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January 8, 2008
The Cost of Freedom: The Rascals' Struggle for Change
"In 1967-68, The Rascals were on top of the pop charts. So they decided to use their power to take a stand on Civil Rights. That’s when the problems started."
January 8, 2008
On Visiting My Grandmother’s Grave on the Way to Trader Joe’s
Joseph Sciorra
St. John’s Cemetery, December 31, 2007
Musings on memory and stories on New Year's Eve.
January 8, 2008
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Joseph Cornell's Italian Job
Collection Richard L. Feigen, New York
"Paolo e Francesca" (Joseph Cornell, 1943)
Italian icons subtlely make their way into Joseph Cornell's 20th century curios.
January 6, 2008
Another Side of Italy's "Malessere"
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..
January 6, 2008
Bedazzled by Filomeno
Michael Bodycomb
“Death of Blinded Philosopher” (2006), embroidery on silk shantung, by Angelo Filomeno.
Allegory and needlework meet in the sumptuous work of visual artist Angelo Filomeno.
January 5, 2008
Icewoman Spinning Ice
I spin ice as a prayer performance on my ancestor icemen who served the Bronx
January 5, 2008
Notes from a Dual Citizen: 1
Annie Lanzillotto a.k.a. Rachele Coraggio
first of a series of notes on the journey of dual citizenship
first of a series of notes on the journey of dual citizenship
January 5, 2008
Healthy Italy, but Naples poisoned by garbage
Posted on Flickr by Gli amici di Margherita
In a polite letter to the New York Times Italian Interior Minister Giuliano Amato pointed out that the Italian national health care system is ranked by the World Health...
January 5, 2008
Sicilian Vespers and the history of the Flag of Sicily
Flag of Sicily
...when that Frenchman laid his hands on that Sicilian woman the whole island of Sicily screamed in unison – “ABBASTANZA!” The revolution that came to be known as the...
January 3, 2008
Authentic Little Italy: Che Cos’e?
Jerry Krase
Is this the heart of Little Italy?
Is there an “authentic” Little Italy, and if there is, what does it look like? To the first part of the question, I say "No." The second part is more complex, as Italian...
