Recent Posts
November 7, 2007
"An Italian/American State of Mind" - A Rejoinder
Earlier today I posted a response to Tom Verso’s thoughts that he posted November 4 on H-Itam. I share them below, albeit slightly modified for our readers of i-Italy.
November 7, 2007
The Corleone Day Parade
Italian Americans have a long history of taking offense and of consuming big meals. Maybe it’s time they started to laugh at themselves and to eat less.
November 5, 2007
The Sangiovese Family
Some thoughts after a Sangiovese seminar sponsored by Ruffino, a major Italian wine producing company that produces Chianti Classico and other Sangiovese-based wines.
November 4, 2007
Understanding Italian Politics: Forleo in History
Clementina Forleo
We are lured away from our exploration of electoral politics by the fog-bound current case of magistrate Clementina Forleo. She has already made her mark on history. ...
November 4, 2007
We Are All Romanians
Gipsy Girl - by Amir Mukhtar (posted on Flickr.com)
"We must prevent this terrible tiger, which is xenophobic rage, the racist beast, from getting out of control." (Giuliano Amato, Italy’s Interior Minister)
October 30, 2007
Understanding Italian Politics: The Voter in Chains
In our first column we reviewed a series of conceptual frameworks for understanding the importance (or lack) of this month’s founding of the Partito democratico. One of the most..
October 27, 2007
Pinocchio: Italian vs. American Approaches to a Complex Morality Tale
Special effects whiz Carlo Rambaldi hopes to rival the Disney classic by following Roberto Benigni’s controversial approach, bringing out the darker aspects of Carlo Collodi's....
October 27, 2007
It Takes a Network
The Italian/American presence on the Internet may seem, at first, desolante. Try and type “Italian American” (with or without the infamous hyphen) in your google search bar ....
October 17, 2007
Why Gothic? Why a Yank?
This initiative supported by the J.D. Calandra Italian American Institute (CUNY) is bound to feature some brilliant commentary on current politics. But not in this column.
October 10, 2007
i-Italy Gothic One
This wonderful digital initiative, i-Italy, is, for those concerned with Italian politics, born under a cloud. By chance, it arrives at the same moment as the birth, in Italy, of...
