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 in Italian politics and society.
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 in Italian politics and society.
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
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Icewoman Spinning Ice
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Annie Lanzillotto performance, video shot and edited by John Lanzillotto
My father and grandfathers were icemen. Two Giuseppes and a Carmine. I chant their names as I spin and spin the 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 Organization as second in the world. Amato has a good point. If Italy is potentially the second healthiest nation in Europe, however, Neapolitans have been left out...
'La Befana' Arrives on Her Broomstick
Thousands of Italian children hunted out stockings on Saturday ahead of Epiphany celebrations that half of Italians still see as an important part of their heritage
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 “Sicilian Vespers” began.
Healthy Italy, but Naples poisoned by garbage
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 Organization as second in the world. Amato has a good point. If Italy is potentially the second healthiest nation in Europe, however, Neapolitans have been left out...
What Do American Expats Think of The Controversial NYT Article?
Among the reactions stirred by The New York Times’ article, it is interesting to hear the impressions of Americans who live in Italy or who have visited our country enough times to understand whether Ian Fisher’s impression is true. The expatriates in Italy have created many websites to give advice, share useful information, or just to keep in touch and exchange opinions of the bel paese.
Peppino Marotto, Poet, Activist, Gramscian
Revolutionary poet and activist shot and killed at 82 years.
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 neighborhoods real and imagined, are presented as spectacles for tourists and unfortunately are seen as representations of “real” Italian Americans.
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