Sabrina Amadei: spreading the Italian Language – Bostoniano (Inglese)
January 21, 2015
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A rainy and wintery Tuesday afternoon, right before dark, I find myself standing inside a sleek, post-modern, environmentally friendly house, nested in the thick woods; inside, in a brightly lit room behind large glass windows, a group of middle-aged and
MIT’s Oceanographer Paola Malanotte – Bostoniano (Inglese)
December 5, 2014
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Sitting in Professor Paola Malanotte-Rizzoli’s office at MIT, I forget for a few minutes what I am there for. We are discussing her passion for opera, and how she almost pursued a career in the arts as a young girl.
Gianfranco Zaccai: Innovation to the Next Level – Bostoniano (Inglese)
November 6, 2014
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“Please, don’t call it just a design firm,” says Continuum founder Gianfranco Zaccai as we walk through open space offices, labs and workshops for prototype making, peppered with sleek displays showcasing never-seen-before products complete with an explanation of what they
St Leonard Pastor: Padre Antonio Nardoianni – Bostoniano (Inglese)
September 22, 2014
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St. Leonard is wrapped in scaffolding to the point of not looking much like a church anymore. Even the sounds (including some of the language used by the workers) are not very church-like. As I wait for Padre Antonio Nardoianni,
Marisa Iocco: The Midas Touch of Italian Cooking – Bostoniano (Inglese)
September 22, 2014
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“Cooking is an act of love — an ancient primal gesture,” Executive Chef Marissa Iocco opines. “Like all acts of love, it is deeply gratifying and like all ancient primal gestures, it’s good for the soul.” Executive Chef Marisa Iocco
Ivo Cubi: A Destiny Carved in Marble – Bostoniano (Inglese)
June 25, 2014
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No matter how hard he tried, Ivo Cubi could not have done anything else for a living. His last name, to begin with, in Italian literally means “Cubes.” Plus he was born into a family that, in one capacity or
Flavia Laviosa: Making Italian Useful – Bostoniano (Inglese)
June 25, 2014
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“So sorry about the mess,” says Flavia Laviosa as she welcomes me to her home, a one-bedroom apartment halfway between Harvard and MIT. I quickly realize that the contents of her apartment live up to its location. The “mess” —
Mario Motta: A Passion Written in the Stars – Bostoniano (Inglese)
May 1, 2014
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Apparently, Mario Motta has a successful medical career: Not only is he an established practicing cardiologist but he has also been the president of the Massachusetts Medical Association for many years. Yet he does not talk about it much. Actually,
Silk Scientist Fiorenzo Omenetto – Bostoniano (Inglese)
March 22, 2014
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Fiorenzo Omenetto works with silk all day (and apparently a lot of nights, too), but he does not make clothes, not even invisible ones, contrary to rumors triggered by a journalistic exaggeration published a couple of years ago and quickly