Paul Pope, National Enquirer heiir, sells family story to Fox 21 television studios
by Kyle Swenson Knowing a good story has been part of Paul Pope's family business. It's obvious why. As the son of Gene Pope, the Italian-American businessman whose nose for gore and sex created the National Enquirer, Paul grew up surrounded by a business that literally changed the tone of American pop culture. The younger Pope's...
Tom’s Cookbook Library: In Italian kitchens, nonna knows best
by Tom Witom Grandmothers, known as "nonnas," hold a special place of honor in Italian families, and when it comes to their cooking skills that esteem becomes reverential. And in "Nonna's House" (Atria Books) Jody Scaravella pays proper tribute to these special women. In 2007, Scaravella opened Enoteca Maria on Staten Island, a re...
Alyssa Milano: 'Social Media Can Change the World'
by Valentina Zarya For some people, Alyssa Milano will always be Tony Danza's daughter on the 1980s sitcom Who's the Boss. To others, she is Phoebe Halliwell, one of the three sister witches on Charmed. But to Milano herself, acting is just one of the many pursuits that make her who she is. "No matter what you do, and however pass...
Andrea Bocelli Stuns the Crowd with Goosebumps-Inducing ‘Amazing Grace’ at National Prayer Breakfast
by Victoria Taft Classical singer Andrea Bocelli sang, "Amazing Grace" at the National Prayer Breakfast in front of President Obama, House Speaker Paul Ryan, and presidential contender Ben Carson, among other luminaries. The annual breakfast was held in Washington, D.C., Thursday morning. Fans of the Italian singer already appreci...
Gaga over Tony and the Lady
by Roz Rogoff I was at Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett's show at the Concord Pavilion last night. I was so impressed with their performance on the PBS special I bought tickets to the local show as soon as they went on sale. Despite the article in Wikipedia, the price was nowhere near $239 in Concord. Tony Bennett is better than ever no...
Businessman vs donna in carriera: differenze tra USA e Italia
Quali sono le differenze tra uomini e donne in termini di carriera? Più del 90% dei presidenti e dei primi ministri sono uomini, così come i grandi capi delle grandi società prevalgono nettamente rispetto alle donne. Gli uomini dominano in ambiti come la finanza, la tecnologia, lo sport e molti altri. In gran parte del mondo hanno privile...
Independent Classical Crossover Artist, Michéal Castaldo Announces Extravergine, A Mediterranean Christmas Music Folio Available on Nov. 2
Michéal Castaldo's first Christmas Music Folio, entitled Extravergine: A Mediterranean Christmas Folio, (in Italian, Natale nel Mediterraneo) offers up sacred, liturgical Christmas carols in Italian and Latin in lead sheet form. Castaldo has arranged these carols completely with the power deserving of these immense Christmas classics with some spec...
The Secret of Grandma's Sugar Crock
By Cookie Curci Through the years, I've discovered bits and pieces of the past that when put all together, make up my extraordinary grandmother Maria Carmela Curci-DiNapoli. I knew that she came to this country as a young immigrant from Italy and married my grandfather Antonio Curci in 1910. A few years later, she was widowed with...
Were You Always an Italian? Maria Laurino on History, Identity, and Stereotypes
by Dolores Alfieri In this episode of The Italian American Podcast, we speak to author Maria Laurino, who has written for numerous publications, including The New York Times, and whose essays are widely anthologized. Her first memoir, Were You Always an Italian?, (W.W. Norton, 2000) was a national bestseller and explored the issue of ethni...
ISSNAF President, Vito Campese, makes a plea to Italian-Americans
"Italian-Americans across the United States, please help out!" This is the bare-bones message from Vito M. Campese, who ranks among the most prominent nephrologists in the field and is current President of the Italian Scientists and Scholars of North America Foundation (ISSNAF). Campese, who was also one of the founding members of the foun...
Robert Benedetto: Italian of the Week
When people hear the name Benedetto, beautiful and priceless guitars come to mind. The man behind the brand is Robert "Bob" Benedetto, born on October 22, 1946, in the Bronx, New York. He was born into a family of musicians and builders. When he was 22 years old, Bob decided to try his hand at building an archtop jazz guitar. Archtops are...
Fan gets kicked out of game for being intoxicated and Italian
by Mario Angotta An Italian-American man who didn't want to be named was ejected from a Major League Baseball game because he was intoxicated and Italian, with a video of the incident being posted on Social Media. The video, which was posted on Sunday night, shows the staff member telling the baseball fan he was being thrown out becau...