2007 - September »


Published: Culture

>> Are You experienced?


Jimi Hendrix was beyond experience. He was a Voodoo Child, one who as self-educated player changed the way guitar was played. Single-handedly he created a genre which marked the history of rock for years to come. After him… everyone learned how to smash guitars.


Published: New York Itinerary

>> Doing business and praying in Spanglish, in the Hispanic “Nueva York”


The Hispanic community is growing in New York, changing the colors, music and speech in Harlem and the Bronx. It boasts three million new residents, whose political and economic power is bound to grow.


Published: New York Itinerary

>> Italian cooking school for New York


It is called the “Italian Culinary Experience” and it is a training course for a new generation of chefs for Italian restaurants in New York, offered as a collaboration between the International Culinary Center and the Alma International School for Italian Cooking of Colorno (Parma).


Published: Dossier

>> The Naval Staff Standard Course


Rapidly changing international scenarios require constantly updated military training. That is why the Italian Navy has an advanced course providing training and a professional culture aimed at enhancing the already excellent skills of its personnel.


Published: Culture

>> “Painting for oneself, salvation from chaos”


Interview with the Painter Gaspare Manos.


Published: Venetian Itinerary

>> Emilio Vedova: The Last Show


On display through September 30 at the Torre Massimiliana on the Island of Sant’Erasmo, “Emilio Vedova” is a farewell exhibition offered by Venice to its great son.


Published: Dossier

>> The Arsenale, a forging center for the Venetian maritime navigation


At the times of the Doges, the Arsenale churned out sailing boats for the Venetian Serenissima Republic. Today, what was once the great shipyard of Venice, houses the Historical Naval Museum of the Italian Navy.


Published: New York Itinerary

>> New York: The world’s shopping capital


Young Americans prefer shopping at the big designer store chains, which are accused of standardizing personal styles. And Italian fashion seems caught in a crisis.


Published: Viewpoint

>> What’s American about American movies?


The American film industry, despite its critics, continues to dominate the world market for movies. The author discusses why this is and relates the impact of several recent movies in the United States and abroad.




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