The 'Andrea Doria' sinks
By David A. Marlin It was July 25, 1956, shortly before midnight, when two ocean liners collided in heavy fog 45 miles south of Nantucket Island. The Andrea Doria, the pride of the Italian fleet bound for New York, had been rammed amidships by the bow of the Swedish liner Stockholm. My recollections of the Andrea Doria sinking are firsthan...
Jackie Collins’ ‘Lucky Santangelo’ Novels To Be Film Trilogy
It has just been announced that Universal Pictures has bought the rights to the Santangelo book series, dosage and will develop feature films based on the character Lucky Santangelo. The book series, written by Jackie Collins, is comprised of nine novels with one spin-off. The story follows the daughter of Italian-American gangster, Gino Sant...
L’Italia del futuro in scena negli USA: Marinetti da Washington a Houston passando per New York
Non c'è solo la mostra al Guggenheim di New York a far parlare d'Italia e del Futurismo negli Stati Uniti. Sta ora per iniziare una tournée teatrale in collaborazione con l'Ambasciata, i Consolati e gli Istituti Italiani di Cultura in USA, Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò New York University e Acqua di Parma, dedicata a Filippo Tommaso Marinetti c...
Love is eating. Healthy and tasty Italian recipes for family meals
Hardcover- Size 22x22cm (9x9in)132 pages with color photos - EnglishISBN 978-88-96059-35-7March, 2015- By Paola Lovisetti Scamihorn This engaging everyday Italian cookbook features simple recipes highlighting fresh, seasonal, local and healthy ingredients. Italian food is simple, tasty and zesty. You can whip up a mouth-wate...
MV Agusta Proud to Participate in MotoAmerica
MV Agusta USA LLC is proud to return to the racing circuit in the USA and to be affiliated with the efforts of four independent teams. The weekend of April 10-12, 2015 marked the first race in the new MotoAmerica series. Four independent teams brought their dedicated efforts to the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas with pilots lever...
Nancy and Tina Sinatra remember their father Frank
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the birthday of Frank Sinatra, or simply The Voice, one of the most influential figures in the entertainment business. Francis Albert Sinatra was a true artist; movie singer, movie actor, he was one of the very first to give resonance to Italian-Americans, having born from Italian immigrants Natalina "Dolly"...
Tra umorismo e satira: donne americane e donne italoamericane nella narrativa di John Fante
La madre italoamericana nell'opera dello scrittore americano (ma di padre italiano) John Fante (1909–1983) è un'umile ed ignorante casalinga, devota a un uomo che spesso la tradisce, precocemente invecchiata a causa della povertà e delle frustrazioni causatele dal marito, incapace di prendersi cura di se stessa, iper-protettiva coi figli ed iper-re...
Old family recipes yield a family’s story of adaptability – and a distinctive Easter pie
When my Aunt Maria Ciancio passed away recently at age 92, my husband made a request: Save the family recipes. I did. Maria – "Nini" to her sisters' children – was not the family's alpha cook. That role fell first to my grandmother and then to my Aunt Sophie, now 93 and the oldest of my grandmother's three daughters. Nini, however, did so...
Amatriciana per Amatrice
After the devastating earthquake on August 24, central Italy is experiencing a humanitarian disaster. In an effort to help, we are launching "Amatriciana per Amatrice," a national fundraiser to provide relief to the victims. Every Eataly across the USA will contribute to this cause through a simple Italian dish: pasta all'amatriciana. Made with to...
Immigrant Families Are What This Country Was Built On
by Ashley Edwards Walker An estimated 40 percent of Americans can trace their lineage through Ellis Island, America's first federal immigration center. In honor of its 125th anniversary this month, three women—all of whom had family members pass through there—share what their immigrant heritage means to them. The stories they recount here...
Giulio Mastromauro negli States per Carlo e Clara
Seconda selezione americana per "Carlo e Clara" che continua il suo viaggio nel circuito di qualificazione degli Academy Awards, gli Oscar americani. Dopo la selezione all'Heartland Film Festival di ottobre, dove il cortometraggio era l'unico italiano in concorso, tocca al 22th St. Louis International Film Festival, in programma dal 14 al 22 novemb...
Do You Vespa? The Eternal Vespa Love Is Blooming Again
Ironically, the most well-loved manufactured two-wheeled object of Italian pride takes its name from one of the most hated and petulant insects, a wasp, vespa in Italian. While the new Vespa campaign aims to target people who follow their hearts, asking the question 'Do you Vespa?', spring has arrived and with it, after a long winter hiber...