An Italian Minotaur in New York City
Vinicio Capossela's Highline Ballroom concert was his biggest show here but not his best
Cico, il Van Gogh dei graffiti
Chico, assieme a Jairo, giovane italoamericano suo allievo, impugna la bomboletta spray per dipingere i muri. Oggi Chico è un "graffitista patentato" dalla municipalità newyorkese che non lavora più in clandestinità...
Wine,Winemakers and Restaurants in the Langhe
Conversations with Wine Writers and Winemakers on Food and Wine
July 5, 2008
Il mio ricordo di Rocco
Prima di tutto il suo sorriso aperto, quello che mi ha accolto insieme ad un ottimo caffè napoletano preparato da lui stesso nella sua cucina. Era il 2006, ed era la prima volta prima volta che l’incontravo, all’ultimo piano di una casa dell’Upper West Side dove poi sarei tornata diverse altre volte. Circondati da appunti, fotocopie, libri ed oggetti legati alla sua vita con la dolce moglie Taina, quel giorno dovevo parlare con Rocco Caporale del suo lavoro sui database AIRE in vista delle prime elezioni politiche italiane all’estero.
Do College Professors Corrupt the Minds of American Youth?
As a college professor who tries the best he can to teach students to be well-read, think for themselves, and analyze complex social problems with their intellects and their hearts, I'm getting tired of arch-conservatives on TV and in my own circle of friends questioning my patriotism, my intelligence, and my motives.
How I found the Italian in me.
I’ve never read the book, “Were You Always an Italian?” by Maria Laurino, so I won’t pretend I have, but the reviews are a mixed bag
July 4, 2008
An Italian Minotaur in New York City
Vinicio Capossela, cantautore and "enchanter"
Vinicio Capossela's Highline Ballroom concert was his biggest show here but not his best
July 3, 2008
Annie Lanzillotto's "The Flat Earth" performance at Dixon Place, NYC, Video by John Lanzillotto
Performance Artist Annie Lanzillotto leads the hunt for a spiritual New York, taking audiences down The Bowery, to the corner of Prince and Elizabeth Streets, where she encourages them to climb the corner mailbox and tell a New York Story
July 3, 2008
How I found the Italian in me.
painting/drawing by crystal ainardi
Finding Italian identity in America
I’ve never read the book, “Were You Always an Italian?” by Maria Laurino, so I won’t pretend I have, but the reviews are a mixed bag.
Clemenza and Tessio are like Britain and France
The Pax Corleone, or what happens when two political analysts offer a close reading of "The Godfather" in an effort to explain contemporary US politics
July 3, 2008
Clemenza and Tessio are like Britain and France
Al Pacino as Michael Corleone in Francis Ford Coppola's "The Godfather"
The Pax Corleone, or what happens when two political analysts offer a close reading of "The Godfather" in an effort to explain contemporary US politics.
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