Sicily
Commemorating the Centenary of the Strait of Messina Earthquake at the Italian Academy
On 11/20, “One Hundred Years After the Strait of Messina Earthquake: Emergency Management from Solidarity to Efficiency"
Sicily. What is There After the Carretto?
Discussion with Sicily’s Labor Minister Carmelo Incardona in New York to promote today’s Sicily. The Carabinieri as the symbol of a region built on authority.
Racism/Razzismo Part III: Lest We Forget: Racism Will Make Victims of Us All
This essay is the third, and last, in my series alluding to the similarities between Bensonhurst 1989 and Italy 2008.
The Italian Evel Knievel
Evel Knievel is to jaw-dropping stunts with his motorcycle as Tom Perry is to outrageous feats with no shoes. Forty-eight year old athlete Antonio Peretti (Tom Perry) of the...
Finance and Ruins: Italy's Treasured Sites in Peril
Pompeii and the Valley of the Temples are only a couple of Italy's fabled historical attractions, but it doesn't mean they should fall into deterioration and financial...
Rock the Mafia, Andy Warhol Style
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...
The Island in the Sun Part II
The new and the old come together in Sicily and today's tourist is attracted by the food, wine and culture.
Gino Vitale, Brooklyn developer and shrine builder.
Brooklyn developer Gino Vitale adapts the centuries old edicole sacre (devotional shrines) to his newly constructed buildings.
How to Fight the Mafia? Serve a Mean Fried Rice Ball
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...
St. Joseph's Altar, Barese Style
Celebrating St. Joseph in Brooklyn and some thoughts on lived religion.
Italy in New York
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2008 Dec 5"Fellini and Morandi-Part One"2008 Dec 6Ferzan Ozpetek and "His Secret Life"2008 Dec 8Fellini and Morandi - Part Two2008 Dec 8"One hundred years from the birth of Edoardo Amaldi"2008 Dec 10Etchings by "Nativity Masters - Durer to Tiepolo"
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