Jude Law in talks to play pope in Paolo Sorrentino’s TV series
Jude Law is reportedly in advanced talks to play a fictional Italian-American pope in Oscar-winning director Paolo Sorrentino’s first television venture, "The Young Pope". Sources close to the production have confirmed to the Hollywood Reporter that Law is currently in negotiations, but has not confirmed the role. Law would play a hardline...
Indie Artist Michéal Castaldo Tops the Charts on Amazon, Reverbnation, and Artist Signal
Indie artist Michéal Castaldo has hit Number 1 on the Amazon Hot New Releases Chart on May 5, 2015 with the release of his brand new digital single, "Everything Happens for a Reason—Una Ragione." And on May 1, with a running total of over 425K votes, Castaldo reached the Number 1 spot on the Lifetime Chart at ArtistSignal.com, where he has remained...
The American story of Yogi Berra
By George F. Will The 18-year-old US Navy enlistee, thinking it sounded less boring than the dull training he was doing in 1944, volunteered for service on what he thought an officer had called "rocket ships." Actually, they were small, slow, vulnerable boats used as launching pads for rockets to give close-in support for troops assaulting beaches...
The 20 best Italian restaurants in America
"Cucina povera" and "alta cucina" may be apples and oranges (or rather mele e arance), but we Americans adore them just the same—indeed more than any other foreign cuisine, according to recent reports. These 20 best Italian restaurants in America—which stretch from the best restaurants in Miami in the south right up to San Francisco's best...
Chef Rocco DiSpirito Trades Celebrity for Weight Loss Crusade
By Jade Scipioni He shot to fame with his carb-filled Italian-American cuisine and his countless cooking reality shows. Now 12 books later, Celebrity Chef Rocco DiSpirito is on a mission to end obesity. "The mission of my brand is to reverse obesity in America. The problem with food in America is that delicious and healthy don't c...
Portofino Souvenir & A Conversation with Jojo Capece
Jojo Capece is an artist and the author of three books, All Roads Lead to Rome (2011), Bella Figura (2013) and most recently, Portofino Souvenir (2015). Titles like these prompted L'Italo-Americano to interview Capece about her work as an author, sculptress and her Italian roots. We asked Capece to share some details about her background w...
Help the Sons of Italy's Commission for Social Justice Save Columbus Day
Dear friends, our national Columbus Day holiday has been under attack to be renamed "Indigenous People's Day". Most recently we have seen these attempts in Colorado; Utah; Montana; Los Angeles, California; Cambridge, Massachusetts; and Spokane, Washington. The Order Sons of Italy in America is not opposed to a day which recognizes indigenous people...
Invicta Opens its Showroom Representation in the USA With FTL MODA
INVICTA takes its worldwide activity to the next level with its representation in the US with the high-performing agency FTL MODA, viagra sale constantly in the headlines of the international fashion industry. Closing an important season, link which also saw a significant presence of INVICTA on red carpets and high profile events (most recently a...
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CfP: Italian American Studies Conference, Oct. 15-17, 2015
Session I: Italian American Cinema. This session aims to discuss a variety of topics concerning Italian American Cinema. Topics may include some of the following themes:-Food in Italian American Cinema-Influences on Italian American Cinema-Comparative discourses among Italian and Italian American Cinema-Images of Organized Crime in Italia...
The unchanging look of the Italian image. The ethnic movie image that never seems to change or improve
by Cookie Curci With the exception of a few films or TV series, today's Italian-American actors have become little more than a cookie-cutter image of the nefarious mobster. Italian American film characters have been limited to the roll of mob boss or Mafia hit men. With the popularity of HBO's "The Soprano's" and the constant resurgence of...
Body of St. Maria Goretti Arriving in the U.S.
by Joseph Pronechen St. Maria Goretti has arrived in the USA for her "Pilgrimage of Mercy," a tour that will run through 18 states. (See the tour stops and dates here.) In Part I we looked at the reasons, hopes and expectations for the pilgrimage of this youngest canonized saint in the Catholic Church. Now it's time for a few more fascinating deta...