Life + Style

The second part of life of Italian American singer Frank Sinatra, from the band to a solo career. At the end of 1939, Sinatra accepted an offer from the far more successful bandleader Tommy Dorsey, jumping to his new berth …

Inspired by her unrelenting love for Italy, 12 years ago, Kathy McCabe started a newsletter devoted to travel in the Bel Paese, ‘Dream of Italy’, to provide fellow Italy lovers with information and advice on how to experience the country …

The third part of Sinatra’s life touches base on the ’50s when the success was at its peak.  After Sinatra began two new radio series: Rocky Fortune, a drama on which he played a detective, ran from October to March 1954; …

Italian Natioanl broadcaster, RAI, has disclosed the list of singer who will participate in the 2016 edition of the Italian song contest, the so-called Festival di Sanremo.   The presenter Carlo Conti has announced the list of “Campioni” (well-known artists) …

Come November the inevitable question pops up in conversation almost on a daily basis: what are you doing on New Year’s Eve? Finding new and unique things to do to ring in the New Year can be sometimes challenging and …

Two Italian scientists Cecilia Laschi, of the Sant’Anna Superior School in Pisa, and Barbara Mazzolai, of the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Genoa, are among 25 women who have made a decisive contribution to robotics, according to the journal …

Italian-American director Jonas Carpignano is the author of the film Mediterranea, which tells the story of two African migrants, Ayiva, played by Koudous Seihon, and Abas (Alassane Sy), as they try to make better lives for themselves in Italy, after …

Although things are changing fast, Christmas in Italy still is one, if not the most, traditional time of the year and many Italian households have a series of family traditions they like to repeat each year, no matter how old …

Robert Loggia, actor in movies and TV shows including Brian De Palma’s 1983 drama “Scarface” and “Big,” died at his home in Los Angeles at 85. Loggia had been battling Alzheimer’s Disease for the past five years, according to his widow. …

Designer Maria Mandelli, who founded fashion house Krizia, has died at 90. Mandelli, known as Krizia, “has been an extraordinary and innovative designer,” M.M.K said in the statement. With her work she “helped create and support internationally a typically Italian model …