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May 26, 2008
The Garden of Earthly Delights in Fresno
Joseph Sciorra
Baldassare Forestiere's "Underground Gardens," Fresno, 2008.
A Brief Visit to California’s Subterranean Marvel, Baldassare Forestiere’s “Underground Gardens.”
May 25, 2008
Brigand or Emigrant, but Ultimately Film Protagonist
Michelina De Cesare (1841-1868)
Representations of brigands have shaped and continue to reshape perceptions of Italy and its people throughout the world.
May 24, 2008
Francesco Pepe, My Dutch Paisan
Francesco Pepe, at the home of Antonio “O’ Lione” Martone, Scafati, 2006.
A digital tale of diasporic linkages between Old and New Amsterdams.
May 23, 2008
Linking the Diaspora Cinematically
Australia’s Federation of Italian Migrant Workers and their Families holds its “The Weird Mob 2: The Italian Invasion” Film Festival.
May 14, 2008
Sinatra, a Morality Tale.
Harry Benson
Frank Sinatra at Truman Capote's "Black and White Ball," New York City, 1966
Musings on Italian-American masculinity, power, and bullying on the tenth anniversary of Frank Sinatra’s death.
May 1, 2008
Holy Land USA, a Religious Vision in Ruins
Joseph Sciorra
Holy Land USA, Waterbury, CT, 2005.
During the 1960s and 1970s, 40,000 people visited Waterbury, CT annually to pray at Holy Land USA, a Catholic theme park created by John Greco. Now it lies in ruins.
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