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A Sud del Ponte si ferma il tempo.

(03 03 2010) Carmine Savarese

Domenica mattina c’era il sole, l’aria fredda tersa e quella bella luce limpida. Avevo una matta voglia di bici e di New York. Di quella Mela intima, solo mia, quella che...

Serendipitous Encounters of an Italian-American Kind

(24 07 2009) Joey Skee

The shared histories of Neapolitan singer Alfredo Bascetta and political activist/film worker Gino Bardi are revealed by a Brooklyn walkabout.

Backyard Figs from Brooklyn

(28 09 2008) Joey Skee

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

A wall, a poem, a summer epiphany.

(11 08 2008) Joey Skee

I am reminded of Eugenio Montale's haunting poem upon discovering a simple barrier wall built by an Italian immigrant in Brooklyn during the 1930s.

“O’ Giglio e Paradiso”: An Italian-American Musical Classic

(09 07 2008) Joey Skee

What the Brooklyn giglio feast and an obscure musician might tell us about Italian-American culture.

The Cultural Politics of Coffee

(27 01 2008) Joey Skee

In Search of a Decent Espresso in New York City.

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