by John Mancini | Nov 18, 2024 | Uncategorized
He is known affectionately as Dr. NO because of his scientific research into Nitric Oxide (NO) which earned him the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1998. We noted that achievement at the time in an issue of The Italic Way; but I am prompted to write about Dr. Louis...
by John Mancini | Nov 11, 2024 | Uncategorized
My grandson is preparing for his First Communion, enrolled in a CCD class. As a 7-year-old he is slowly being introduced to life’s requirements – homework, bedtime, and internet limits. To many kids nowadays religion is an option and morality a multiple...
by John Mancini | Nov 3, 2024 | Uncategorized
This past week a local school on Long Island honored the memory of cartoon illustrator Al Plastino. He was one of many Italian Americans who crafted the comic books that every boy in the country grew up with — Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, The Flash, and the...
by John Mancini | Oct 27, 2024 | Uncategorized
The other day, the cable station TCM aired The Joe Louis Story a biopic from 1953. Like The Jackie Robinson Story (1950) both the subjects of the bios were still alive at the time. In fact, Robinson played himself in the 1950 movie. The two films were tributes to...
by Bill Dal Cerro | Oct 23, 2024 | Uncategorized
Not much positivity to report on the movie scene. What else is old? To wit: The Conclave opens in late October, a drama about the intrigues which swirl around the death of a pope. I won’t reveal the “surprise” ending but suffice it to say...
by John Mancini | Oct 21, 2024 | Uncategorized
Luigi Cornaro 1464 – 1566 With cold, flu, and covid season upon us I thought it relevant to introduce our subscribers to Luigi Cornaro possibly the first professional dietician. Cornaro was born in 1464 in Venice and lived to be 102 years old, a feat he...
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