How expensive is Italy compared to other EU countries?
What's cheaper in Italy than in other European countries, and what is more expensive? We took a look at the data to find out. EU statistics agency Eurostat compares everything from the price of groceries to utility bills to get a snapshot of how much living in each country in Europe really costs. Here's what its consumer price level comparison has...
Sebastian Maniscalco to Host 2019 MTV Video Music Awards -- 5 Things to Know About the Comedian!
Comedian, actor, and author Sebastian Maniscalco has been named the host of the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards. The announcement was made on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday. “We’re thrilled to have the incredibly talented Sebastian Maniscalco as this year’s VMA host,” Bruce Gillmer, MTV VMAs executive producer, said in a press releas...
Captain of His Own Ship: Felina Reviewed
It’s not normal for us to review a restaurant within three months of its opening. We like to give a new restaurant time to breathe and figure itself out. But when a star of the New Jersey food scene opens a new restaurant, it’s hard to sit around and wait. Felina is Anthony Bucco’s first starring role as restaurant co-owner as well as executive che...
Fendi stages couture fashion show amid ruins of ancient Rome
Luxury label Fendi paid tribute to its former creative director Karl Lagerfeld on Thursday evening with a spectacular fashion show set amid the crumbling ruins of ancient Rome. The Italian brand sent 54 new couture looks down the runway at the ancient Temple of Venus and Roma -- one for each year the late designer worked at the fashion house. The s...
A First Look at the Sistine Chapel Exhibit at The Stanley Marketplace
Imagine staring at The Creation of Adam for as long as you want, without craning your neck upwards — and maybe even sitting on a bench in front of it. As one of the most well-known frescoes, it’s been reproduced and mimicked countless times, but due to its location on a ceiling, few onlookers have truly studied it. The same goes for the many other...
The ‘modern Pompeii’: Mayor wants Italian-Americans to help restore ruined village
An Italian politician wants Italian Americans to help him raise the funds to build a new village of Poggioreale, which was virtually destroyed by an earthquake a half-century ago. It’s now a ghost town after most of its residents left for good. The local school was half-destroyed, and a calendar on one of its walls is from 1968, the year of the qua...
The Top 10 Secrets of The Bronx’s Arthur Avenue
The Bronx’s famous Arthur Avenue continues to be a center of Italian-American New York. With its numerous restaurants, bakeries, and rich history, this small street near Fordham Universitycontinues to dazzle tourists and New Yorkers, alike and is sometimes referred to as the “Real Little Italy.” However, what even many New Yorkers may not know is t...
Celebrity Chef Lidia Bastianich And Family Honored For Supporting Cancer Research
The 15th Annual Hamptons Happening, one of the Hamptons much-anticipated summer social events, will honor luminaries in the world of cuisine, business and fashion who are supporting the groundbreaking research of the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation (SWCRF). The event takes place on Saturday, July 13, at the estate of Kenneth and Maria Fish...
Wayne in Abruzzo, Gagliano apre le porte agli studenti americani del Summer language program
Nel ricordo del professor Dean Michael Lynn, idolo tra gli studenti della Wayne University e pietra miliare del progetto qui a Gagliano Aterno (L’Aquila), così come nell’omaggio dell’ex governatore Giovanni Pace, davanti ai suoi familiari, si è aperta la 14esima edizione del “Summer language program” promosso dall’ateneo del Michigan. Ogni anno, ne...
A Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece is coming to The Metropolitan Museum of Art
This year marks the 500th Anniversary of the death Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519), one of the greatest—if not the greatest—artists of all time, and to honor the occasion, The Metropolitan Museum Of Art is bringing one of Leonardo's masterpieces to New York City. From July 15 through October 6, The Met will be exhibiting the artist’s St. Jerome Prayi...
Prosecco hills inscribed on Unesco World Heritage list
Italy's northeastern Conegliano and Valdobbiadene hills, home to the world-famous sparkling wine prosecco, have been added to the UNESCO World Heritage list. The UNESCO World Heritage Committee, meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Sunday congratulated Italy and its Prosecco region, located in the Veneto region. Prosecco has become the most popular Ital...
Solstizio al Colosseo: la scoperta del regista Alessio Consorte
Il più grande anfiteatro al mondo, patrimonio dell'Unesco, inserito tra le sette meraviglie di tutti i tempi, è stato progettato con un criterio particolare. Il Colosseo, simbolo della città imperiale e adibito a manifestazioni pubbliche per assistere alle feroci sfide tra gladiatori, rappresenta non solo il luogo dove si svolgevano le rappresentaz...