by Bill Dal Cerro | Aug 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
On the occasion of singer Tony Bennett’s 96th birthday (August 3rd), it’s sobering to recall his famous comment after the premiere of 1972’s mobster epic, The Godfather. To wit: “It’s a terrible, terrible film, just pernicious. Despite...
by John Mancini | Aug 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
We are living in an age of euphemisms and doubletalk. “Birthing person,” “lactating person,” “gender fluid,” “non-binary,” and “cisgender” are all artificial constructs to replace “male” and “female.” These word games have consequences. A euphemism like...
by Bill Dal Cerro | Jul 31, 2022 | Uncategorized
It’s a familiar phrase: “Tutte le strade portano a Roma”: All roads lead to Rome. The phrase is literal: It refers to how the fabled Roman roads fanned out like spoke-wheels, encompassing the classical world. And it is also, of course, metaphorical:...
by Bill Dal Cerro | Jul 26, 2022 | Uncategorized
Two down, two more to go (“Goodfellas,” 1990) One of my previous blogs was titled “The Unholy Three,” which mentioned the near-simultaneous passing of three Hollywood actors known for popularizing crude Italian gangster stereotypes: Paul...
by John Mancini | Jul 24, 2022 | Uncategorized
Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) has become the Benedict Arnold of the Democratic Party for his serial opposition to the utopian Left. One Biden Administration bureaucrat just labeled Turkey’s President Erdogan “the Manchin of NATO” for impeding the memberships of Sweden...
by Bill Dal Cerro | Jul 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
So weird how certain sports (i.e., soccer) can be played so passionately all over the world but yet barely register in the U.S. The same is true for singers. If you’re American, the name Paolo Nutini probably means nothing to you. But this 35 year-old...
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