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The Hollywood Walk of Fame is well known throughout the world but not many people know who was behind the scenes creating the famous pink stars that catch our eye as we walk down Hollywood Boulevard.   The man with careful attention to details was Bill Paternostro. Whenever the various artists, whether from a television, movie, or singing ba...

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Europe's oldest functioning opera house, the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples, donated several of its priceless opera costumes to San Francisco's Academy of Art University in May 2014 as part of the ongoing project of strengthening the bonds between the two cities, exemplified by last year's joint performance of Verdi's Requiem by SF Opera and the San...

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Katie Holmes has shared her admiration for Alessandra Facchinetti. Katie Holmes loves the "elegance" in Alessandra Facchinetti's work. The Italian fashion designer had a dinner thrown in her honour in SoHo, Manhattan, earlier this week. She was named creative director of luxury shoes and leather goods company Tod's last February and Katie, wh...

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Raccogliendo l'eredità della vecchia (DEALEXPO), AIMEXPO è la principale manifestazione per il settore motociclistico negli USA ed è aperta sia al trade che al pubblico degli appassionati. La prima edizione si è svolta nel 2013 ed è stata organizzata su una superficie espositiva di circa 68.000 mq.   Gli espositori sono stati 379, in rappres...

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October 17, 10:30 am — 12:00 pm, Westchester Italian Cultural Center - 24 Depot Square - Tuckahoe, New York.    The history of glass-making in Venice is almost as old as the city itself. The Island of Murano, just a 10 minute boat ride off the coast of Venice, is home to this world famous glass. Here for over 700 yea...

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The average life expectancy in the United States is approximately 78 years old. Americans live longer, with better diets and improved health care, than ever before, but only 0.02% will hit the century mark.   To understand how people can live longer throughout the world, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine h...

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The Yoox Group said on Tuesday that it had agreed to merge with its luxury e-commerce rival Net-a-Porter in an all-share deal. The transaction would create an online luxury fashion retailer from two companies that combined to post revenue of 1.3 billion euros, or about $1.4 billion, in 2014, Yoox said. The new company would be called Yoox Net-...

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The U.S. edition of the Made in Italy Awards 2015 will take place on September 2015, in New York, in the presence of a vast audience of Italian and American business, institutions and celebrities. The Made in Italy Awards 2015 is under the patronage of the Italian Trade Agency, ITA which is the government organization promoting the internationaliz...

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Fiat's decision to spin off 10 percent of the 86-year-old brand has prompted speculation about Ferrari's modern legacy—but sometimes the best way to predict the future is to study the past. According to Hagerty, vintage Ferraris have gained seven times their value since 2006.   Even relatively contemporary models (think Ferrari Testarossa) h...

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The latest trend hitting the runway at New York Fashion Week is sparkling, crisp and comes in a glass. Two of Italy's creative powerhouses, Italia Independent and famed Italian wine maker, Marco Fantinel, launch their newest project, The Independent Prosecco, in the U.S. this fall.    The Italian fashion group is known for their sophist...

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