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  • Events: Reports

    Presentation of the Italian Fiction Week. And See Rome Tomorrow at Saint Patrick's Cathedral

    Benedetta Grasso(January 20, 2010)
    On the occasion of "Rai Fiction Week 2010", and as part of a promotional initiative dedicated to the beauties of Italy, the Italian Government Tourist Board with Rome City Council and Lazio Regional Council organized "Toccata e fuga", an event featuring a mobile set of shows taking place on January 21 (12:00 pm) at Saint Patrick’s Cathedral on 5th Avenue. The public will be guided in an imaginary journey through the culture and the streets of Rome. Zeffirelli's "Homage to Rome" was screened during the press conference organized on January 19 at RAI's headquarters in New York to present the 4th Edition of the festival.
  • Facts & Stories

    The Guido Controversy: Dirty Laundry and Deep Rugs. An Interview with Gianfranco Norelli

    Ottorino Cappelli(January 20, 2010)
    The Director of “Pane Amaro” (Bitter Bread), an acclaimed doumentary about the life and history of early Italian immigrats in the U.S., talks about whether sweeping dirt under the rug is the way to deal with undesirable facts. His film touched upon several diffucult topics, including he lynching of thirty-nine Italian immigrants across the United States between 1886 and 1916. “Occasionally you do find some people who, when faced with difficult, uneasy subjects, react by closing their eyes; they prefer not to know about them and even try to prevent you from talking about them. They use a metaphor, you know, they say that we shouldn’t ‘wash our dirty laundry in public’. And I think it doesn’t advance the conversation. I do believe that we need to explore difficult issues such as this."
  • Op-Eds

    Real Italians

    Joey Skee(January 20, 2010)
    A social scientist’s take on guidos, prominenti, and intellectual inquiry.
  • Events: Reports

    50 Italians and Anna Frank to Honor Remembrance Day

    Benedetta Grasso(January 19, 2010)
    On the occasion of the 65th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz in 1945, the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute of CUNY has organized the screening of two movies: "50 ITALIANI. The men who Saved 50,000 Jewish Lives" and "Memories of Anna Frank" (January 20, 11:30 am and 6:00 pm). The two events are part of the 4th edition of Rai Fiction Week (January 19-22, 2010)
  • Francesco Maria Talò - Montclair University (NJ)
    Life & People

    Italian Excellence. A Field for Every Alphabetical Letter

    Marina Melchionda(December 14, 2009)
    On December 2nd the Consul General Francesco Maria Talò gave the lecture "From Pizza to PhD, from Dante to DNA: updating the image of Italy" before a large audience of students at Montclair University (NJ). He catalogued the main Italian accomplishments of both the past and the present in alphabetical order, and talked about them with the support of a slide show presentation. Enjoy some moments of the event with our audio-slideshow!
  • Life & People

    Italy on Madison Avenue. Shop Until You Drop!

    Margherita Pagani(December 12, 2009)
    The initiative “Made in Italy on Madison” was launced by the Italian Trade Commission with the collaboration of Madison Avenue Business Improvement District and Hearst Magazines. It aims to celebrate the quality, and artistry of Made in Italy products, through the organization of a large number of events hosted by the 32 participating businesses.
  • Art & Culture

    New York: an Apple or a Beast?

    Marina Melchionda(December 09, 2009)
    On Dec. 7 the Italian Journalist and Photographer Michele Molinari presented his book Nella pancia della bestia (In the Belly of the Beast) at Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò. What is life like in NY? How did it change him? Why did he decide to go away? Find all the answers in this book, a disenchanted and often ironic recount of his experience in the Big Apple, where he lived for eight years before moving to Buenos Aires
  • Gianluca Galletto
    Facts & Stories

    Italy Today. Analyzing the Viruses Sickening the Country

    Marina Melchionda(December 03, 2009)
    The book “Italy Today. Politics, economy, and society” is a collection of essays that analyzes various aspects of the present Italian social, political and economical situation, singling out the structural components that make the country “the sick man of Europe”. The work was presented on November 20th at Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò
  • Art & Culture

    New York. NICE Festival 2009… After the Funds-Cut

    Marina Melchionda(December 01, 2009)
    What are the consequences of the cut of public funds on the national Cinema industry in Italy? We asked Mrs. Viviana del Bianco, the organizer of the NICE (New Italian Cinema Events) Festival, during the press conference inaugurating its 2009 edition. Find in the article information about the movies running this year. Among them, Viola di Mare by Donatella Maiorca was presented at the Italian Cultural Institute of NY on November 10th, 2009
  • Events: Reports

    Italy Today. A Book about the Sick Man of Europe

    Gianluca Galletto(November 19, 2009)
    Not denying the importance of an analysis of Berlusconi and of 'Berlusconismo', the book "Italy Today, the Sick Man of Europe" focuses on other considerations to avoid the strong, recurrent and easy temptation to place all of Italy’s faults on Berlusconi’s shoulders. It will be presented on November 20 (6 pm) at Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò

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