DiMaggio and Sinatra: The Feud Between Two Italian-American Pathbreakers
In March 1949, Joe DiMaggio posed in Yankee Stadium, smiling, with another famous Italian-American of his era — each in his professional uniform — but their friendship would not endure. On the evening of Nov. 5, 1954, the Yankee Clipper and Frank Sinatra hastily got up from dinner with friends at the Villa Capri in Hollywood and drove to a...
SBPRA Releases Newest Title, 'Umbria Outside My Window'
One day, Nina Hansen Machotka and her husband chanced upon a ruined stone farmhouse in Umbria, in an isolated valley where time seemed to stand still. The crumbling walls and battered staircases whispered to them, and they answered the call. The stories in "Umbria Outside My Window" recount their adventures of restoring the farmhouse and w...
“Messaggero di sant’Antonio”: Stati Uniti. Cuore italoamericano
Dal numero di dicembre del "Messaggero di sant'Antonio", edizione per l'estero Un grande talento per la musica e un grande amore per la promozione dell'Italia negli Stati Uniti. Oltre all'affetto per la sua terra e per le tradizioni. Sono questi i confini che delimitano il percorso umano e professionale di Daniela Puglielli, vera «istituzione» nel...
Big Mamma Italian-American Cookbook
Seattle author and photographer, Lee Casazza, has been perfecting Italian-American recipes for over 47 years. Her knowledge of Italian cooking and kitchen experience offers a refreshing new look at North America's favorite food. Big Mamma's Italian-American Cookbook is a collection of 116 recipes and 238 pages created by fou...
The Fiat 500X: Fiat Chrysler’s big bet for the U.S.
by Doron Levin Next month, the new Fiat 500X crossover goes on sale in the U.S. Will this vehicle, bigger than its mini sibling the 500, finally bring Americans into Fiat showrooms? With small crossovers one of the fastest-growing and most popular vehicle segments, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V.'s timing for bringing the new...
An interview with the director of “Anime nere”
by Jeannine Guilyard "Black Souls" (Anime nere) is the latest Italian film to make its way to American shores, and it's being warmly embraced by our critics and audiences. The title is appropriate for the tone of the film. It is very dark indeed. Its characters are trapped in a world dominated by organized crime. But "Black Souls" is not your typi...
Greater Aims Than Marketing With a Film Starring Green Luxury Apartments
by Matt A.V. Chaban The film shows a man in a leather biker jacket and a woman in an oversize black parka leaning against the gunwale of a boat, staring up at the huge icebergs floating by, dressed more for the cobblestones of SoHo than for the shoals of Greenland. The camera captures their amazement at the drifts of glacial beauty. Just t...
Italian traditions, cult movies and life lessons with Robert Forster
by Michael Traversa "Now is the only moment there is to be creative in, it's a realization, this is it. You can't anticipate what may come, you can only wonder about what has happened, this is the moment you can do something about." This is the motto of Robert Forster, revered actor who's been in the business for almost fifty year...
The all-time top 10 Italian American boxers
By Rolando Vitale HERE are some greats who just missed the cut. These include explosive knockout artist Rocky Graziano best remembered for his slugfest trilogy with Tony Zale which rank as the most savage duels ever witnessed inside a boxing ring. Harry Jeffra, a two-weight champion, beat great bantamweight Sixto Escobar of Puerto...
New Italian ambassador, Armando Varricchio, eases into the job with a lighthearted lunch
Arrive late for lunch. And then walk right in, interrupting a former White House chief of protocol in mid-sentence. A faux pas? (Or passo falso, as this particular luncheon gathering might term it?) Not when you are the new Italian ambassador and the person who delayed your entrance is the president himself. Read more ...
Italian-American Thanksgiving was traditional - and a lot of food
by Marc Bona Growing up, you could say I ate traditional meals on Thanksgiving – with the emphasis on the plural meals. While I helped by staying out of the kitchen and watching college football and an NFL game, my mother controlled the cooking. She cut, she stirred, she sliced, she baked. First course: A broth with pastina,...
Maserati Announces 'Cento anni di Maserati'
Maserati North America, Inc. today announced it will celebrate Cento anni di Maserati- 100 years of Maserati- in true Italian style. This epic series of driving events to honor the Trident's 100th Anniversary will take place in key cities across America. Maserati owners and enthusiasts will be drawn from across the U.S. to showcase their finest au...