…opposed to that, Sorrentino’s coy manner of lending himself to Q&As suggests that he definitely prefers to express himself through his movies, screenplays and framings, rather than verbally. Significantly, the…

…after Tina was born, but the day the new baby girl arrived is still one of Nancy’s fondest memories, “It was on Father’s day, we were a family, we were…

…“air kisses” to an Italian, an American energetically delivers two exuberant kisses where lips actually touch skin, accompanied by a friendly bear hug (because that’s what we Americans do) and…

…di Studi Filologici e Linguistici Siciliani, in collaboration with Sicily’s three major universities organized a four-day conference in Palermo and in Cinisi on December 4-7, 2015. Scholars from around the…

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…Matthew Passion by Johann Sebastian Bach. I listened to that wonderful piece on LP.  Every single day, my father, a real classical music enthusiast, used to put on an infinite…

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…opportunities there,” writes Florindo’s son, Joe, during our interview. Florindo went for the American Dream and reached his brother in San Francisco travelling by boat and train. The two Marchinis’,…

…the village creating mischief until one day he is finally committed. In Binirittedda, the teenage daughter of the village flour vendor gets pregnant and dies giving birth. Disgraced and isolated,…

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Ti voglio bene (tee voh-llioh bai-nai) is the sweetest of Italian expressions. Unlike its more theatrical sister, ti amo, “ti voglio bene” tends to be more subtle but also more…

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…couple of months ago, Sarti’s pieces have debuted on the U.S. market, thanks to White Space Gallery in West Palm Beach, Florida, which displays some of his creations, alongside prestigious…

…finali della sua giovane vita ha tentato di mettersi un’ultima volta in contatto con il marito. Senza riuscirci. Lorena Luisi, 46 anni, era nata da genitori emigrati nel ’55 da