by John Mancini | Apr 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
I’ve written before about the PBS show Finding Your Roots, hosted by Prof. Louis Gates. As an avid viewer for nine seasons the complex detective work by genealogists to uncover the roots of celebrity guests has intrigued me. But the show rarely wavers from its...
by Bill Dal Cerro | Apr 8, 2023 | Uncategorized
CNN recently shared an interesting story about Italy: Prime Minister Meloni’s government is supporting legislation which may fine corporations or governmental agencies for using English words in their documentations. According to CNN: Brew-SKET-ta ...
by John Mancini | Apr 2, 2023 | Uncategorized
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis threw a lifeline to Donald Trump last week. The former president and perennial Democratic target was indicted by the Manhattan District Attorney and ordered to surrender this Tuesday for an undisclosed felony. Trump can either jet to New...
by Bill Dal Cerro | Mar 31, 2023 | Uncategorized
According to the fun calendar I received last Christmas, March 28th is “Respect Your Cat Day.” Anyone who has visited Rome the past 20 years has noticed how its cat population overtook Torre di Largo Argentino, the square which also boasts the remains of...
by John Mancini | Mar 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
House of Representative In March of 1919, newspaper editor Benito Mussolini founded the Partito Nazionale Fascista with a group of fellow veterans. They took as their symbol the Roman fasces. That bundle of rods with an axe attached was created on the Italian...
by John Mancini | Mar 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
Back in the day, Italian Americans were justifiably excited when one of their own achieved stardom. In the 1930s, the elections of Fiorello LaGuardia and Angelo Rossi as mayors of New York City and San Francisco announced our arrival in the dominant Anglo/Celtic...
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