The Italian Way. Addressing the Italian Stereotypes, Myth 9 – Opera Lovers
WTI Magazine #67 2015 September, 4Author : Elda Buonanno Foley Translation by: When talking about music and the melodious sound of the Italian language, we cannot but remind ourselves that Italy needs to be associated to "melodrama" and specifically, to the melodrama featured in Operas. Thus, here I am to address the stereotype of wh...
Charles Atlas: Italian of the Week
Angelo Siciliano was born in Acri, Calabria, Italy, on October 30, 1892. Eleven years later, he and his family traveled through Ellis Island and settled in Brooklyn, New York. As a young boy, Angelo was often teased and bullied about his small stature. He was inspired by statues of Greek and Roman gods that were housed in his neighborhood...
Nasce il tatuaggio hi-tech capace di leggere la salute del nostro corpo
di Maria Rosa Pavia La figlia di Francesco Greco, ricercatore all'Iit di Pontedera, aveva quattro anni e una vera passione per i tatuaggi temporanei, i «trasferelli» che rilasciano un'immagine sulla pelle bagnandoli con l'acqua. Greco in quel momento stava facendo una ricerca sui nano film polimerici e nella sua mente c'è stato un...
Sparta UNICO unveiling Columbus monument
By David Ddanzis The Sparta chapter of UNICO — the country's largest Italian-American service organization — will unveil a monument in honor of Christopher Columbus Monday morning at Dykstra Park. "We've been trying to do this for many years and it's finally becoming a reality," said Ken Carafello, Sparta UNICO president. "It...
Bruschetta, the Italian way of making toast: 10 tasty recipes
by Claudia Baroncelli It seems a new food trend has recently emerged on the scene, as toast is getting a foothold in our culinary habits with many cookbooks being released in 2015 alone. Easy and quick to prepare, you can show off and experiment with an endless combination of ingredients and toppings, for both classic and exotic toasts....
Italy Invades: How Italians Conquered the World
You are cordially invited to attend a lecture and book signing for Christopher Kelly and Stuart Laycock's new book entitled, "Italy Invades: How Italians Conquered the World" at the Italian American Museum on Thursday, October 29th. Refreshments will be servedAbout the Book: Recreating their success with America Invades, Christopher Kelly and...
MAKE IN ITALY. 50 Years of Italian Breakthroughs From the First PC to the First Space-Bound Espresso Machine
The Italian Cultural Institute is pleased to invite you to the opening of the exhibition: MAKE IN ITALY. 50 Years of Italian Breakthroughs From the First PC to the First Space-Bound Espresso Machine. Thursday, November 12, 2015, 6pm - Italian Cultural Institute - 686 Park Avenue - New York. RS...
Fucsia Nissoli (Pi), senza gli italiani all’estero siamo un’Italia a metà
di Maria Grazia Tramontano La deputata del gruppo "Per l'Italia" eletta all'estero nella circoscrizione Nord e Centro America, Fucsia Nissoli, a colloquio con Italiachiamaitalia.it racconta il suo lavoro, parla delle iniziative che porta avanti, spiega cosa sta facendo per tamponare i disagi dei connazionali residenti nella Repubblica Dome...
Jax rocks Mancini's grand reopening
by Cheryl Makin It was to Mancini Pizza that Jax headed, straight from the airport the day after the "American Idol" finale. Missing her favorite pizza, Jax and her family had dinner together that night. Less than a week later, on May 19, an early-morning fire shuttered Mancini Pizza. The news spread fast on social media with...
Italian Luxury Shoemaker Opening First U.S. Store in Manhattan
by Liam La Guerre Aquazzura, a high-end shoe retailer based in Italy, signed a 2,221-square-foot lease at 935 Madison Avenue for its first location in the United States, Commercial Observer has learned. The store will open February of next year at the base of the residential property between East 74th and 75th Streets. The space incl...
Sweet and savory: SCCC’s Chef Rocco Verrigni builds on family Christmas Eve traditions
By Siobhan Connally If you ask Chef Rocco Verrigni, a professor of culinary arts at Schenectady County Community College, to talk about holiday meals, you'll find his tastes are firmly rooted in childhood. "I feel very fortunate to have grown up in a multi-generational Italian home where food was important, but also in a household with a...
It Was A Very Good Year
By Rebecca Winzenried As Lincoln Center and The New York Philharmonic celebrate Frank Sinatra's centennial, on December 3, we revisit 1943, when "The Voice" was on the ascendant and performed with this orchestra. The summer of 1943 was a watershed for Frank Sinatra. The 27-year-old singer's solo career was skyrocketing, on th...