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Watching Mob Movies with my Fourteen-Year-Old Son

Joey Skee

A “teachable moment” about mafia realties and representations.

Chi è Pete Panto?

Joey Skee

An Italian-American worker who fought the mob that you never heard of.

Clemenza and Tessio are like Britain and France

Laura E. Ruberto

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

From Gomorrah to the Courtroom

Andrea Di Camillo

An appeals court upheld sixteen life imprisonments of members of the most powerful Mafia crime ring in the Naples area in a high-stakes trial on Thursday. A book, Gomorrah, was...

Naples Walks Alone, on Burning and Bloodied Sidewalks

Judith Harris

"The territory is divided into fiefs; leadership is turned over to a capozona (local boss); membership is expanded through blood ties; and they show an extraordinary capacity to...

“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.

Rock the Mafia, Andy Warhol Style

Elsa Bazzini

Andy Warhol made some of the most recognizable art of the 20th century. Now two students from Palermo borrow his loud, colorful style to send a message about art and politics to...

Il Bruttopaese

George De Stefano

Reflections on the Italian Elections

How to Fight the Mafia? Serve a Mean Fried Rice Ball

Eleonora Mazzucchi

In an expanded effort to counter the Mafia's extortionist activities in Sicily, a food fair goes on tour to major Italian cities. The outdoor stands, which will feature Sicilian...

Tony Soprano Made Me Do It!

Joey Skee

Turncoat mafioso’s statement about media depictions of Italian Americans is “smoking gun” say some Italian-Americans. No kidding.

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