconic pieces. The architect chose a bold color palett...
Admiral Edmund P. Giambastiani, Jr., USN (ret) Named First Sons of Italy Foundation NELA GALA Honorary Chairman
The Sons of Italy Foundation® (SIF), which is the philanthropic arm of the Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America® (OSDIA), named Admiral Ed Giambastiani as the first-ever Honorary Chairman of the National Education & Leadership Awards (NELA) Gala. The 31st Annual NELA Gala will be held on May 23, 2019 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convent...
Tuscany’s ties to the United States, as told by gelato
The spirit of #Insieme200 (“#Together200”) is present everywhere in our daily lives, even in the neighborhood gelateria. One of the first known American recipes for a gelato-like dessert was scrawled out by none other than Thomas Jefferson. One can imagine that he got the idea for this from his good friend Filippo Mazzei, who perhaps brought over t...
St. Joseph's Day: An official guide to the Italian tradition
St. Joseph’s Day is just one sign of spring that captures our attention with the universal language of food. Special pastries, a delightful pasta and very specific foods to the day -- this year celebrated on Tuesday, March 19 -- make it unique Italian tradition. This fantastical version of Pasta Con Sarde, pasta cooked with sardines, raisins, fenne...
A Tribute to Edie Falco as Carmela Soprano
When Edie Falco discusses her relationship with James Gandolfini, with whom she created one of the most complex and moving portraits of marriage ever shown on television, she sometimes admits that the two didn’t know each other very well. She recently told the “Today” show that, during the eight years in which they filmed “The Sopranos,” they never...
Pianist Ludovico Einaudi Re-Signs With Decca, Plans North American Tour
The renowned Italian pianist and composer Ludovico Einaudi has renewed his worldwide recording contract with Decca Records ahead of his upcoming North American tour. Einaudi, who may be one of the most streamed artists in the world with more than 2 billion streams to date, is preparing for the release of his upcoming album Seven Days Walking, which...
Voli dall’Italia agli Stati Uniti: un’estate da boom anche con le low cost
L'estate 2019 vedrà da Bologna, Napoli, Roma, Venezia partire e arrivare molti aeromobili da e per l’America. Tra low cost, compagnie italiane e a stelle e strisce come l’American Airlines che dal 6 giugno fino a settembre, collegherà Bologna e Philadelphia. Dall’Italia saranno 10 i voli diretti verso gli Stati Uniti nella stagione estiva 2019 offe...
Luca Guadagnino Is Directing a New HBO Drama Set in Italy
Luca Guadagnino is quickly becoming one of the film world’s most exciting (and unpredictable) filmmakers. Now, it seems the director of “Suspiria” and “Call Me By Your Name” is looking to bring his work to television for a change. Observer is reporting that Guadagnino is working on an eight-episode series, directing the first two episodes (at least...
Certified Piedmontese And IRONMAN Partner To Provide "The Healthier Beef Option" To Triathlon And Endurance Athletes
Certified Piedmontese Beef, in conjunction with IRONMAN, a Wanda Sports Holding company, announced today a partnership to help provide IRONMAN athletes with "The Healthier Beef Option." The new partnership makes Certified Piedmontese the Official Beef Sponsor of IRONMAN North America. Certified Piedmontese Beef is a naturally lean, nutritious beef...
8 Things to Know About Life on Air
For more than two decades, Maria Bartiromo has been the face of financialjournalism. She is credited as the first reporter to broadcast live from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, where she covered breaking news for the CNBC program Squawk Box, and Bartiromo has continued to make waves as a television journalist ever since. A year ago, the...
Will Crutchfield reviews “A Life with Rossini”
The Italian title of this book – a tossed salad of information, anecdote, and reflection, delightful and infuriating like its author – is Divagazioni Rossiniane. Divagazione means digression or detour. It’s exactly the right title, and the book could perfectly well have been published in English as “Rossinian Digressions” – and yet “A Life with Ros...