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May 27, 2008

The Garden of Earthly Delights in Fresno

Joey Skee
Joseph Sciorra
Baldassare Forestiere's "Underground Gardens," Fresno, 2008.

A Brief Visit to California’s Subterranean Marvel, Baldassare Forestiere’s “Underground Gardens.”

May 26, 2008

Brigand or Emigrant, but Ultimately Film Protagonist

Joey Skee
Michelina De Cesare (1841-1868)

Representations of brigands have shaped and continue to reshape perceptions of Italy and its people throughout the world.

May 25, 2008

Francesco Pepe, My Dutch Paisan

Joey Skee
Francesco Pepe, at the home of Antonio “O’ Lione” Martone, Scafati, 2006.

A digital tale of diasporic linkages between Old and New Amsterdams.

May 24, 2008

Linking the Diaspora Cinematically

Joey Skee

Australia’s Federation of Italian Migrant Workers and their Families holds its “The Weird Mob 2: The Italian Invasion” Film Festival.

May 14, 2008

Sinatra, a Morality Tale.

Joey Skee
Harry Benson
Frank Sinatra at Truman Capote's "Black and White Ball," New York City, 1966

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

May 2, 2008

Holy Land USA, a Religious Vision in Ruins

Joey Skee
Joseph Sciorra
Holy Land USA, Waterbury, CT, 2005.

During the 1960s and 1970s, 40,000 people visited Waterbury, CT annually to pray at Holy Land USA, a Catholic theme park created by John Greco. Now it lies in ruins.