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June 2nd, 1946, seventy-seven years ago, marked a historical moment that Italy celebrates as its National Day. The picture – which later became a “symbol” of the event and was published on Il Nuovo Corriere della Sera – portrays a young woman …

His grandparents, originally from Reggio Calabria, met and married in Australia, where they had migrated after the war. Comedian Joe Avati grew up in Five Dock, Sydney, Australia, but his profound Italian heritage has always been at the heart of his stand-up …

“Like a soundtrack to our lives, music is a faithful commentary on our customs and society. Listening to it again helps us better understand our history and who we are, and explain it to a foreign audience. Across latitudes, music …

Salvatore “Salvo” Maniscalcoworked his whole life as a hairstylist in Chicago, after immigrating to the United States with his family from Cefalù, Sicily, at the age of 15. His son, Sebastian Maniscalco, a renowned comedian who has achieved incredible success selling …

The Adventures of Pinocchio is not only a children’s fairy tale but also a coming-of-age novel that has become a timeless classic. Known to all as a brat who tells lies and grows a nose, Pinocchio is a naive and …

Joe DiMaggio was a first-generation Italian kid, working the shores of Fisherman’s Wharf in Northern San Francisco from dawn to dusk with his four brothers.  Due to difficult economic conditions, Joe had to help his fisherman father, but from an …

CADRE is a project that started in 2020 and is currently developing a trio of miniature rovers – each about the size of a carry-on suitcase – that will explore the Moon by taking simultaneous measurements from multiple points. Their peculiarity? …

The sculpture Giraffa Artificiale is finally on display at the Natural History Museum in Milan after being restored thanks to a project initiated by the Getty Conservation Institute in collaboration with Museo del Novecento, Museum of Culture of Milano (MUDEC) and Centro Conservazione e Restauro La Venaria Reale. …

Years of seeing Walt Disney’s name on movies and souvenir cards from Disneyland made Fabrizio Mancinelli want to work for Walt Disney someday. At the age of 18, he sent a demo CD of his work to Roy E. Disney and received …

After premiering at the 79th Venice Film Festival and internationally at the 47th Toronto Film Festival last year, the movie Amanda finally had its USA release. Written and directed by Italian Carolina Cavalli, the film was a critical success and it was …