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People usually find robots fascinating, especially when they look human like the iCub does. This outstanding example of the Italian progress in the fields of robotics, neuroscience and technology is the result of an EU-funded project started in 2004 at …

Si è appena conclusa con successo la retrospettiva cinematografica “Pasolini: a Film Series”, organizzata da Amelia Antonucci in collaborazione con Luce Cinecittà, Fondo P.P. Pasolini e Cineteca di Bologna, la quale ha proposto sei delle più belle pellicole originali restaurate …

La recente apertura della mostra delle opere della giovane artista italiana Elena Achilli, è stata un piacevole momento di incontro fra tanti appassionati di arte, sportivi e molti professionisti della vela in questo momento impegnati con le fasi finali della …

Ask any average American who Ninetto Davoli is, and you’ll likely get a blank stare.  Even fans of vintage foreign films may have a hard time remembering where they’ve heard that name before.  But ask an Italian or Italian film …

On Saturday, September 7, the Beverly Canon Gardens turned into an authentic Italian piazza featuring typical food, wine, coffee, and live music. On the occasion of “Sotto le Stelle” (Under the Stars), a special preview of the “Hit Week” festival …

L’arte contemporanea può affondare le sue origini in tecniche antichissime. A ricordarcelo sono le opere del pittore Danilo Giannoni, attualmente esposte alla galleria L.A. Artcore di Los Angeles. In occasione di questa mostra curata da Carolina Lio e organizzata dall’associazione …

Concetta Scolo was only a young teenager when she saved her brother from perishing in the violent torrential flood of Modica in 1902.  This cataclysmic event devastated the town of Modica, a southern Sicilian city nestled in a valley in …

Well, actually, it is still just for the super rich, but that doesn’t mean that we commoners can’t enjoy it, too. Last Wednesday night marked the pre-opening gala for the new exhibit at the de Young Museum in Golden Gate …

The George L. Graziadio Center for Italian Studies is proud to present a one-day conference on legendary Italian filmmaker Michelangelo Antonioni Saturday, Sept. 28, from 9:30 am to 6:00 pm. “1912-2013: 101 Years of Michelangelo Antonioni” is co-sponsored by the …

Bernadette Tarantino likes hot Italian.  Her sister Tina prefers sweet Italian.  Not just monikers, but actually their favorite sausage.   Pete F. Tarantino served as a GI stationed in England during World War II.  He fell in love with a …