How to order a coffee in Italian sign language
People with hearing impairments will soon be able to order a coffee more easily in bars in Trieste, thanks to a special menu in sign language. The menu is styled as a 'visual dictionary' that can be used as a clear and unambiguous tool for deaf people and bar staff to communicate with each other. This is the aim of the project "Listen with...
Incontro storico dei Sangiacomesi
Uno storico incontro dei Sangiacomesi nel mondo ha avuto luogo in occasione dell'80mo anniversario della fondazione del sodalizio di Monte San Giacomo (Sa) in Hoboken, New Jersey. Ha dato lustro all'evento un gruppo dal Comune di San Giacomo, capeggiato dal primo cittadino Raffaele Accetta, il vice presidente Pro Loco Antonietta Romano, il...
Riccardo Muti is the man behind the wheel of the Chicago Symphony
by Patrick Neas When music is led by a great conductor like Arturo Toscanini, Wilhelm Furtwängler or Herbert von Karajan, it is charged with an electricity missing from performances led by lesser talents. Riccardo Muti belongs in that pantheon of great conductors. In a Muti performance, whether live, on radio or on a recording, one i...
Italian Cinema in the Present Tense - program
Italian Cinema in the Present Tense: New Narrative Practices from Adaptation to Transmedia and Transnational Cinema. A Seminar in Honor of Millicent Marcus. Special Guest: Susanna Nicchiarelli, Film Director. Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster PA 17604-3003, November 13 – 14, 2015 PROGRAM Friday, Nove...
Bocce Extravaganza
Join us for a Bocce Extravaganza: Meet & Watch the #1 Ranked Bocce Player in the World, Gianluca Formicone - * 7 World Bocce Championships, *9 Italian Championships, * 6 European Championships, *17 Gold Medals. Friday November 20, 2015 at 6:00 pm Prime Rib Special $24.99 (includes salad, rice, vegetable and d...
Italian cuisine: Stuffed Baked Apples
WTI Magazine #73 2015 November 27Author : Paola Lovisetti Scamihorn Translation by: A delicious autumn dessert, low in calories and perfect if you want to have something sweet without feeling guilty. Stuffed baked apples are surprisingly easy to prepare, yet are definitely impressive and delicious to eat. They are filled with almonds...
ItalyntheBox: Culinary Gems from Italy Delivered to your Doorstep
INTRODUCING THE BEST ARTISANAL ITALIAN FOOD PRODUCTS NOW AVAILABLE AT YOUR DOORSTEP. On behalf of our friends and supporters, Giovanni Colavita and Alessio Rossi, we would like to tell you about a new and exciting Kickstarter crowd-funding campaign for ItalyntheBox. We think it's a fantastic concept and would like to share it wi...
Bronzino: Allegorical Portrait of Dante
Nell'Anniversario dalla nascita di Dante Alighieri, l'Istituto Italiano di Cultura di New York organizza la mostra Bronzino: Allegorical Portrait of Dante, offrendo così la possibilità alla Grande Mela di scoprire il sommo poeta e la tradizione artistica e culturale della Firenze del '500. "Quando sono stato nominato direttore dell'Istitut...
Marco's Pizza Franchise Expands in New Mexico
Marco's Pizza is seeking entrepreneurs who want a piece of the hot New Mexico restaurant market. Prime locations are available, and Marco's is actively seeking franchisees to bring fresh, Ah!thentic, Italian-style pizza to the Land of Enchantment. Job growth is up 1.2 percent in New Mexico, making it a great spot for new businesses like Marco'...
Tony Bennett's a classic who's contemporary
by Vanessa Franko With a velvety voice that has spanned generations, Tony Bennett is a true icon of American music. The 89-year-old crooner had his first No. 1 hit 65 years ago with "Because of You," and while his career continued to skyrocket with songs such as "Rags to Riches" and "I Left My Heart in San Francisco," he also managed...
Branded: Italian Americans as WWII 'Enemies'
by Lawrence W. DiStasi I am the author of four previous books: Mal Occhio: The Underside of Vision (North Point Press: 1981), Dream Streets: The Big Book of Italian American Culture (Harper & Row: 1989), Una Storia Segreta: The Secret History of Italian American Evacuation and Internment During World War II (Heyday Books: 2001), and Esty: A No...
I pantaloni Pt Torino sbarcano a New York
by Giuseppe Bottero Quattrocento metri quadrati nel centro di New York, al numero 171 di Madison Avenue. Cover 50 sbarca in America dalla porta principale, con una nuova società - Pt Usa Corp - e uno showroom che verrà aperto nel cuore della via dello shopping. «È un passo importante, coerente con la nostra strategia di internazio...