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Liberty Meets Beauty
We love New York, from where we write, and we want to tell it to Italians.
We love Italy, and we want to tell it to the world.
Liberty Meets Beauty
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75 Years After Auschwitz, Israel and Russia Unite in Remembering the Holocaust
Photo exhibit at the UN documenting the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. For Guterres, Nazism could re-emerge “sometimes openly, sometimes in disguise.”
Remembering Robert Viscusi: Erudition, Largesse, Beneficence
Literature professor, novelist, poet, publisher and cultural broker: second generation Italian American born in New York, Robert Viscusi was all this and much more.
"Vetrina Italiana": La Voce's Online Insert Devoted to Italian Excellences in New York
In collaboration with Italy America Chamber of Commerce, Vetrina will give voice to Italian companies that wish to tell their own story and their mission
Italy’s Gift to the World: The Neapolitan Song That Sings of Immigrants' Joys and Sorrows
Even more importantly, the Neapolitan song born in the Italian Diaspora is just as relevant today as it was in the last 100 years.
The Irishman: Martin Scorsese’s Choice to Tell Us About the Mafia’s “Small Fish”
We watched the wonderful but very long film by the great Italian American director about the story told by Frank Sheeran, a Mafia hitman. We have questions.
People & Expat
Homeless and Freezing in the NYC Winter: Can We Relate From Our Cozy Down Quilts?
Danny Aiello Did Much More Than the Right Thing
A conversation with the gatekeeper of Bamonte's Restaurant
Meet NY's Favorite Former Italian Mayor: Domenico Lucano
Italy Struggles with Increasing Racism: When Using Your Voice Becomes Vital
Entrepreneurialism, Positive Education and Keeping Up With Technology
U.S. & International
Australia on Fire: Witnessing Hell from my Beloved Melbourne
You are surprised every day: one day a dense smoke haze envelops the city; the next day it’s clear; the following day there is drizzle and strong smoke smell...
2020: Dems’ Death Wish a Perfect Storm for Trump’s Reelection
In today’s America Donald Trump may well be elected as the first impeached president to hold office, and with the help from the Democrats themselves
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on US-Iran Risk of War: "Stop escalation"
The SG of the United Nations delivers a message of deep concern to Washington and Teheran: "Exercise maximum restraint. Re-start dialogue".
Sergio Mattarella on 2020 with Trust: "There is Widespread Demand for Italy"
End-of-Year Message from the President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella: "Democracy is strengthened if institutions keep hope alive."
Guterres to Young People for 2020: “The UN Stands with You – and Belongs to You"
The Secretary General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres' message for 2020: In world of turmoil, youth are its ‘greatest source’ of hope
2020: Best Wishes to All La Voce di New York’s Readers, Even as it Suffers…
In 2020 the paper risks being unable to continue to respect the values with which it was created due to the condition in which it finds itself. Unless….
Italy's Education Minister Resigns: the "Elephant in the Room" Is Now Exposed
Lorenzo Fioramonti left office over lack of funds for the country’s education and research sector, constantly hit by severe budget cuts over the last decades.
UN Human Rights Day: “Is Democracy Catching the Flu?”
IDEA on “The Global State of Democracy 2019: Addressing the Ills, Reviving the Promise". Today's crisis of the democratic process is an opportunity, not a tragedy
Just Back From the Southern Border: An Update on the Migrant Crisis
Facts contradict political showmanship: the all-time high of unauthorized border crossings was in 2000, yet conditions and rhetoric are worse than ever
Secretary-General Remarks on Human Rights Day: Youth Taking Action For Social Change
Guterres Delivers an Address Celebrating Youth Initiatives in Standing Up for a Better World and Says We Must Still Do More
Arts
"The Fourth Kingdom": Federico Guarascio and the Documentary on Collectors of Plastic
Interview with the Italian who has found in NYC the ideal location to produce social documentaries, like the one on plastic recyclers, in Brooklyn
The World After Plants According to Emanuele Coccia
Understanding why plants changed the world once and can do so again.
"It Will Be Chaos" Makes You Live the Ordeal of Migrants Without the Rhetoric
At NYU, we had seen and discussed the award-winning documentary by adoptive New Yorkers Lorena Luciano and Filippo Piscopo.
“Munbam,” Bari’s Newest Museum, Takes Us from St. Nick to Santa Claus
The inter-active museum for children is a rarity in Italy, but informative and fascinating for any age
Danilo Ottaviani, Italian Actor Performing In NY: “Being Dynamic Keeps Me Alive”
Ottaviani has a flair for striking a perfect balance between the drama the Russian playwright, Chekhov, requires, and a touch of Vaudeville
John P. McCormick on Machiavelli’s Populist Politics
A Machiavellian reading of the Florentine’s works and the people’s role in democracy
Gabriele Pedullà and the Machiavellian Tumult
The Italian strategist’s praise for the plebeian tumult is even more controversial than we thought.
"The Great Tamer” at the "Next Wave Festival 2019": A ‘Vanitas’ Full of Hope
Performing four evenings of dance at BAM, Dimitris Papaioannou is a passionate metteur en scène in the contemporary vein.
