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Israel at 60. Centro Primo Levi & the General Consulate of Italy in NYC

On May 13 at 7:30 Centro Primo Levi dedicated an evening to the presence of Italians in the early stage of the formation of Zionism and in Israel today.

“The Sopranos: A Wake”. An International Conference at Fordham University

George De Stefano

"The Sopranos: A Wake" conference will bring over 60 writers and academics from several countries to Fordham University, May 22-24.

Xenophobic Italy? A Gypsy Camp Set to Fire in Naples After the Attempted Kidnapping of a Baby

May 2008. Around 400 gypsies in Ponticelli (east of Naples) have been forced to flee after residents entered their camps armed with iron bars and threw Molotov cocktails and stones.

May 15, 2008

Sinatra – the dialogue with Joey Skee continues

Tom Verso

My knowledge is Socratic: I know my ignorance!

May 15, 2008

Tony, Carmela and Me (Shameless Self-Promotion Department)

George De Stefano
You Talkin' About Me?

"The Sopranos: A Wake" conference will bring over 60 writers and academics from several countries to Fordham University, May 22-24.

AVVISO / Venti borse di studio del Ministero degli Esteri

Le borse consentiranno di frequentare i corsi del Diploma Avanzato in Studi Europei (DASE) della prestigiosa Fondazione Collegio Europeo di Parma. La scadenza per la presentazione delle domande è il 15 luglio 2008.

Vatican Says It's Ok to Believe in Aliens

Eleonora Mazzucchi

Some of the latest news to come out of the Vatican is that the Pope has attacked Italy's abortion laws, excoriating doctors who perform the procedure. But far less predictable is the Church embracing little green men from other planets. Carlo Rambaldi, designer of the E.T. character, would approve

The Israeli Question: Sparks Fly At Turin's Book Fair

Maria Rita Latto

Turin's annual Book Fair, Italy's largest, became the subject of political debate for the first time in its history when it honored Israeli writers this year. Demonstrations associated with pro-Palestinian groups preceded and lasted well into the event. Intellectuals from all sides of the ideological divide weighed in, while Italy's president, Giorgio Napolitano, was called to oversee the fair

Pen American Center - "Gomorrah" Roberto Saviano (English)

Roberto Saviano, interviewed by Antonio Monda, talks about his book "Gomorrah"
(Cuny Graduate Center - May 2008)
Produced by Lucia Grillo and Letizia Airos Soria

Le molotov contro i Rom a Napoli

Ottorino Cappelli

Spengono il fuoco? Lo riaccenderemo ... altrimenti tornano

May 14, 2008

Le molotov contro i Rom a Napoli

Ottorino Cappelli

Spengono il fuoco? Lo riaccenderemo ... altrimenti tornano

Sinatra, a Morality Tale

Joey Skee

Musings on Italian-American masculinity, power, and bullying on the tenth anniversary of Frank Sinatra’s death.

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