by John Mancini | Mar 23, 2025 | Uncategorized
Last month, Barbara Broccoli ditched the family business. Not in agriculture but in Hollywood. The Broccoli Family was the original owner of the James Bond franchise, that action-packed series of movies regaling audiences with the exploits of fictional British spy...
by John Mancini | Mar 16, 2025 | Uncategorized
Another St. Patrick’s Day is upon us. And despite the stereotypes of leprechauns and pots’o’gold, Irish Americans will proudly show off their green and hoist a pint. Each surely aware of how their ancestors overcame oppression and famine to become a glowing...
by John Mancini | Mar 9, 2025 | Uncategorized
Every now and then our analysts look at the ‘big picture’ to determine if the Italian American community is living up to its potential. The first thing we realize is that there is no “community.” Sure we have local and national organizations, but by and large...
by John Mancini | Mar 2, 2025 | Uncategorized
Italic Studies can relate to just about anything, including current events. President Donald Trump may think his idea of securing mineral rights in Ukraine is an original way to give that embattled country an ‘unofficial’ American security guarantee from future...
by Bill Dal Cerro | Mar 1, 2025 | Uncategorized
A 96 year old “new author” focuses on early Italian immigrants In Those Days is a short essay written by Angela M. Rosati, the daughter of Italian immigrants from Basilicata (father) and Puglia (mother). Raised in Astoria, Queens, the same...
by John Mancini | Feb 23, 2025 | Uncategorized
To those who are upset with the Trump Administration’s antipathy toward European leaders, count me out! I still love Italy and its people, but I’ve had too many dealings with Italian diplomats to retain any respect for them. Early on, I admired the European...
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