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The Archivio Storico Ricordi (www.ricordi.it) and the Italian Academy Foundation, Inc. (www.italianacademyfoundation.org) have signed an accord to provide for a series of cultural initiatives to present the enormous archival treasury of Ricordi, one of the most important musical resources in the world, to new audiences in the United States. The agreement was signed by Pierluigi […]

Kickstarter, the site where entrepreneurs can receive crowdfunding for their startups, announced a European expansion that includes Italy, announced in Barcelona during the city’s annual Sónar+D festival that celebrates creativity, technology and business. The expansion couldn’t have come at a more perfect time, since many Italian innovators have left the country in the past decade because […]

At the 68th annual Cannes International Film Festival, three Italian films made a splash and were closely considered for the Palme d’Or award. Seasoned director, Nanni Moretti (61), debuted his film Mia Madre, starring Italian actress Margherita Buy, as a film director making a movie about a factory protest while coping with her relationship troubles and […]

  On June 21, 2015 Gleason’s Gym celebrates the influence boxing has on Italians and Italian-Americans from the 1900s to today. It was in 1937 that Peter Robert Gagliardi decided to open up a boxing gym that would later create history. Because he lived in a predominantly Irish area of New York, Gagliardi changed his […]

  Last month Forbes released its list for the 100 most powerful women in the world. Among the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, and 2016 American presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, are Italy’s Federica Mogherini, Miuccia Prada and Fabiola Gianotti. Federica Mogherini (41), the Minister of Foreign Affairs, is ranked 36th on the list. The Roman native was […]

The Italian-made Walk-Man robot is entering the international competition for a top prize of 2 million dollars alongside 24 robots from other countries, including Japan, China, Germany and Korea. DARPA, an agency for the United State’s Department of Defense, hosts the competition  in Los Angeles, June 5-6, 2015. The robots are judged on their ability to […]