by Dianne Hales | May 26, 2019 | Books, books on Italy, culture, history, Italy, Language, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
L-Italo-Americano-Dianne-Hales-La Passione-May-16-2019 by Catherine Accardi L’Italo-Americano had the opportunity to speak with Dianne Hales about her book and her “Italian-ness” at the presentation of LA PASSIONE: How Italy Seduced the World at the Italian Cultural...
by DHales | Nov 25, 2018 | Books, culture, Film, Italy, Language, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
You don’t have to cross an ocean to meet some unforgettable Italians, appearing in a delectable assortment of movies in the New Italian Cinema festival, presented in partnership with the Italian Cultural Institute and scheduled for the first weekend in...
by DHales | Oct 24, 2017 | Books, culture, Film, Florence, Italy, Language, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
Andiamo al cinema! Let’s go to the movies! A troupe of actors and escaped criminals shipwrecked on an island off Sardinia. A sommelier who loses his “nose.” A hairdresser named Fortunata (Lucky) struggling to create a new...
by DHales | Aug 28, 2014 | art, Books, culture, Current Affairs, Education, history, Italy, Language, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
Launching New Classes and a New Book I was in my thirties when I began studying Italian—far too old, I realized, to achieve the easy fluency of a youngster. But my goal wasn’t absolute mastery of a foreign tongue. During my first journey to Italy, I had been so...