Brooklyn College Cancels the Major and Minor in the Italian Language Program
Letter from Distinguished Prof. Fred Gardaphe to protest and urge Brooklyn College to reconsider such an unprecedented and insulting action.
The Crafts of Cinema at the IC-CUNY Academic Festival
At the Graduate Center of the City University of NY, the second edition of the festival with the participation of noted Italian and American costume designers
Italian Heritage Month Exhibits Illuminate at Dutchess County Libraries
Local Poughkeepsie residents celebrated along with Columbus, Verdi and Puccini
Food & Wine
Many Paths Can Lead to A Great Life, and There Are Many Ways to Make a Great Wine
There is no single way to plant, manage or sustain a grape vine, and there is no single ultimate destiny for the vine that determines its worth
All of the different sections of the vineyards at Campogiovanni looked different; how the vines were spaced, how they were trellised, how densely they were planted. At one moment Leonardo was pointing to vines that were over 50 years old and the next he was motioning at those that were planted in 1986, or in 2008, or even others that were just recently planted.
Maritozzo: Rome’s Only Native-Son Sweet Gets Its Own Celebration
From ancient to modern, sweet to savory, as lovers’ pledge or phallic symbol, the “maritozzo” is laden with history and tradition
The Sweetest Challenge: A Judge Tells Us About Twissen’s Tiramisù World Cup
Everything you need to know about the championship for the world’s best tiramisu. You too can enter it to win.
Climate Strikers in Utah Tell Us What They Think About Greta and Trump
Traveling in the heart of conservative America, I interview young people to find out who they blame for our environmental crisis and what we should do about it
Non solo fake parmesan: in Usa si produce formaggio di qualità, parola di Slow Food
Alla manifestazione internazionale di Bra anche un comparto americano di formaggi a latte crudo
Calici di Stelle: cantine aperte di notte celebrano il via alla vendemmia
È il caso di Donnafugata, la storica cantina di Marsala con vigneti all’estremo sud della provincia di Palermo, nella zona più alta dell’altopiano del Belice
Bringing Success Back Home with Campania Wines
"San Salvatore" is a winery 100% powered by solar panels, but this is not the only impressive thing about Giuseppe Pagano's wine company...
Humanity at the Crossroad of Morality: Anti-diversity and the Spread of Populism
In America and Europe the cultural wars are raging. We're on the brink of Dystopia, but where do we go from here?
Italy’s Aperitivi: A Guide to Their Origins and Popularity
An aperitivo is not “Happy Hour” or an excuse to drink to oblivion, it has many other attractions for Italians.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal...
In Congress, July 4, 1776: The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America
New York
Italian Language and Culture in Public Schools: The Revolution for Bilingualism
The "Sardines" announce New York gathering in newly-released statement
She Really Did Build NYC: Brooklyn Honors Mother Cabrini, Despite the City
Columbus Day: It Takes a Village to Make It Happen, but What Is It Really About?
Il mio 9-11, quando vedendo il secondo aereo, gridai a Lucio Caputo di scappare
The Sorrows of a Fading City: What's Next for NYC’s Commercial Spaces?
Italian Teachers' Association of New York Hosts Annual Awards Ceremony
50 Years after the Stonewall Riots, New York City Is Colored by Pride
Vito Marcantonio Forum Honors Gale Brewer, Manhattan Borough President
A New York inaugurato il Fancy Food Show con il Padiglione "Italia dei campioni"
Arts
Sicilian Singer-Songwriter Carmen Consoli Returns to New York with Echo of Sirens
Commemorating Raphael’s Death: After 500 Years Vasari's ‘Dio Mortale’ Lives on
Reality Fleeing from Itself: “Peeping Tom” at “BAM’s Next Wave Festival 2019”
Spunky Boston Indie I AM Books Kicks off Two-Day Festival of Italian Culture
Commemorating Sculptor Antonio Canova, His Legacy, and Its Place in History
Isadora Duncan Exhibits Herself…with Her Usual Panache
Historic Russian Icons on Display at the Pitti Palace For First Time in 2020
Displacing Caravaggio: Spostando Caravaggio con Francesco Zucconi
“BVLGARI: the Story, the Dream”, Three Generations of an Iconic Family of Jewelers
The Enigma of de Chirico, the Perfect Portal to Italy
For You
Paisans of the World, Unite! We Are Also Italian, With Our Spaghetti and Meatballs
Italians First? The Story of Tibor Wlassics, with Whom I Studied Dante in America
Fat Chance: Is Obesity Really the Problem? Or Just Our Perception of It?
Mario Mignone: The Story of My People, from Southern Italy to Mainstream America
Like the Mom-and-pop Corner Store, the Brick-and-mortar Restaurant is Dying.
That First-baby Experience Can Be Scary! So Much to Know, so Many Questions!
The Knowledgeable Garden of Professor Gembillo
Saturation Point: That Sinking Feeling of Helplessness and Overload
Manufactured Outrage; Is It a Case of ‘Povero Fredo’ or ‘Poor Chris’?
