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WEBItalian Navy training ship, Amerigo Vespucci, docks at the Port of Los Angeles. Italy arrives at the Port of Los Angeles with the Amerigo Vespucci, Italy’s oldest naval vessel, bringing a slice of its rich maritime heritage. The Italian Navy’s tall ship, begins a six-day visit, offering free tours of the magnificent vessel.
Are today’s Italians the real descendants of the ancient Romans?
WEBAug 10, 2021 · The Roman Empire is often associated with the most glorious moment in the history of the Italian peninsula, but are we, modern-day Italians, the genetic descendants of the old inhabitants of the Eternal City?. A short disclaimer before delving deeper into the subject: culturally, ethically, philosophically, we all are the descendants of the Ancient Romans and of their oriental cousins, the ...
The Father of The Godfather: Mario Puzo - L'Italo-Americano
WEBJul 9, 2016 · Puzo was to find true fame thanks to his collaboration with Francis Ford Coppola and the cinematographic version of his masterpiece, The Godfather, but never underestimate his talent as a novelist: Puzo was – and still is – a truly amazing literary talent. Mario, Hell’s Kitchen and 1950s America. Mario Gianluigi Puzo was born in …
Word of the week: Mannaggia– it seems innocuous, but careful …
WEBMar 2, 2021 · Italians often use the word mannaggia (mahn-nadj-dja) instead of others they think more offensive. It usually expresses annoyance or spite and can sometimes come in association with other words to create colorful sayings, such as mannaggia la miseria!, which we render in English with “for goodness’ sake” or, quite simply, with “damn.”Very common is also the slightly less acceptable ...
The Masks of the Commedia dell’Arte - L'Italo-Americano
WEBFeb 4, 2020 · The classical appearance of the Harlequin stock character in the commedia dell’arte of the 1670s. (Maurice Sand, 1860) The comic characters were called maschere because on the scene they wore masks to have a stylized effect. The romantic plot was reinforced with iazzi, that is, improvisations of a bawdy or slapstick nature.
The history of Ferragosto: Italy’s favorite summer day
WEBAug 10, 2021 · Ferragosto is a typically Italian holiday, that isn’t celebrated anywhere else in the world.While the 15 th of August is honored in Catholic countries as the day of Mary’s Ascension to Heaven, Ferragosto in Italy doesn’t have only a religious meaning, but a historical and socio-cultural one, too. It is, for us, the symbol of summer holidays and, at once, also that of the end of summer ...
Pronto! Antonio Meucci, the man who really invented the phone
WEBJul 1, 2016 · Born on 13th April 1808 near Florence, Antonio Santi Giuseppe Meucci was the eldest of nine children. He was a talented student with an inquisitive mind entering Florence’s Academy of Fine Arts to study physics, …
Occhio malocchio: Italy and the old tradition of the evil eye
WEBJul 31, 2018 · Even though they are often considered connected, jettatura and malocchio are actually two very different concepts. The first, which we find in Pirandello’s short story La Patente, is more of a natural characteristic of …
Naso: the roots of Lady Gaga - L'Italo-Americano
WEBJun 13, 2018 · Lady Gaga, born Joanne Stefani Germanotta, has roots in Naso, where her grandfather came from (Photo: Dreamstime) “If it is true that Lady Gaga has such a strong connection to Sicily, she should visit Naso,” says Carmen Caliò, municipal secretary of Naso. The eccentric singer left a piece of her heart in Milan instead: during a concert ...
Celebrating National Italian American Heritage Month
WEBOct 14, 2016 · An obvious place to start is with Cristoforo Colombo, or Columbus, native of the Republic of Genoa, sailor, navigator and explorer. Born in 1451 the Genovese voyager crossed the Atlantic four times between 1492 and 1503 in search of an alternative spice route to the East Indies.
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