Culture

Quello che lega Francesco De Pinedo agli Stati Uniti è un anno, il 1927, e un lago, il lago Roosevelt in Arizona. In quello specchio d’acqua, il 16 aprile, l’idrovolante Santa Maria andò in fiamme, a causa di una banale …

Guido Piovene, scrittore e giornalista vicentino, fu in America tra l’autunno del 1951 e quello dell’anno seguente.    Viaggiava a briglie sciolte per gli States, e dal suo viaggiare trasse oltre un centinaio di articoli di varia natura, che venivano …

Rome’s Nativity. April 21st in the year 753 B.C. The legend tells of a founding at the hands of Romulus and Remus, sons of Rhea Silvia and Mars, belonging to the dynasty of Alba Longa, founded by Ascanio son of …

When Lorenzo II de Medici’s only child, Catherine, was born in Florence in 1519, he had no idea she would someday be France’s greatest queen.  Both he and her mother died shortly after, and she was raised by relatives, who …

In a month, the European Parliament Elections will be held in all member states, including Italy. Europe is going to vote in a climate of economic crisis which has especially gripped the Mediterranean states, but that could involve the idea …

Two of the most popular and beloved Popes in the history of Roman Catholicism, Blessed John XXIII and John Paul II, were declared Saints on April 27, 2014. Such a crucial moment in the spiritual life of millions couldn’t but …

I recently had the chance to spend some time in various cities in the United States and Canada, where I attended several community events and celebrations. These are great opportunities for me to get in touch with my constituents and …

Today, most Western names consist of one or more given names combined with a family name, or surname. Surnames are a relatively recent phenomenon in human history.  Nobility and landowners may have had identifying names besides their given names, but ordinary …

Dear Readers, Rosaria Restaurant, in Saugus, Massachusetts, named after owner Joe Pace’s mother, Rosaria, who hailed from Abruzzo, the region known for its “forte ma gentile popolo” was the site of a “Ciao Italia Mary Ann Esposito Foundation Benefit Dinner” …

“Eight hours of work, eight of leisure, eight of sleep” was the slogan coined in Australia in 1855 and proposed by the First International in Geneva in 1866. May 1st festivity comes from a moment of international intense fight of …