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September

Occhio contro occhio

Chiacchiere from Giufà’s love child.

September 28, 2008

Backyard Figs from Brooklyn

Joey Skee
Joseph Sciorra
Figs

In which this blogger says nothing more profound than he really, really likes figs.

September 20, 2008

What’s So Funny about the Virgin Mary?

Joey Skee
Luca Enrico Fantini
St. Mother Cabrini (LuLu LoLo) and me.

Ludic and hybridic reworkings of Catholic imagery and ritual are part of recent reimagining of Italian-American culture and identity.

September 15, 2008

The Sound of Italian-American Cultural Philanthropy

Joey Skee

What happens when a PBS station targets Italian Americans as donors?

September 2, 2008

La Madonna Nera of New York City

Joey Skee
Smiljana Peros
Drawing la Madonna Nera in chalk, Manhattan, September 8, 2006.

Italian Americans gather at a gay bar in Manhattan in celebration of the Black Madonna.