IN THE MOOD IN OUR OWN WAY: a documentary written, produced, directed and narrated by LUCA MARTERA, edited by CARLA BRANDOLINI, linguistic consultant and additional voice narration FRANK PISATURO. A Sexual Radar Production, 2018 https://vimeo.com/296585302 From the ancient Italian tradition of the Great Opera Houses to the Neapolitan melodies of 20...

She is an icon of pop erotica, the sultry superstar who has gloried in basques throughout her career. And as she turns 60 on Thursday, chart queen Madonna will become the seductress who puts the Sex into sexagenarian. In four decades of flirting with controversy, she has sold more than 300 million albums – and is already busy on her hotly-­anticipa...

LADY Gaga said that she's planning to take a "rest" from music and "slow down for a moment for some healing." The pop star was in Toronto on Friday for a pair of concerts and to premiere a Netflix documentary about herself, "Gaga: Five Foot Two." The film, playing at the Toronto International Film Festival, chronicles her life, February's Super Bow...

Anyone who knows the history of Italian emigration in America says that the percentage of Abruzzesi who emigrated to the United States is far greater than the size of its territory and the number of its actual inhabitants, if compared with the other Italian regions. However, Abruzzo is among the first Italian regions, both for quality and quantity,...

Frankie Avalon was born Francis Thomas Avallone on September 18, 1940, in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to parents of Italian heritage. His song "Venus" became his first No. 1 single in 1959 and he released six more Top 40 records in that year alone.   Avalon was on U.S. television playing his trumpet by the time he was 11. Two singles sh...

"Una sveglia, una chiamata in raccolta". E' così che inizia, con un invito alla consapevolezza italica nel mondo, l'ultimo libro, edito da Marsilio, di Piero Bassetti Svegliamoci italici! Manifesto per un futuro glocal.   Sapere che nel mondo esistono gli italici, sapere che sono, attraverso una stima per difetto, oltre 250 milioni, sapere c...

Music has always had a crucial importance for the Italians in America. As a sentiment of strong attachment to the mother land and its traditions, or as a channel to express their passion; as a vehicle for revenge due to the success of the opera and then to the affirmation of the Italian artistic talent, from the Italian crooners of the 40s and the...

The U. S. is not only hamburgers and potato chips. They are starting to appreciate pasta as 77percent of Americans have it at least once a week, and 33 percent of them eats it three times a week. Some celebrities openly declared they are in favour of a pasta-based meal as it is healthy, environmentally friendly and promotes a well-balanced nutritio...

La commozione affiora attraverso gli occhi lucidi. L’abbraccio, per i tempi televisivi, è lungo. È standing ovation. Come una madre con la propria figlia sembrano stringersi. Sono Lady Gaga e Julie Andrews. E’ la serata degli Oscar. Cadono le maschere, spariscono le parrucche, niente trucco questa sera. Lady Gaga sembra interpretare se stessa. &nb...

"Roma è una città vivace al pari di New York, per questo punto a investire lì. Vorrei fare della Città Eterna la capitale italiana del fitness". Secondo quanto riportato e diffuso dal network televisivo Julienews, lo ha detto Madonna a margine della sua ultima apparizione pubblica in occasione del Met Gala, uno degli eventi più glamour del jet set...