Life + Style

Italian dubbing of foreign films is known to be the best in the industry. Dubbing started on the tail end of World War II, quickly becoming standard practice. Over the years it has become more than a tradition; not just …

On a quiet street not far from downtown Seattle, tucked between overgrown fields and train tracks, are several drab-brown buildings with white roll-up doors. Their nondescript location belies the fact that some of the world’s most revolutionary research in automotive …

“A tribute to a great man, an immense artist, a true Italian in gastronomic habits”: this is how the official website launched a museum and restaurant dedicated to the late Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti opened in Milan to coincide with Expo. …

Micol, the third of Fontana sisters, died today at the age of 101. The three sisters began to work in their mother’s tailoring business: indeed, Zoë and Micol worked in Milan in the early 1930s but Zoë moved to Paris …

Greta Galassi has become 2015 Miss Italia Mondo: born in Rovereto, the 17 year old run the competition as Miss Trentino Alto Adige and won after competing with other 49 girls during the finals held in Gallipoli, Apulia. Greta is now …

In an effort to raise awareness of the influence Italian-American cinema has had on American cinema, the Italian Tramer Art Lounge in Los Angeles hosted the first of educational series by the Italian-American Cinematheque. The event was presented by actor, …

Among the few women who have made it to the conductor’s podium, Speranza Scappucci is also a brilliant pianist and a graduate from the prestigious Juilliard School and the Conservatorio di Musica Santa Cecilia in Rome. After her debut as …

Catching up with Italy’s screenwriter and director Giuseppe Cossentino is like catching up with an old friend. Same good cheer, same happy conversation as if time had stood still. With that wonderful drive, and that same humility,  Giuseppe is still …

When it comes to vacations, Italians have historically fell into two categories: those who cannot live without a holiday by the beach and those who prefer the fresh air of the mountains. A third group has been steadily growing in …

Claudio Pellegrini, a visiting scientist and consulting professor at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and distinguished professor emeritus at the University of California, Los Angeles, will receive the 2014 Enrico Fermi Award for his role in laying …