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March 29, 2008
Gino Vitale, Brooklyn developer and shrine builder.
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Gino Vitale, with one of his Red Hook shrine buildings in the background, March 24, 2008.
Brooklyn developer Gino Vitale adapts the centuries old edicole sacre (devotional shrines) to his newly constructed buildings.
March 25, 2008
"Jersey Boys": Recreating A Lost Era in the Life of the American Working Class
"Big Girls Don't Cry," Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
Fordham University history professor Mark Naison recently emailed his thoughts on the Broadway musical "Jersey Boys" and has allowed me to post them here verbatim.
March 24, 2008
An Ex-W.O.P. Casts His Vote
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Born in the USA and now an Italian citizen, I’m asked to vote. So, what do I know?
March 19, 2008
St. Joseph's Altar, Barese Style
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Antonietta Vitucci's St. Joseph's altar, March 18, 2008.
Celebrating St. Joseph in Brooklyn and some thoughts on lived religion.
March 8, 2008
Tony Soprano Made Me Do It!
Turncoat mafioso’s statement about media depictions of Italian Americans is “smoking gun” say some Italian-Americans. No kidding.
March 5, 2008
Italians in Hollywood
Anna Magnani in The Fugitive Kind (1959).
Anna Magnani's and Raf Vallone's portrayals of Italian-Americans seen anew in New York.
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