Obama invita Renzi alla Casa Bianca, premier negli Usa subito dopo Pasqua
di Mario Platero Il Presidente del Consiglio Matteo Renzi verrà presto a Washington per un vertice con Barack Obama alla Casa Bianca. Indiscrezioni raccolte da il Sole 24 Ore nella Capitale americana confermano che la visita è stata fissata per la settimana dopo quella di Pasqua e dopo il ritorno del Presidente Obama dal vertice delle Amer...
Ponderosa Brings the Power of TARANTA to the US
Milan-based record label Ponderosa Music & Art announces a slate of US releases offering a sonic survey of "Taranta", the music of southeastern Italy's Salento peninsula. All modern takes on a centuries-old tradition, albums by Ludovico Einaudi, Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino (CGS), Kalàscima and Antonio Castrignanò are available digitally begi...
Announcing the publication of Volume 5, Number 1, of the Italian American Review
We are excited to announce the publication of Volume 5, Number 1, of the Italian American Review! This issue of the journal covers topics including the efforts of labor organizer Efrem Bartoletti in the Mesabi range and the role of ethnicity in adaptations of Marty. Reviews discuss recent work on the Sacco and Vanzetti trial, Italian expat...
Jude Law Will Topline Paolo Sorrentino’s TV Skein ‘The Young Pope,’ HBO on Board
by Nick Vivarelli Jude Law will topline Italian director Paolo Sorrentino's TV series, with the working title "The Young Pope," about an imaginary pontiff who is the first Italian-American pope in history. Rupert Murdoch's paybox Sky and France's Canal Plus will co-produce with HBO, marking the first multiple-player production of this typ...
“I think he is the greatest scholar of American culture” - Fred Gardaphe on Don DeLillo
by Ronan Breathnach In an interview with Maria Nadotti in 1993 Don DeLillo said, "I'm a novelist, period. An American novelist". Over an impressive career he has written novels looking at everything from global terrorism and economics to maths, art, and language. Given this wide range of subject matter covered in his books th...
Bulgari CEO Jean-Christophe Babin Bets on U.S. Market, Watches for Growth
Bulgari is betting on the U.S. market, innovation, and a reinvestment in of one of its most popular designs to bolster its bottom line. Jean-Christophe Babin, chief executive officer of the LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton-owned jeweler, told WWD while in New York to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the house's Bulgari watch style that, "when...
Capital pauses to praise Scalia at funeral
By Peter Baker and Gardiner Harris With pageantry, spirituality and a touch of his own trademark humor, Justice Antonin Scalia was honored on Saturday as a capital riven by his death briefly set down its political weapons to mourn what his son called "the country's good servant." The nation's leaders, including justices, judges, lawmakers...
Levante - The 'Maserati Of Suvs' To Make U.S. Debut At 2016 New York Auto Show
With Maserati's highly anticipated new Levante, a new wind is blowing through the premium SUV segment. The name "Levante" is inspired by a warm wind that can change from gentle to gale force in an instant that can emerge any season or time of the year, day or night, mirroring the powerful and soulful character of Maserati's first SUV. Foll...
SCARCI Italian Resort Wear Launches Exclusive U.S. Tailored Line
SCARCI Italian Resort Wear is introducing to the market the first Italian clothing line to feature a modern U.S. Fit. "Most distinguished American men want to wear designer European clothing but can't because of the unique fit. When I talk to Americans about our Italian clothing, the first response is usually 'I can't wear that.' With SCARCI's...
Alfa Romeo to Use Ferrari Engines
Fiat Chrysler plans to introduce a new lineup of rear-wheel drive Alfa Romeo sedans and SUVs that will take the fight to BMW, Mercedes and Audi, and they will do so with Ferrari powerplants. These models are slated to arrive starting in 2016, and the high-end versions of these cars will use powerplants designed by Ferrari. Since 2004, Alfa...
Italian Prisoners Of War In The United States
by Elizabeth Vallone As the years pass, 68 to be exact, the memories of WWII fade further and further away. Unfortunately, parts of history are not always remembered and often not acknowledged. I wonder how many young people today realize that captured Italians, Germans, Japanese were removed from their theaters of war and brought to camps...
St Anthony Holy Relics in NJ/CT/NY
This June, in honor of the Feast of Saint Anthony of Padua, Father Paolo Floretta will bring a holy relic of St. Anthony of Padua from his Basilica in Padua, Italy. Father Paolo will visit four dioceses in the Tri-State area: the New York Archdiocese, The Brooklyn/Queens Diocese, The Paterson, New Jersey Diocese and The Bridgeport, Connecticut Dioc...