Giulia Louise Steigerwalt
On February 18th 1564, Michelangelo Buonarroti died at the age of 88 just three weeks before his 89th birthday. He was a genius, universally recognized as one of the major artists of all time who influenced not only Italian culture, …
In 1954 a group of intellectuals and movie buffs decided to organize a film festival in one of the most beautiful regions of Italy, Sicily. Today after 60 years the Festival di Taormina (Taormina Film Fest) has just finished celebrating …
Unfortunately on June 24th Italy lost 1-0 to Uruguay in their Group D World Cup match. The defeat meant that Italy was eliminated from the 2014 World Cup tournament. Yet, besides the disappointment of the many Italians who were following …
La Croisette, movie stars, photographers, premieres, parties and a portrait of Marcello Mastroianni from Fellini’s movie 8 ½ looking straight at you from his dark glasses slightly lowered on his nose: Cannes 2014. Looks like Italian cinema is living a …
Every two years, on even years, the Venice Biennale of Architecture takes place in Venice in two beautiful locations, the “Giardini” and the “Corderie dell’Arsenale”. The same organization produces the well-known Venice Film Festival and the Venice Biennale, a contemporary …
James Joseph Gandolfini, or maybe we should call him Giacomo Giuseppe Gandolfini, is one of those actors you can’t think about without helping a smile appearing on your face. From his last name, it’s quite obvious he had Italian origins …
For those unfamiliar with the design world, the name Massimo Vignelli doesn’t mean much. But if shown the logos of American Airlines or Ford, or a shopping bag from Bloomingdale’s, it becomes clear immediately how much Massimo Vignelli’s work is …
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