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CutiePieMarzia Reveals a Darker Side
Italian YouTube sensation Marzia Bisognin, better known as CutiePieMarzia to her 5.4 million subscribers, usually makes videos on beauty, style, haul, and DIY—expected topics for a 22-year-old with a sweet disposition who calls her fans marzipans. But delve deeper on her Youtube channel and you’ll also find videos on Creepy Stories and Animation, revealing an interest in horror and the seeds for her first … Continued
From railroads to cultural inroads: Mudec Museum of Cultures
Housed on the site of the old Ansaldo factory in the Tortona area in Milan, the newly opened Mudec Museum of Cultures is a meeting place for cultures and communities. Its permanent collection includes municipal collections of ethnographic pieces and Wunderkrammer. Current exhibitions include AFRICA – The land of spirits and WORLDS IN MILAN. Cultures and expos, 1874 – 1940, while upcoming exhibitions range … Continued
Globe trotting author Giorgio Fontana visits the States!
Hot off the heels of his success at the Turin International Book Fair, Italian author Giorgio Fontana makes a whirlwind trip to the U.S. to discuss his novel Morte di un uomo felice (Death of a Happy Man), winner of the 2014 Premio Campiello. On Wednesday, May 27, Fontana will have a conversation with Armando Maggi (University of Chicago) at the Italian Cultural Institute … Continued
Feed the Planet with Colors
On Thursday, May 21, 2015, Massimo Caiazzo, color consultant, designer, professor of chromatology and president of International Association of Color Consultants/Designers, will lecture at the Italian Cultural Institute in Washington on the issue “Feed the Planet with Color”, linked to the Expo 2015’s themes. The event is organized by the Italian Embassy and the Italian Cultural Institute of Washington (www.italyinus.org). For more information, please click … Continued
Join us for a Conversation with author Giorgio Fontana!
Thursday, May 28th at 2:30pm East Side Stage at BookExpo America Italian Author Giorgio Fontana will discuss his literary journey from his debut novel “Buoni propositi per l’anno nuovo (Good Intentions for the New Year) (Mondadori 2007) to the breakthrough in his literary career with the publication of the novels Per legge superiore (For Higher Law) (Sellerio 2011) awarded with the Racalmare-Leonardo Sciascia, loStraniero … Continued
Top 10 best sellers in Italy the week of April 5-11, 2015
1. Sette brevi lezioni di fisica by Carlo Rovelli (Adelphi) 2. Momenti di trascurabile infelicità by Francesco Piccolo (Einaudi) 3. Sangue e neve by Jo Nesbo (Einaudi) 4. La sposa giovane by Alessandro Baricco (Feltrinelli) 5. Il magico potere del riordino by Marie Kondo (Vallardi) 6. I misteri della montagna by Mauro Corona (Mondadori) 7. La crisi in giallo by AA.VV. (Sellerio) 8. La … Continued
Sony World Photography Awards
The Sony World Photography Awards is the world’s biggest photography competition. Its aim is to recognize and reward the best contemporary photography in the world. The awards offer categories across all genres of photojournalism, fine art and commercial photography. The categories include: current affairs; nature & wildlife; arts & culture, portraiture; contemporary issues; sport; landscape; still life; lifestyle; architecture, and more. The recipient of … Continued
Languages for the Strega
BooksinItaly, in collaboration with the Direzione Generale Sistema Paese of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Premio Strega, has gathered the opening words of the 12 finalists of Premio Strega 2014, in 300 original translations into 23 different languages, in a single digital publication. Premio Strega is the most prestigious Italian literary award. Le lingue per lo Strega includes an index by … Continued
Top 10 best sellers in Italy the week of March 29-April 4, 2015
1. Sette brevi lezioni di fisica by Carlo Rovelli (Adelphi) 2. Momenti di trascurabile infelicità by Francesco Piccolo (Einaudi) 3. La sposa giovane by Alessandro Baricco (Feltrinelli) 4. La banda degli amanti by Massimo Carlotto (Edizioni E/O) 5. Il magico potere del riordino by Marie Kondo (Vallardi) 6. L’amica geniale by Elena Ferrante (Edizioni E/O) 7. Atti osceni in luogo private by Marco Missiroli … Continued
