NIAF Washington Awards Gala
Thursday July 31, 2003
Don't miss the National Italian American Foundation Washington Awards Gala on October 25, 2003. Past honorees have included Alan Alda, Frank Sinatra, U. S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Tony ... Read More
Italian Slang
Monday July 28, 2003
alito puzzolente m. bad breath; (lit.): stinking breath.
Language is communication and expression, and the Italian language is certainly vibrant and constantly evolving. Jargon, colloquial expressions, and regionalisms are all part ... Read More
Hammer and Chisel
Monday July 28, 2003
Who carved Patience and Fortitude, the marble lions that guard the Fifth Avenue entrance to the New York Public Library? And what about the classical figures on the pediment above ... Read More
My name is Silvio, not Caesar or Augustus
Wednesday July 23, 2003
And all this time I thought that Prime Minister Berlusconi was named after a Roman emperor. Read 10 Questions for Silvio Berlusconi in TIME Online, from an interview in anticipation ... Read More
Arrivederci la Posta Elettronica?
Tuesday July 22, 2003
Goodbye 'e-mail,' the French government says, and hello 'courriel'—the term that linguistically sensitive France is now using to refer to electronic mail in official documents. The Culture Ministry has announced ... Read More
Lyrical National Security Advisor
Sunday July 20, 2003
There's a musical Italian in the White House. Well, sort of. Condoleezza Rice, President Bush's national security advisor, played the flute, violin, and piano as a child. Her given name ... Read More
Madreterra
Thursday July 17, 2003
Recognize this verse? "Madreterra di uomini e dei/sei tu l'inverno che riesce a scaldare/ l'estate antica che fa innamorare/ sei la cometa che io seguirei/ Madreterra di uomini e dei/ ... Read More
Snaparazzi
Wednesday July 16, 2003
No, it's not a new Italian word! According to The Word Spy, snaparazzi are "amateur photographers who pursue celebrities to take their pictures." Photo-newshounds, in other words.
The Word Spy explains ... Read More
Impeach Berlusconi?
Sunday July 13, 2003
Save Democracy has begun an initiative to petition the European Parliament to compel Italy to "comply with the values of the European Union." Specifically, they are "particularly concerned about the ... Read More
Italian American Students Selected for Students to Leaders (S2L) Program
Thursday July 10, 2003
Eighty Italian American students were recently selected to participate in the Students to Leaders (S2L) Program, educational workshops for junior and senior high school students, sponsored by the National Italian ... Read More
Fishing or Foul Play?
Monday July 7, 2003
"La mattanza è una pratica barbara. D'altronde, l'Italia è piena di tradizioni che personalmente reputo molto stupide, basta osservare il palio di Siena o la guerra delle arance di Ivrea. ... Read More
Volunteer Teachers Abroad in Italy
Wednesday July 2, 2003
The Amity Institute offers native English-speakers the opportunity to serve as teachers or intern teaching assistants in English language classrooms in Italy.
Amity Institute
Since 1962, Amity Institute has promoted the ... Read More
Italian Teaching Internships
Wednesday July 2, 2003
Language Stars, a rapidly growing Chicago-based educational organization that immerses young American children in foreign language, is seeking native teaching interns for their Italian academic-year and summer programs. Their unique ... Read More