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They made their names with A Fistful of Dollars, the first in a series of spaghetti westerns that became classics of 20th-century cinema. But the Italian director Sergio Leone had such a poor grasp of English that, between takes, he would repeatedly rely on the words “watch me” before miming whatever he wanted from his leading man, Clint Eastwood,...

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Al Ferrara, an outfielder who won World Series championships in 1963 and 1965 with the Dodgers, died Friday. He was 84. Ferrara, nicknamed "The Bull," made his major league debut for the Dodgers on July 30, 1963, and remained in the organization through 1968. He batted .256 with 23 home runs in 249 games over five seasons with Los Angeles. During t...

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With a dinner hosted by the Ambassador of Italy to the US, Mariangela Zappia, the series of over fifty events organized by Italy’s diplomatic-consular network, the Italian Cultural Institutes, and Italian Trade Agency offices in the United States began to celebrate the ninth annual Week of Italian Cuisine in the World, themed “Mediterranean Diet an...

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Friday November 22, 2024 | 8:00 pm. The Broad Stage, Santa Monica, California. Tickets here. Los Angeles will continue the celebrations of Sophia Loren's 90th birthday with a not to be missed musical extravaganza featuring tenor Pasquale Esposito accompanied by the Los Angeles Virtuosi Orchestra conducted by Maestro Carlo Ponti.  The program will p...

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The Watts Towers are an extraordinary symbol of immigrant resilience and artistic ambition and are, today, one of Los Angeles’ most beloved and unique landmarks. Conceived and built over three decades by Italian immigrant Sabato “Simon” Rodia, the Towers capture the cultural fusion of his Italian roots with the creative and lively world of Los Ange...

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IEEE Life Fellow Gerard J. “Jerry” Foschini, a Bell Labs researcher for more than 50 years, died on 17 September, 2023, at the age of 83. Foschini made groundbreaking contributions to the field of wireless communications that improved the quality of networks and paved the way for several important IEEE standards. In the early 1990s he helped to dev...

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Wednesday, November 20 · 5 - 7pm PST. Pepperdine University, 24255 Pacific Coast Highway Malibu, CA. 17:00-18:00 Reception of Olive Oil and Balsamic Vinegar tastings. 18:00-19:00 Panel Discussion. In celebration of the 9th annual Week of Italian Cuisine in the World, the Consulate General of Italy in Los Angeles, the Italian Cultural Institute, COM...

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Creative Minds: Italian American Inventors and Innovators. On view November 2024 – October 2025. Italian American Museum of Los Angeles (IAMLA) - 644 North Main Street, Los Angeles, CA. From the jacuzzi and the telephone to the nuclear reactor and the Big Mac, Italian American inventors and innovators have impacted our lives in ways great and small...

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On Saturday, November 2, 2024 in the San Martino Buon Albergo municipal Donini room headquarters, Mayor Giulio Furlani along with Federazione Italiana Baseball Softball (FIBS) President Andrea Marcon welcomed Los Angeles Angels pitcher Samuel Aldegheri home and debuted ‘Diamante Azzurro II’, the literary work by Riccardo Schiroli on the history of...

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Intense, exciting, formative days, those that the Limitless Device team experienced in the United States. An experience in which the Apulian start-up presented itself as an ambassador of Italian Excellence in the field of sustainable mobility, after winning the call "LoveITDetroit - The Perfect Pitch ” in Rome, promoted by Reputation Research in co...

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