Culture

“We are honest Italians”, Tuscan olive oil producers replied, sending bottles of their extra virgin olive oil to the New York Times after its campaign against the quality (and credibility) of one of the most famous products associated with the …

Genealogical research, after all, revolves about names.  The names of ancestors and relatives are the keys that connect us to them, and help to put flesh and bones on the dry statistics we may find.  To identify individuals, most western …

Barack Obama will not meet Enrico Letta, as planned on his European tour in March. When he comes, to meet with the Pope as well, he will find another premier instead.    Italy is changing its government once again. After …

Dear Readers, The San Francisco 49ers’ quest for their first Super Bowl title in nearly two decades evaporated a few Sundays ago when they came up 18 yards short, in a 23-17 loss to the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC …

Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone, Marines from the Apulia region, are in India awaiting charges for the murder of two Indian fishermen after allegedly mistaking them for pirates and opening fire on their fishing trawler while they were guarding the …

She said she felt she had been “hit by a train” and “could not believe” what was happening. Once again, Amanda Knox was found guilty for the 2007 murder of British student Meredith Kercher in Perugia, when both were there …

A più di quarant’anni dalla sua scomparsa, Walt Disney ancora vive nell’immaginario collettivo e nei ricordi d’infanzia degli italiani come celebre padre di Topolino e primo creatore di lungometraggi d’animazione, sonori e a colori, che ancora oggi commuovono ed emozionano …

This Valentine’s Day falls on the full moon. Every dog from Rome’s 22 rioni will howl until the Seven Hills echo with their cries. Small packs roam the city at night. Some beg scraps from commuters at Termini Station. Others congregate around …

Rome, Florence, Pisa, Volterra, and Venice suffered heavy  consequences from days of heavy rain: Venice submerged, Pisan towns partially evacuated, medieval walls collapsed, and Romans escaping to rooftops following landslides and floods of the rivers Tiber and Arno. The severe …

Il firmamento di Hollywood è coperto di stelle tra le quali tante di cognome italiano, e solo per citare qualche esempio: Rodolfo Valentino, Capra, Minelli,  Sinatra, Pacino, De Niro, Stallone,  Scorsese, Coppola, Travolta,  Di Caprio, Ida Lupino, Tea Leoni, Marisa …