February 10, 2008
The Unmaking of the Made Men of Sicily?
The crackdown on Mafia shows Italy at its best. Southern Italian cities, though plagued by many serious problems, no longer seem to be suitable places for a good mobster to hang out. That, at least, is progress.
February 10, 2008
L'energia di Mary
Foto cortesy: http://www.ninegoodteeth.com
"Nine Good Teeth". Il regista Alex Halpern racconta sua nonna, la centenaria italo/americana Mary. Ne nasce una storia a più voci che smitizza utilizzando la realtà e che fa riflettere su alcuni luoghi comuni…
The Unmaking of the Made Men of Sicily?
The crackdown on Mafia shows Italy at its best. Southern Italian cities, though plagued by many serious problems, no longer seem to be suitable places for a good mobster to hang out. That, at least, is progress.
February 9, 2008
Too Italian, or not Italian enough?
This blog and the issues to which it pertains raise at least one thorny question, to say the least. In addition, it creates an uncomfortable situation, I would contend, for all involved, Italian Americans and not: for those Italian Americans who feel compelled to write such a blog; for those Italian Americans who read it, regardless of which side of the fence they may stand; and for those, non Italian Americans, who read it, many of whom – I would not be surprised – will throw up their arms in wide-eyed wonder, trying to figure out what all the fuss is about.
February 9, 2008
“Sicilian Lights on Roman Origins”
Romulus and Remus
Romulus and Remus were Sicilians?
Italian and American Crackdown on Mafia
At least 80 people have been arrested in a major crackdown on the Mafia carried out by Italian and American law enforcement agencies.
February 8, 2008
A Room With A View
nightout.org./uk
I check into a handicap-accessible room (and adjust my vision)
How To Lose Weight and Remain Italian?
Marc's Lenten Promise: Since I am overweight, and unwilling to give up bread and pasta, I find myself stuck. How do I lose weight and remain Italian? Step one: give up candy bars for Lent. Step two: start taking long walks across a suburban, strip-mall filled Staten Island Landscape. Step three: avoid the mentally ill people who are the only other ones who live in the suburbs and don't drive.
“You Who Live Securely in Your Warm Homes…”
The screening of the film L’isola delle rose: La tragedia di un paradiso (Island of Roses: The Tragedy of a Paradise) written and directed by Rebecca Samonà was accompanied by a brief but intense interview by journalist Andrea Fiano with Stella Levi, a former resident of Rhodes who survived Auschwitz.
February 6, 2008
The Original Slow Foodies
http://www.seedfest.co.uk/seeds/artichoke
The Slow Food movement wishes "to counteract fast food and fast life."
The mission of the Slow Food movement hits home for me -- probably because its goals seem similar to the life that my grandparents led.
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