by Bill Dal Cerro | Mar 9, 2024 | Uncategorized
A few blogs ago, I wrote about the rise of Irish-born actors currently taking Hollywood by storm: Cillian Murphy, Barry Keoghan, Paul Mescal, et. al. Victor McLaglen in The Informer (1935) With St. Patrick’s Day coming up, I decided to rent the famous 1935...
by John Mancini | Mar 3, 2024 | Uncategorized
I read Newsday every day. It’s Long Island’s only regional newspaper, the 8th largest newspaper in the nation and the highest in suburban readership. It is an ultra-liberal newspaper with a keen eye for “mafia” news. When John Gotti died in 2002 the paper...
by John Mancini | Feb 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
A lesser known aspect of the Great Navigator Christopher Columbus was his superpower. Beyond his amazing nautical skills, the Admiral seemingly had the heavens on his side. On February 29th 1504, during his 4th voyage to the New World an eclipse of the moon...
by Bill Dal Cerro | Feb 20, 2024 | Uncategorized
“Old soldiers never die,” General MacArthur said, “they just fade away.” Old mob shows never die, either, nor do they just fade away. A book by Mark Kamine is out called, On Locations: Lessons Learned from My Life On Set with The Sopranos and...
by John Mancini | Feb 18, 2024 | Uncategorized
Fatti maschii, parole femine is the state motto of Maryland, the only state to have an Italian motto rather than one in English or Latin. It translates as “Deeds [are] Masculine, Words Feminine.” Such male chauvinism is typical of Italian culture dating back to...
by John Mancini | Feb 11, 2024 | Uncategorized
Today marks the 95th anniversary of the treaty that created Vatican City. Top story around the world At the time in 1929 this event was considered almost miraculous—to both Catholics and nonbelievers alike. The Lateran Treaty, as it is known, settled a...
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