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...
Tutta l’America (e l’Italia) di Frank Sinatra
di Francesco Salvatore Cagnazzo PERCHE' SE NE PARLA Tutta l'America rende omaggio a Frank Sinatra, The Voice, nato da padre palermitano, esattamente, di Lercara Friddi, e da madre ligure, di Lumarzo. Il 12 dicembre il mito della musica avrebbe dovuto compiere 100 anni, ma le celebrazioni sono già ben avviate. A New York c'è la mos...
Padoan’s American mission stresses improved climate for foreign companies and investors in Italy
by Marco Valsania Minister of Economy and Finance Pier Carlo Padoan wrapped up a U.S. "road show" yesterday aimed at courting influential American and global investors, and listening to their concerns. The Minister held two days of closed door meetings with executives from about 20 top firms, including Citigroup, BlackRock, TPG Capital, Be...
Italian Singing Sensation Giada Valenti Makes Her Debut on PBS with Her Music Special “From Venice With Love”
Italian singer Giada Valenti will make her debut on PBS with her music special "From Venice With Love", during the Pledge Week taking place on Public Television from November 28 untill December 6. In her PBS Special the songstress takes her audience on a romantic and magical journey, as she performs her own interpretations of American and...
Gay Talese Honor’s Thy Heritage (Part II)
by Alfonso Guerriero Jr. The American media and the government's vacillating policies toward immigration over the past century have contributed to many like Gay Talese to question his cultural identity as an adolescent growing up in Ocean City, New Jersey during World War II. He described when his father prepared packages for his relatives...