‘Wherever you see American art, you can be almost certain the Terra Foundation is involved’
Sometime in the late 1920s, a first-generation Italian-American named Daniel Terra took part in a tap audition. He wasn’t recalled, losing out to fellow Pennsylvanian Gene Kelly. But what might have been showbusiness’s loss became the art world’s gain. Kelly went on to Hollywood stardom. Terra went back to school, studying chemical engineering at P...
Sexy e passionale, l'accento italiano piace nel mondo
Sexy, pieno di passione e professionale: così è visto l’accento italiano all’estero ma quasi la metà degli italiani vorrebbero liberarsi del proprio accento quando parlano una lingua straniera (il 45%, contro il 35% della media), a un 35% non importa e solo il 15% vorrebbe mantenerlo. E la sensazione si acuisce ulteriormente se si parla di carriera...
Tintoretto: A Rebel in Venice
Wednesday, January 22, 7:30PM. Morris Museum, 6 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown, NJ 07960. This film fully immerses audiences in the life of the last great artist of the Italian Renaissance.With the enchanting narrative voice of two-time Academy Award nominee Helena Bonham Carter, cinema audiences visit places that evoke and preserve the memory o...
Italy in the spotlight at Winter Fancy Food Show
Made in Italy food & beverage products confirm their leadership in the U.S. and at the Winter Fancy Food Show (19 to 21 January) at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. For the 2020 editions of Fancy Food (the Summer Fancy Food Show will take place in New York from June 28 to 30) the Specialty Food Association has appointed Italy as Partner Country...
Dantedì: Italy dedicates 25 March to Dante
Italy has established a national day dedicated to Dante Alighieri, known as the Father of the Italian language, to be marked each year on 25 March. The annual event, to be known as Dantedì, was approved by the Italian government following a proposal put forward by culture minister Dario Franceschini. The news comes as Italy prepares to celebrate th...
Kaley Cuoco Is An Italian Hottie On Green Vespa Scooter On Cobbled Rome Streets
Kaley Cuoco might have complained that she looked "too Midwest" as she played Penny on "The Big Bang Theory," but the actress is over in Europe right now. Kaley is shooting her new TV show "The Flight Attendant," and she's been keeping Instagram updated on the whole thing. FYI, if you need an insight into Kaley's experiences so far in Italy, they'v...
MIBACT – ENIT presentano il Piano Annuale del Turismo Italiano
L’Italia sfoggia i suoi primati e si prepara al 2020 con una strategia orientata a nuovi mercati e segmenti. Stando all’Ufficio Studi Enit sono oltre 360 milioni le notti trascorse nella Penisola fino ad ottobre 2019 (+4,4%) e che hanno apportato introiti per circa 40 miliardi. Il brand Italia ha attratto ben 3 milioni di partecipanti ad eventi org...
Mike Piazza honored by the Mets with 'Piazza Drive' now leading up to Clover Field
Mike Piazza took the first drive down the street named after him on Thursday, while participants from Mets fantasy camp cheered him on down Piazza Drive leading up to the also newly named Clover Park. Piazza, who the Mets aquired from the Marlins, and spent 8 years in 'the Big Apple' from 1998 to 2005. got emotional when looking up who Saint Lucie...
In pictures: Film star Robert De Niro
Acclaimed actor Robert De Niro is receiving a Life Achievement Award at this year's Screen Actors Guild Awards. The award is given annually to someone who fosters the "finest ideals of the acting profession." De Niro has been starring in films for more than 50 years. Gabrielle Carteris, president of the trade union SAG-AFTRA, called De Niro "one of...
Poggibonsi rende onore a Lewis Hubbard, il tenente americano che si sacrificò per liberare un pozzo
Il tenente Lewis R. Hubbard aveva 33 anni quel dannato 17 luglio del 1944. E quando si avvicinò alla mina nazista che ostruiva l’unico pozzo potabile e condannava la popolazione a una sete terribile, sapeva benissimo di rischiare la vita. Forse guardò il cielo e si raccomandò al Signore. Gridò ai suoi uomini, tre in tutto, di arretrare e si mise al...
San Francisco fans give big bravo to Museo Italo Americano with Tosca Cafe fundraiser
Like any good Italian family-style Sunday lunch, a passage from Dante Alighieri’s epic poem, “The Divine Comedy,” was eloquently recited by chef Dario Cecchini during a fundraiser at Tosca Cafe benefiting the Museo Italo Americano. Cecchini (the famous Italian butcher and Netflix star, resplendent in Italian-flag tricolor pants) then thanked the Ib...
WWF ranking: Ferrero’s palm oil is the most sustainable in the industry
In its recent Palm Oil Buyers Scorecard, which evaluates global companies for their support of sustainable palm oil, WWF lists Ferrero as number 1 out of 173. With a score of 21.5 out of 22, WWF ranks Ferrero as leading the industry of major global retailers, consumer goods manufacturers and food service companies. Ferrero is especially recognized...