Life + Style

Fabiola Gianotti, CERN’s new Director-General, has taken over the functions as the head of the Organization on 1 January 2016 after being entrusted with the role last December by Rolf Heuer.  Initially student of Arts and Literature, she came to …

Francesca Cavallo and Elena Favilli are the founders of the Timbuktu project, the first digital magazine in the world for young children and totally Italian. Francesca was born and grew up in Taranto, studied in Milan where she got her …

Things are definitely different in Italy, and I’m not talking only about the driving!  Some of these are good, and some not so good, but a lot of them are funny, and maybe even a little bit weird. Here is …

Orange Pomegranate Spritz… to help you celebrate the Holidays in good spirits!   Ingredients: 1 Bottle Prosecco, 2 Cups Pomegranate juice, 1 Cup Grand Marnier, 1/2 Cup Orange Juice, 1 Small Fresh pomegranate Directions/Steps:   Combine all the ingredients in a pitcher and serve …

To follow an Academy Award win is a tough act, but Paolo Sorrentino is no stranger to challenges. His new film, Youth, second film entirely in English language after This Must Be the Place, has a parade of stars including …

I love a good cup of coffee! I’ve been a coffee drinker one ever since I can remember. Yes that long! In fact, since grade school, breakfast was a cup of half coffee and half milk (and once in a …

The holiday season is a special time to take some rest from our fast-paced everyday lives and to celebrate with our loved ones but, as much as we enjoy the Christmas atmosphere and New Year’s Eve excitement, it always seems …

The city of Naples remembers Pino Daniele one year after his death. The celebrations took part with his music and his songs played in different subway stations. The initiative comes from the Anm, the Neapolitan mobility company, that will play …

Elena Manferdini, acclaimed architect and designer, grew up in Bologna, capital of the Emilia-Romagna Region in Italy. Somehow the urbanistic eclecticism and theatrical quality of the landscape, made of medieval towers as well as a vast web of porticoes, must …

Italian conductor Gianandrea Noseda has been named the new music director of the National Symphony Orchestra at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. He studied piano, composition and conducting in Milan. He furthered his conducting studies with …