LIFE & PEOPLE

Imagine migrating to a land you don’t know the language of. This is the reality that millions of Italians have faced when they moved to the United States after the unification of Italy, in 1861, and on. “Ticketta” said the …

The Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco recently welcomed Italian author Michele Cecchini who presented his acclaimed novel, “Per Il Bene Chi Ti Voglio” to a Bay Area audience.  The novel, now in its fourth printing, speaks of the bittersweet …

Although, to date, the time machine is unfortunately just a sci-fi device, everybody can travel back to the past era of Roman Empire, simply by driving to the Getty Villa, in Malibu. The new, exciting and comprehensive exhibition, Roman Mosaics …

While the Game Developers Conference marked its 30th edition from March 16 to March 18 in San Francisco, Italy got a special spot in the event thanks to twelve companies selected to represent the Italian Game Industry. Considered one of …

Michelangelo’s paintings in the Sistine Chapel in the  Vatican are without a doubt the most celebrated paintings in Italy. The Sistine Chapel takes its name from the pope who consecrated it, Pope Sixtus IV, on August 15, 1493. But it …

In the life of an actor there is plenty of competition, plenty of rejection, plenty of obstacles to overcome. Even more so when you are a foreigner. Going to auditions may seem tough; but if one really loves the craft, …

For whoever has chosen to settle in North America, to carry on his/her scientific research, or further his/her field of studies, there is an invaluable resource, ISSNAF (Italian Scientists and Scholars in North America Foundation). This non-profit organization aims to …

If the idea of living longer has ever intrigued you, Valter Longo’s Fasting Mimicking Diet may be the secret. Associate Professor of Gerontology and Biological Sciences, as well as the Hanson Chair of Biogerontology at the University of Southern California …

Saturday proved to be an extraordinary day for one of Orange County’s most beloved residents.  Humanitarian Sir Bruno Serato, who founded a nonprofit that feeds 6,000 underprivileged Southern California children each week, was invited backstage to meet his idol, screen legend …

Constantino Brumidi: not exactly a household name, and yet he was the man responsible for the decoration of several rooms and walls of the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. in the 19th century. Brumidi’s chief work, the allegorical fresco The …