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2008

March 30, 2008

Mafia Cheese

George De Stefano
Don't believe the box: Joe Pesci isn't really the star of "Family Enforcer"

Sometimes really bad gangster movies can make you appreciate the classics

March 12, 2008

Want Some Brooshetta with your Fritalian?

George De Stefano

Dunkin' Donuts thinks Americans hate ordering coffee with strange foreign names. And that "latte" is an English word.

March 2, 2008

Steve Earle Reads Bartolomeo Vanzetti

George De Stefano

The outspoken singer-songwriter Steve Earle, an opponent of the death penalty and a pro-immigrant new New Yorker, reads from the words of the anarchist Bartolomeo Vanzetti.

February 14, 2008

Bravo Rava: Italy's Jazz Maestro Returns to New York

George De Stefano
By Michele Cantarelli. See more of Cantarelli's photos of Enrico Rava at AllAboutJazz.com

Enrico Rava, Italy's most renowned jazz musician, comes to New York this month for a four-day engagement at Manhattan's Birdland (February 20-23).

January 6, 2008

Another Side of Italy's "Malessere"

George De Stefano

Italy's problems are getting a lot of media attention these days but there's one aspect the New York Times and other papers have overlooked -- the outsized presence of the Vatican...