by John Mancini | Apr 27, 2025 | Uncategorized
Back in the 1980s when I began to get active in Italian American affairs, I wrote a letter to Newsday, the regional newspaper of Long Island, critiquing an op-ed on Italian history. A few days later my letter was published. Shortly after, I received a...
by John Mancini | Apr 20, 2025 | Uncategorized
In the course of my self-studies one statement by historian Will Durant (Caesar and Christ) stands out. “More Christians were killed by other Christians than by the Romans.” He was referring to the systematic purge of ‘heretics’ who did not accept the...
by John Mancini | Apr 13, 2025 | Uncategorized
On schedule, ABC-TV broadcast The Ten Commandments on Saturday night for Passover. I recall seeing it for the first time in 1956 at the Loews Valencia in Jamaica, Queens (NYC). Quite a visual impact for a 9-year-old kid. Even more amazing was that I went without...
by John Mancini | Apr 6, 2025 | Uncategorized
The Romans named it Aprilis, the month when the Earth opens to produce beauty and sustenance. Like Italians, the Romans were very expressive…and practical. They called it as they saw it: Aperire means ‘to open’ in Latin (Aprire in Italian). For the...
by John Mancini | Mar 30, 2025 | Uncategorized
We all have moments in life that affect our future. It certainly happens when you find your ‘life’ partner or lose one. Having children surely puts you on a different trajectory. But sometimes a serendipitous event or an individual will present you...
by Bill Dal Cerro | Mar 25, 2025 | Uncategorized
Are the film critics currently praising Robert De Niro for his performance in the new mob film Alto Knights aware that he hates children? Read on. In 2003, the self-proclaimed proud Italian American (though he is only 1/4 quarter Italian) announced his next project:...
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