Culture

It will be interesting to observe how this heritage continues to renew itself as the shared stories inevitably warp and older relatives’ memories fade away– but whatever happens, Italian Americans today are certainly willing to keep spinning the fabric and...

In tutto questo caos di bellezza, tristezza, alienazione e musica che suona da mane a sera nel tuo ventre, si confondono tutti quegli elementi di ogni luogo del mondo. Ogni porzione del globo e ogni idioma

What follows is an excerpt from ‘The Rome Guide’ by Mauro Lucentini, art columnist for La Voce di NewYork. More precisely, is an excerpt from those parts of the book entitled ‘Before Going’, that is which are meant to be read...

Many of Boro Park’s residents are in highly specialized trades; such as diamond dealers, furriers & bankers. Like many well healed New Yorkers, there is great pride in their real estate ‘investments’. Many of the original brownstones & brick mansions...

The most recent tranche of analysis was presented at a daylong Fabrics of Culture conference this May that showcased the thinking of academics, students, and experts in fashion, technology, and sustainability. More than 50 participants gathered at the Queens College...

“The Eyes Change:” a series of documentaries – Laugh, Love, Sing, Root, Know, Imagine – to describe 50 years of RAI and how the way we look at something changes us. Walter Veltroni told the New York IIC audience about...

In una scuola multietnica, gli insegnanti possono avere dei problemi ad affrontare il tema delle feste religiose, ma certamente certe polemiche avvenute ultimamente in Italia riguardo alle celebrazioni del Natale, difficilmente potrebbero avvenire in una scuola pubblica americana, dove si devono rispettare tutte...

La xenofobia è un brutto sentimento che peggiora chi lo prova; ma è anche il sintomo di un disagio reale e comprensibile. Le tensioni aumentano con la paura: sono pulsioni profonde, antropologiche, che neppure i media di regime riusciranno a...

The UN post-2015 goals for sustainable development does not include a common language for all, as the League of Nations tried in vain in 1922.  Does the UN want the Anglophone Empire of Minds? What do the BRICS nations think?...