Outside the Neighborhood: Reading Italy Through Elena Ferrante
Near the beginning of My Brilliant Friend, the first of Elena Ferrante's series of novels about a complicated friendship between two women from the slums of Naples, the girls, then in elementary school, play hooky and sneak out of "the neighborhood," their claustrophobic network of courtyards and stairwells filled with violence and poverty. Lenú an...
What's up with WTI: Editorial # 55
WTI Magazine #55 2015 March, 6Author : Umberto Mucci Translation by: Today I'm very pleased to announce you the brand new John Cabot University and We The Italian's Italian-American Heritage Scholarship. In order to recognize this important tie between Italy and the U.S., as well as the legacy that Italian immigrants to the United St...
Italian Pianist Alessio Bax Tackles St. Patrick’s Day – Tuesday, March 17, at 7:30 p.m
You’d be hard-pressed to find any blarney when Italian-born pianist Alessio Bax joins the Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra (SBCO) this St. Patrick’s Day — unless you count the craft beer tasting event afterward, open to subscribers. The first half of the concert, however, belongs to conductor Heiichiro Ohyama and the orchestra, who will cel...
Lamborghini collaborates with suitmaker to create custom apparel
Italian automaker Lamborghini is expanding its offerings in a new collaboration with Italian suitmaker d'Avenza. Together the brands will offer consumers the ultimate customization experience, giving them the ability to design their own Lamborghini and a bespoke suit to match. Pairing up with a luxury apparel brand like d'Avenza to offer new p...
April 30, Save the date: Berkeley chiama Italia, the first symposium of the Italian Society at Berkeley
Since the days of Nobel Laureate Emilio Segrè, Italian researchers have played a prominent role in academic endeavors at UC Berkeley, in California, and in the United States. With this event (planned as the first in a series of discussions), we would like to share successful stories of Berkeley Italian researchers, stories that show how Italian cul...
Poppi Castle, the Campaldino Battle, and History's Irony
The battle of Campaldino between some twenty thousand men – Ghibellines mostly from Arezzo and Guelphs from Florence – was fought right in front of the Conti Guidi Castle, also known as Poppi Castle, in the province of Arezzo. On the Florentine side, a twenty-four-year-old Dante Alighieri served with his hometown's "feditori", an aristocra...
Massimo Didonna to Make Off-Broadway Debut in MY BIG GAY ITALIAN FUNERAL
Massimo Didonna is set to take on the role of "Ezio" in the hit Off-Broadway comedy "My Big Gay Italian Funeral" now in it's second year, opposite creator Anthony J. Wilkinson. Didonna is certainly no stranger to knowing how to entertain an audience and is ready to take on his first official acting role as the outspoken nightclub and funeral home o...
A new treasure trove of 20th century wonders for Parma's “villa of masterpieces”
They call it "the villa of masterpieces": from Gentile da Fabriano to Dürer, Titian and Van Dyck, from Canova to the upsetting group portrait by Goya - not to mention Monet, Cézanne, Morandi, de Chirico, Burri and many more - musicologist and collector Luigi Magnani's villa just outside Parma, surrounded by a park, harbors many treasures. Visitors...
Emigra con tre dollari in tasca e fa fortuna con i forni a legna
È emigrato a 20 anni negli Stati Uniti con tre dollari in tasca, poi ha messo in piedi un'azienda, produttrice di forni per la cottura a legna, che esporta in tutto il mondo. Renato Riccio,67 anni, pontremolese, trasferitosi a Dallas, non ha mai dimenticato le origini. Da ragazzo sognava di diventare Paul McCartney perché suonava la chitar...
You're invited to Little Italy winetasting with La Rusticana
Little Italy San Jose FoundationWednesday, May 27, 2015 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM (PDT)San Jose, CA Little Italy San Jose is pleased to bring back our popular wine tasting events in our Piazza Piccola Italia. La Rusticana D'Dorsa winery of Los Gatos has been a supporter of Little Italy San Jose for several years and we have had the pleasure of pouri...
Gourmet Italian Presents Ariosto Seasoning from Italy
Online Italian food specialist, Gourmet Italian, is thrilled to offer the entire line of Ariosto seasonings at GourmetItalian.com. Ariosto has been making their exceptional products out of Reggio Emilia, Italy, since the 1960s, and started as a restaurant specializing in roasting meats. Today they use the same traditional techniques a...
Vegas: Italian Paul & Shark Lands at the Forum Shops at Caesars
by Susan Stapleton Italian-based fashion house Paul & Shark debuted its first Las Vegas boutique inside the Forum Shops at Caesars. Founded in 1975 by the Dini family and synonymous with Italian elegance and style, Paul & Shark offers a comprehensive range of sportswear, smart casual and luxury clothing designed to meet both profes...