Clooney to be married by Rome's ex-mayor
Veltroni, who served as Rome mayor from 2001 to 2008, will wed the pair on September 29th in the former Doge's Palace, Ca' Farsetti, Corriere della Sera reported. Clooney and Veltroni reportedly met when the actor came to Rome to receive a Summit Peace Award for his humanitarian work in Darfur from the Nobel Peace Prize Laureates in 2007,...
Mel Bay Presents John T. La Barbera's Southern Italian Mandolin For Beginners and Professionals
This is a valuable and enjoyable collection of authentic Italian folk music and song for mandolin, suitable for beginners as well as professional musicians. The first and foremost book ever published in the United States on traditional Southern Italian mandolin. The book includes 36 songs, both instrumental and vocal pieces and delves deep...
Michéal Castaldo Releases “Aceto” as a High-Resolution Digital Album in Celebration of Its 5th Anniversary
Award-winning songwriter, producer, and recording artist Michéal Castaldo announces the Fifth Anniversary release of Aceto as a high-resolution digital album. With the growing popularity of online streaming sites, high-resolution audio for music is able to deliver sound that is exceptionally better than standard CDs and MP3s. Every sound c...
How 'The Splendid Table' and I made a spectacular Italian feast
by Jess Fleming While doing research for "The Splendid Table's" 20th anniversary, I acquired a copy of Lynne Rossetto Kasper's cookbook by the same name, published in 1992, a few years before the radio show began. The book is as much a cookbook as it is a love letter to Emilia-Romagna, a region in northern Italy that is responsibl...
Advice From Nick (Niccolò Machiavelli) To The U.S. Presidential Candidates
By Elizabeth Vallone Imagine a person so revered his tombstone has these words inscribed on it: "To so great a name, no epitaph can do justice." Do you think this phrase could be put above W's grave? How about Clinton's? Obama's? How about Nixon's? Would you believe this is what is written on the gravestone of the infamous Niccolò...
Italian Cheesemakers Sue an American Soap Opera for Insulting Their Cheese
Can you disparage a cheese? The Grana Padano Consortium of Italy certainly thinks you can. That's why they're suing America's longest-running soap opera. Their cheese was insulted on a recent episode, they claim. In today's top entry to the you-can't-make-this-shit-up list, the Italian cheese manufacturers are suing The Bold and the Beauti...
New Book: Goliarda Sapienza in Context
by Anthony Julian Tamburri Cari Tutti, as editor of the "Italian Series" from Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, I am delighted to announce the publication of the following collection: Goliarda Sapienza in Context - Intertextual Relationships with Italian and European Culture. Edited By Alberica Bazzoni; Emma Bond, and Ka...
John Turturro on 'Mia Madre' and working in Italian films
by Matt Prigge John Turturro doesn't speak Italian. He didn't really have to for the movie "Mia Madre," despite it being an Italian film. The latest from acclaimed filmmaker Nanni Moretti ("The Son's Room," "Caro Diario") concerns a film director (Margherita Buy) dealing with the fact that her mom is about to die while shooting her latest...
Prosecco DOC to kick off Prosecco Month on December 5
The Prosecco DOC Consortium, the entity that oversees the production of the hugely popular Italian sparkling wine, is pleased to announce the launch of Prosecco Month beginning December 5th. The month-long activation will see events at three Eataly locations-New York Flatiron, Chicago, and the new Boston store, opening on November 26th-throughout D...
Through a daughter’s eyes: A conversation with Marina Viola
by Briana Palma "I don't even consider myself a writer," Marina Viola told me over the phone in November, just weeks before she set off to Italy for another round of speaking engagements to promote her book, "Mio padre è stato anche Beppe Viola." Despite her humble attitude, there's no denying that Marina has earned her writer's b...
The late Gandolfini shines as "the true Jim"
As it turns out, the late James Gandolfini, known to many as just Tony Soprano, was acting the whole time – he wasn't actually a tough guy mobster. In fact, "the true Jim", as Julia Louis-Dreyfus affectionately nicknames him, was more accurately depicted in Enough Said. Read more Source: http://cphpost.dk &n...
Summer Internship in Milan
Are you an Italian American college student interested in interning in Milan, Italy, during the summer of 2015? Build your resume and experience the Motherland with this once-in–a-lifetime opportunity! NIAF has teamed up with Career Paths in Milan and is offering an all-inclusive Italian job experience featuring an internship, accommodatio...