I spoke to one athlete who said that if he could snowboard then he could live. This is the definition of living, of finding that purity within sport.” – Chris Waddell on Paralympics ...

Leave it to a lawyer to know how to spot a good lie. Trial attorney Dan Cogdell of Houston-based Cogdell Law Firm has been a criminal defense lawyer for over four decades, so it’s fair to say he knows ...

Being a linguist—and someone who has tried to learn several languages (including English) in addition to my mother tongue (Flemish Dutch)—I have an annoying habit: instead of paying attention to what ...

A pair of practiced hands pushes novice fingers into the stretchy dough, encouraging the boldness needed to coax the focaccia into the pan’s creases before mashing in juicy tomatoes and garlic. After ...

The designation highlights Italy’s long-standing communal foodways, from regional harvest traditions to daily cooking practices passed down through generations. Gina Pace is a journalist and editorial ...

Google Translate is getting upgraded with new abilities, including a better understanding of idioms and other figures of speech. Google is also expanding Live Translate to more languages and adding ...

If you've only ever wanted to eat at Italian restaurants, make pasta almost every day for dinner, and entertain Italian vacations regardless of season, much to the chagrin of your over-saturated ...

ROME — They lit up the Colosseum in the green, white and red of the Italian flag and celebrated with an evening concert, where government officials gave triumphant speeches to herald the big news. Yet ...

It’s time to uncork the prosecco and maybe order a plate of tagliatelle al ragù for the table. Italy has a very tasty reason to celebrate: Its national cuisine has become the first entire gastronomic ...

Another possible repercussion of the penny's passing? Some colorful colloquialisms making use of the word "penny" might not make any cents – I mean sense – in the near future. These days, phrases and ...

Becoming a grandmother is the ultimate gift — and the nickname that comes with it is the cherry on top. You may have an idea of what you’d like to be called by the new little one, or you might be ...

“Indicando la via al futuro” (Pointing the Way to the Future) is engraved on a monument depicting an Italian family by sculptor Marc-Anthony Massaro, installed in New Haven’s Wooster Square Park in ...