Culture

St. (Padre) Pio of Pietrelcina is universally acclaimed as one of the most venerated contemporary saints of the Catholic Church. He was a friar of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, born in a little town in the South of …

Halloween is becoming more popular in Italy than Carnival, thanks to American TV. Teenaged zombies startle tourists in piazzas and frighten seniors in alleys. These pranks are harmless enough, but the spectacle reminds me of a more sinister masquerade: Benito …

My wife and I decided before our daughter was born that we wanted her to visit as many zoos, aquariums, parks and museums as possible.  Last month one of our excursions took us to the Queens Museum in New York …

“Ottima merce, ottimo servizio, profitto limitato”. Una risposta lapidaria accompagnava chiunque chiedesse informazioni ai fratelli Frank e Anthony sul loro successo imprenditoriale. E nelle tre frasi vi era tutta la saggezza e perspicacia di chi vedeva nella propria attività il …

How did Columbus determine the speed of his ship?  The ship’s speed was measured by throwing a piece of flotsam over the side at the bow of the ship. On the side of the ship were markers. As the ship …

We all watched Paolo Sorrentino’s Academy Award-winning film The Great Beauty, and we all dreamed of walking with the protagonist through the Rome’s magnificent Renaissance architecture. One of the most beautiful spots celebrated by the movie and loved by tourists from …

Dear Readers, When Christopher Columbus landed on the Caribbean island he later named San Salvador on October 12, 1492, a “New World” was discovered and the future history of the entire world was altered. “Grazie” to Signor M.A. and other …

Do you find it near impossible to drag your children to a museum in search of exposing them and yourself to the rich cultures upon which our modern societies were founded? Yes? No? Well, many do, and the developers at …

Dear Readers, L’Italo-Americano’s director, Simone Schiavinato, recently wrote that we must celebrate not only the discovery of America, but the Italian American spirit that pushes forward in Silicon Valley, startups that create high tech products made in Italy and relocated …

Bringing the dead back to life has long been the stuff of miracles and horror stories, strictly due to supernatural forces, whether good or evil.  However, starting with Galileo, the Father of Modern Science, people searched for a more naturalistic explanation …