by John Mancini | Jun 29, 2026 | Uncategorized
The Italian Stallion with the Spanish surname Among the anniversaries to be celebrated this year will be Rocky, the Hollywood blockbuster from 1976 that was top grosser of the year. Italian Americans were on a roll that decade. The Godfather premiered in...
by Bill Dal Cerro | Jun 24, 2026 | Uncategorized
This just in: According to a June 21, 2026 article in Travel and Tour World Magazine, Italy has finally surpassed Spain and Greece in the so-called “Battle of the Mediterranean Countries,” an unofficial annual derby tracked by world-wide travel...
by John Mancini | Jun 22, 2026 | Uncategorized
We’ve all heard the story of how America was named by a German mapmaker in 1507 after navigator Amerigo Vespucci announced that the islands Columbus had discovered were really two new continents. But why were both given the same name? This may be Fra Carbonariis...
by John Mancini | Jun 14, 2026 | Uncategorized
I just read an interesting story about the passing of 91-year-old Salvatore Lanzilotta. He was born into a family with 19 children! The accompanying photo of that family from the 1930s looked like a military formation. The kids appeared to be one...
by John Mancini | Jun 8, 2026 | Uncategorized
I’ve been asking myself that question for some time. Having participated in Italian American affairs for over forty years, it seems strange to ponder such a thing. It is not so much a question for our Italic Institute, which has remained on course over the...
by Bill Dal Cerro | Jun 3, 2026 | Uncategorized
Back in January, I wrote a blog called “Here’s to the Ladies!” It was a reference to Tony Bennett’s famous 1995 CD—a series of songs by famous American female singers—and also a tribute to talented Chicago women who have been overlooked by...
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