The changes in attitude toward the family continue to top the Italian political agenda this week, with Parliament called to pronounce upon legalization of civil and same-sex unions. Whatever the outcome, the Italian family has changed drastically in recent years, as Istat statistics show.
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It is safe to predict that the 65th season of the San Remo Song Festival ends in triumph Saturday night. After a dull season last year, the quintessentially Italian musical competition returned in grand form with 11 million tuning in nightly. Behind this lively revival was emcee Carlo Conti’s return to the family-style festival of the distant past. And is there also nostalgia for the real Italian family?
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First stop - Rome for Mayor Bill De Blasio. In the Eternal City he met his colleague Ignazio Marino, Minister of Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini and the Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin. Now, two days of relaxing with his family in the beautiful island of Capri. “Italy is a wonderful place!,” he said.
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New York State has the largest number of residents of Italian origin in the United States. In addition, New York City can boast the same status. Further still, Italian Americans comprise 37 percent of Staten Island’s population, according to the 2009 American Community Survey, supposedly the largest percentage of locals in a county in the United States. A triple play, in a sense, that corresponds to yet another Italian/American triad.
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Don't feel like cooking on Thanksgiving? i-Italy found some restaurants in New York City were you can have an Italian style Thanksgiving dinner combined with the warm and friendly atmosphere that only Italians and Italian-Americans can offer
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The Bastianiches have nothing on the Krases when it comes to bringing the family together around the table but I wonder about the Berlusconis
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How a granddaughter's oration on the passing of her grandfather shows how Italian family values are passed on.
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Daniela decided to came to Italy years ago because, after the fall of Communism in Eastern Europe, she lost her job. Now she takes care of our old father. But the death of Giovanna Reggiani has created in her a deep fear...