by Rosario Iaconis | Mar 15, 2023 | Uncategorized
And an Italian version of AOC emerges on Italy’s left. Prime Minister Meloni’s honeymoon period as prime minister has drawn to a close. Though hailed as more pragmatic and competent than many of her critics had believed, Italy’s premier has of late encountered...
by Bill Dal Cerro | Mar 15, 2023 | Uncategorized
The idiom “Ray of Light” doesn’t just refer to an expression of hope in challenging times; it’s also the title of singer Madonna’s last big album, which took home a Grammy Award in 1998. I bring this up in defense of the rather brutal...
by John Mancini | Mar 12, 2023 | Uncategorized
Irish Americans will soon regale us with their ethnic pride, celebrating the saint that converted them to Christianity. They concede that St. Patrick was a Roman, but they wince at the suggestion that Paddy’s paesans also trampled on the Old Sod. Since...
by Bill Dal Cerro | Mar 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry during the War of 1812 reported: “We have met the enemy and they are ours”. I’m sure everyone has heard this famous quote. As any self-respecting (i.e., self-educated) Italian American will tell you, it certainly applies...
by John Mancini | Mar 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
I had a minor procedure done a few weeks ago by a Dr. Baciagalupo. For those of a certain generation this name evokes pleasant memories of the Abbott & Costello television comedy series of 1952-54. I was a faithful viewer of the reruns as a kid. The...
by John Mancini | Feb 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
He was called the “Sword of Rome” in his time, but a man forgotten in popular history. He should rank among the greatest military leaders that Italy produced, up there with Julius Caesar, Napoleon, and Garibaldi. Marcus Claudius Marcellus created the Italy...
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