AP Italian: nel Tristate il Paradiso IACE
di Filomena Fuduli Sorrentino Si trova in Long Island, nella città di Oceanside, il liceo che ha portato più studenti a sostenere l'esame AP Italian nel maggio 2015; ben trentuno studenti, il numero più alto del Tristate Area! Nella sede del Consolato generale d'Italia a Park Avenue, Carlo Davoli, Direttore dell'Ufficio didattico consolare, e...
Most Precious Blood Church Heritage Profile: Our Lady of Mount Carmel
By Frank Tamburello Our Lady of Mount Carmel is a name associated with devotion to the Virgin Mary, Mother of Jesus of Nazareth. Her veneration under this title is very widespread among the Italians of Southern Italy and Sicily. Devotion to Our Lady of Mount Carmel was brought by Italian immigrants to the United States. Many churc...
Citizen Ex: questioni di l’identità nell’era di Internet
di Riccardo Giumelli Sono per il 37,43 % americano, per il 33,14% italiano, per l'11,52% olandese, per il 6,8% irlandese. E sono anche un po' di Hong Kong, ma solo per lo 0,9%. Nella confusione delle identità postmoderne e liquide, quelle della pluriappartenenza, ci mancavano un po' di numeri per mettere un po' di ordine. A chiarire...
Michéal CASTALDO
Michéal CASTALDO is an award-winning singer/songwriter, producer, and entrepreneur from New York City. He was born in Calabria, Italy, and has fans all over the world, including many from the tristate area. As a young child when his parents emigrated from Calabria to Canada in the 1960s, michéal was exposed at an early age to American rock...
LIGABUE - Italy's Record-Shattering Rockstar Announces American Debut
Renowned Italian singer, songwriter, film director and author Luciano Ligabue caps a record breaking quarter-century career with his first-ever concert appearances on the American continent. Taking off from Manhattan's Terminal 5 on October 19th, the iconic performer makes stops in Los Angeles (October 22nd at the Whisky a Go Go) and San F...
Former Montclair resident turns recipes into book
Former Montclair resident Linda Carman watched her father's dream roll off the presses this month. It all began in 1991 when Joseph Isadore Marinello, a union organizer in the San Fernando Valley, fell ill with terminal leukemia. Given just months to live, Marinello recorded his life story and love for the garden and Italian cooking. ...
Leftover panettone? Turn it into something delicious
by Joe Gray 'Tis not the season without panettone. The mile-high domed Italian Christmas bread, studded with raisins and candied orange, light and airy in texture yet richly flavored with eggs and butter, tastes like the holiday. Our mom had it at Christmas always, a reminder of her Italian homeland, though she had to travel far f...
Bitter Italian liqueurs amari see growing influence in American cocktails
by Deidre Schipani Amaro (singular), amari (plural) is a bitter Italian liqueur whose origins go back centuries to the times of herbal tonics and elixirs. Macerations of herbs, botanicals, seeds, roots, barks and spices were blended into grape brandy or wine bases, then aged, filtered and served in small portions as both an aperitivo or digesti...
The top 10 Italian restaurant chains in America
by Marina Nazario October is National Pasta month. With giant portions, fluffy bread sticks, and creamy sauces, familiar Italian restaurant chains are a popular destination for American families. Polling site Ranker.com surveyed consumers to find the best Italian restaurants in America. Here are Ranker's top 10 picks accordi...
Why Italian Fashion Girls Do It Better
by Jinnie Lee French women are all about classically tailored effortlessness; in New York City we do head-to-toe black like no other, and the English are experts at an insouciant vintage look. Describing the spirit of Italian fashion girls in a succinct soundbite isn't quite as easy — with their fearlessness toward amped-up color,...
22 ways to celebrate Sinatra's 100th birthday
by Kelly-Jane Cotter Frank Sinatra was born 100 years ago, on Dec. 12, 1915. But no dust has collected on his life's work. Sinatra's music remains as vibrant and fresh as in his heyday. Born and raised in Hoboken, Francis Albert Sinatra grew up to become royalty in New York, Palm Springs, Miami, Las Vegas and Hollywood. ...
L’America chiamata Italia
di Ilaria M. P. Barzaghi Un viaggio alla ricerca del lato B dell'America: la bella metafora multistrato che invita a guardare dietro la facciata e l'immagine mainstream degli Stati Uniti fa subito venire in mente i vecchi 45 giri ma un po' fa anche pensare al corpo umano, a quella parte di noi che teniamo nascosta. Un'altra America. ...