February 20, 2008
A Taste of Puglia
Charles Scicolone
Michele making orecchiette in Puglia
Orecchiette with Broccoli Rabe is one of the iconic dishes of Puglia
February 20, 2008
Carla Bruni, Old World Italian
Bharat Sikka/Naive Records
Carla Bruni
Who knew that former supermodel and the new First Lady of France was also an Old World Italian?
February 20, 2008
Yes Barack, We Can!
The problem is that we haven't had leaders who can inspire the American people to rally behind a common purpose and a higher purpose. And this is what we need to change today.
February 18, 2008
Lost in translation!
Photo courtesy of Bernhard J. Scheuvens
Facciata del Teatro Massimo di Palermo (Italy)
Italian Opera sung in English? I know it sounds just like another bad hybridization introduced to American culture (would anyone like a frappuccino with that?). Is this is the newest strategy to entice larger audiences?
February 17, 2008
Charisma? Yes, Thank You
Barack Obama viene accusato di avere quella dote mancante agli altri contendenti
Captain Correlli’s Mandolin - The dialectical unity of the Italian man’s contradictory ‘state of mind’
Hollywood, the ultimate purveyor of majority culture, recast the 1930’s macho gangsters into Frank Sinatra acting the Italian American Gunga Din, in “From Here to Eternity.”
February 17, 2008
Captain Correlli’s Mandolin - The dialectical unity of the Italian man’s contradictory ‘state of mind’
Italian Soldiers Surrendering
Hollywood, the ultimate purveyor of majority culture, recast the 1930’s macho gangsters into Frank Sinatra acting the Italian American Gunga Din, in “From Here to Eternity.”
Cinema Piemonte on the Streets of San Francisco
"Riso amaro" is screening in San Francisco soon, leading me to post about one of my favorite films.
February 16, 2008
It Wasn’t Columbus’ Fault. Or Was It?
Musings around a frivolous article about very serious things... and some suggestions for those who think that Christopher Columbus was just an "Italian" hero.
Bravo Rava: Italy's Jazz Maestro Returns to New York
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).
Italian Unity - Unità Italiana
Having recently witnessed the orgiastic rite of the Right as the Left left their positions of leadership(?) of the Italian Government, I wondered what Italian Unity (Unità Italiana) might look like, were I ever to observe it. Then I remembered a warm summer night in Urbino a few years ago.
Bollani & Rava: Italian Jazz
Stefano Bollani and Enrico Rava playing at Teatro Regio di Torino, January 21, 2008.
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