Twenty years later, we’re still talking about the Sopranos
Twenty years ago, mobster Tony Soprano walked into a psychiatrists office and glued over 10 million Americans to their television sets for the next eight years in one of the most groundbreaking shows in history. Fans of “The Sopranos” can relive their love and passion for TV’s greatest mob story at WORD Jersey City on Tuesday, Jan. 8, at 7:30 p.m.,...
La Giornata della Bandiera, il Tricolore compie 222 anni
Si celebra la "Giornata nazionale della Bandiera" istituita 22 anni fa per ricordare la nascita del nostro Tricolore che compie 222 anni. Si festeggia ogni anno il 7 gennaio, con le celebrazioni ufficiali presso il Palazzo del Quirinale e a Reggio Emilia. Seguono poi varie iniziative culturali che coinvolgono la società civile. Quest'anno a celebra...
Jerome Krase (Author of America’s Little Italies: Past, Present and Future)
There is a fascination in the concept of Little Italy that still exists today, when many of these Italian neighborhoods are no longer there. Outdated, but only in some cities, the principle of physically limiting an area of the city according to Italian criteria, the concept of being together, making communities and proudly celebrating their origin...
Scholarship Reflections - Study Abroad Recaps from 2018 Culinary Student Recipients
The Italian Cultural Institute of Louisville is proud to offer annual scholarships to further students' studies and passion for Italian language and culture. This past year, the ICI—in partnership with the Italian-American Association of Louisville—was pleased to honor Vincenzo and Agostino Gabriele and their contributions to the Louisville culinar...
‘The Sopranos Sessions’ Goes Inside Groundbreaking HBO Show
There may be no show in the history of television that changed the art form more than The Sopranos. It ushered in an era of brooding antiheroes and complex, serialized storytelling that still thrives today, with an ever-growing roster of imitators (a few worthy, many not). When the show debuted on January 10, 1999, Alan Sepinwall and Matt Zoller Se...
Delta And Alitalia May Merge After Executives Meet For Talks
Exciting rumors from the world of Aviation; Delta and Alitalia might merge after their executives revealed an upcoming meeting in Atlanta. Unlike previous talks with Air France and Etihad, both of which lost plenty of money helping Alitalia, this deal might be fully supported by the Italian government, as it would not threaten jobs in the home coun...
When money is tight, she turns the cuisine of her Italian roots
Maybe you are one of the hundreds of thousands of people not getting your paycheck, thanks to the government shutdown. Maybe you feel squeezed after a holiday spending frenzy, or you've been watching the stock market the past few weeks and are worried about your 401(k). Right about now, a lot of us are feeling anxious about money. I know I am. A...
"Green Book" Marks New Chapter For Editor Patrick J. Don Vito
Editor Patrick J. Don Vito’s latest collaboration with director/writer/producer Peter Farrelly is quite a departure from what’s been their comedic norm. But this new turn in some respects wasn’t all that surprising to Don Vito who recalled telling his wife when he was working on the Farrelly TV pilot for Cuckoo that he’d love to see the director ge...
A Las Vegas carica di start up italiane
Nel 2018 fu un successo per la delegazione italiana, dunque stavolta TILT (The Italian lab for technology) ci riprova e torna a Las Vegas portando con sé le migliori startup tecnologiche nazionali al Ces 2019, la maggiore fiera tecnologica dell'elettronica di consumo. La missione italiana dall'altisonante titolo 'Made in Italy, The Art of Technolog...
“Patto di amicizia” tra l’IC Castiglionese e il distretto scolastico di Palm Beach, Florida
Palm Beach e Castiglion Fiorentino più vicini grazie alla firma del “Patto di Amicizia” tra l’Istituto Comprensivo Città di Castiglion Fiorentino e la direzione del Distretto Scolastico della Contea di Palm Beach, Florida. La firma del “protocollo di amicizia” è avvenuta ieri sera nella sala San Michele alla presenza del sindaco Mario Agnelli, dell...
Leonardo Luccone - Remembering Boston’s Great Molasses Flood
January 15 - 6 p.m. IAM Books - 189 North St, Boston 02113. Leonardo Luccone – Remembering Boston’s Great Molasses Flood. Sugary-sweet molasses turned deadly on January 15, 1919, when a holding tank burst and sent 2.3 million gallons of the sticky liquid sweeping through the streets of Boston. The source of what became known as the “Great Molasses...
Douglas POW Camp: #ThisWeekInWYHistory
In the small, sleepy community of Douglas, Wyoming, a solitary building stands alone, occupying a plot of land on the western side of town, just off of Interstate 25. At a glance, the building is nothing spectacular; stucco has replaced the original asbestos walls and the gable roof has been covered with asphalt shingles. An enclosed porch and nota...