Pif, the man who fights mafia with a laugh
The arrival of the allied in Sicily during World War II as the cause of mafia’s birth. If you miss ‘In Guerra Per Amore‘,…
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‘I’m getting less wiser with age’. Giovanni Allevi back in London to celebrate 25 years in music.
Giovanni Allevi is not new to London. This time he’s brought back to the UK by TIJ Events to performs at Cadogan Hall on…
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‘Pawn Streets’, the everyday struggle of ordinary people
The impressive debut feature film from Irene Dionisio, screened at Cinema Made in Italy at Ciné Lumière in London, is a portrait of contemporary Italy…
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‘7 Minutes’ to protect your dignity
The movie by Michele Placido opens the Festival of Italian Cinema in London. An Italian company bought by a French multinational. The workers envisage…
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Dente and his ‘Canzoni per metà’ (half-written songs) in London
A strange figure, half-fish. and half-woman. That’s the cover of new Dente‘s album ‘Canzoni per metà’ (half-written songs) out in October 2016. The songwriter…
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Battle in the sunshine: the British forces in Italy during the Great War
The New Year starts with a great reopening: the Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art in Highbury, London, reopens to the public on 13 January…
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Hotel rooms are not only for love. Try art instead.
Hotel rooms are not only for tourism, love, business, but also for art. Art Rooms, the first art fair of its kind, will open…
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Find your Sicily in London
Ah Sicily! The wonderful island, the largest of the Mediterranean sea, the toe of Italy’s boot, with 3000 years of culture to discover. Beautiful,…
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London crazy for Italian gelato
A storm - including the last results from Brexit referendum - is not going to stop Londoners from tasting the quintessence of real Italian…
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My London weekend: Enrico Franceschini
Enrico Franceschini, corrispondente for La Repubblica, shares his favourite places in London. What’s your favourite place to have a coffee and have a good…
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Livia Carpeggiani, the rise of Italian Art Professionals
Although Livia Carpeggiani left her native Tuscany many years ago, she, and I, and many Italians who have left their homes in Italy, can’t…
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‘London is the capital of money laundering’. Ed Vulliamy with Roberto Saviano at Hay on Wye
Ed Vulliamy and Roberto Saviano have something in common. They hate lies. On Saturday 28 May, Vulliamy will interview Saviano at Hay-on-Wye Festival. ‘It’s…
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