Exclusive: The Italian masters meet Brooklyn hipsters in the twisted slasher, Psychotic!
There are few bigger influences on modern horror than 1960s Giallo films. Without Dario Argento, Mario Bava, Lucio Fulci and countless others, there would be no American slasher genre. Brooklyn filmmakers Maxwell Frey and Derek Gibbons are open about the genre's influence on their work, and you can see shades of the Italian masters (along with plen...
Carnival’s Roots in Italy: A Mardi Gras Interview with Giovanni Prosino
Ash Wednesday in Louisiana is a quiet day in which the celebrants of Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras, try to be penitent. Many may go to the Catholic church to be marked with a smudge of ashes and to hear the words, “From dust you came and to dust you shall return.” The church says it is the beginning of the season of Lent. Yet celebrants in many locations...
What one San Antonio chef learned after months in Italy
This past autumn, I was beyond lucky to spend a few months alongside 15 Culinary Institute of America students in the picturesque city of Ugento, Italy. Through a partnership with the Puglia Culinary Center, the CIA offers students an immersive semester abroad to eat, cook and live Italian cuisine. Ugento is located on the inside heel of the boot i...
With ITAM Lodge purchased, next goal is to link it to the Lake House Guest Cottages
A local contractor has purchased the ITAM Lodge on Waubeek Road, and intends to link the property to a multipurpose venue that he already owns and operates in Lanesborough. New owner Eric Taylor of Peru, who owns Restorations Inc. of Hinsdale, plans to connect the 4 1/2-acre site to the Lake House Guest Cottages of the Berkshires, which he opened i...
Alberto Savinio al cinema di New York
Il Center for Italian Modern Art (CIMA) di New York è ospita sino al 23 giugno la prima mostra da oltre vent’anni negli Stati Uniti sulle opere di Alberto Savinio (1891–1952). Lodato dal poeta e critico Guillaume Apollinaire come "genio multiforme del Rinascimento moderno", Savinio non fu solo un eccezionale artista visivo e un attivo membro dell’...
Review: Viàle Pizza & Kitchen Is a Must-Stop on South Colorado
There’s a first time for everything, and this time it was dancing. Not by me after discovering Viàle Pizza & Kitchen (which would have been unseemly for an anonymous restaurant critic), but by servers in a scene straight out of La La Land. One server was running late, and when she finally arrived, the other server broke into a grin and twirled her...
The Dark Horse: Marco Benvenuti
Even next to the most eccentric entrepreneurs, Marco Benvenuti is an outlier. He’s the guy in the red poncho in a sea of suits, darting nimbly between disparate topics of basketball, musical theater, and writing code. He’s the bull in the china shop—only this bull is driving an Alfa Romeo. But don’t let his showmanship fool you. “To do what I’ve do...
Milano, è Francesco Cirignotta il barbiere più bravo del mondo
Il Financial Times lo ha celebrato come il «barbiere più bravo del mondo». Anche Le Figaro ha parlato di lui, dell’«eleganza dei suoi servizi». Francesco Cirignotta, 53 anni, l’unico in Italia con tre diamanti d’oro (l’equivalente delle stelle Michelin), si definisce un «tricoesteta». Il suo salone, in viale Gabriele D’Annunzio 25, è diventato il t...
Chicago Symphony, Riccardo Muti extend contract until 2022
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra has extended its contract with renowned Italian conductor Riccardo Muti as its music director through the 2022 season. The orchestra made the announcement Tuesday. It says Muti's current contract goes through 2020 and the new contract will extend through August 2022. Muti said in a statement that he has "deep respect...
Staffer had perfect training for the Hill: 'My family likes to argue'
Name: Ivana Brancaccio - Hometown: Las Vegas - Position: Communications director for Rep. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev. - Age: 27 - Alma Mater: American University Washington Examiner:How did you begin working in politics? Brancaccio: I come from a big Italian family that likes to argue, so naturally in high school I joined the debate team, then volunteered...
‘Woman of the Year’ Giada De Laurentiis is ready to open Pronto at Caesars Palace
TV star chef Giada De Laurentiis has been spending a lot of time in Las Vegas since she opened her very first restaurant at the Cromwell on the Strip more than three years ago. She was back in town Saturday for an extra special occasion — Nevada Ballet Theatre’s 34th annual Black & White Ball at Wynn Las Vegas, where she was honored as “Woman of th...
Concert to Celebrate the 150th Anniversary of Gioachino Rossini's Death
When: Wednesday, February 28, 2018 At 6:00 pm - Where: PianoForte Studios 1335 S Michigan Ave Chicago - Organized by : Istituto Italiano di Cultura Chicago In collaboration with : PianoForte Foundation - Entrance : Free On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the death of Gioachino Rossini, the Italian Cultural Institute, in collaboration with...