by Bill Dal Cerro | Feb 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
At a time when Americans are so sadly split between political divides, it’s nice to recall a well-known American who unified everyone: Lawrence Peter Barra, better known by his baseball name, “Yogi.” The month of January was so tumultuous – with the...
by John Mancini | Feb 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
I wonder if New York’s Governor Andrew Cuomo is sad that Donald Trump is no longer president. Before January 20th, New York’s Covid-19 nursing home death toll (15,000) could be conveniently blamed on Trump, with the media’s blessing. Was it a coincidence that...
by Bill Dal Cerro | Feb 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
It is a famous phrase: “Vedi Napoli e poi muori”– See Naples and die! The point is that Italy’s third-largest city is such an overwhelming feast for the senses – of food, art, history, museums, music, etc. – that there is nothing left to see once...
by John Mancini | Feb 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
Do you know there is a chapter of Black Lives Matter (BLM) in Italy? Do you know that French leaders are resisting the invasion of “woke” culture? How are these social upheavals spreading across continents and oceans? Short answer: the Media....
by John Mancini | Feb 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
It’s hard to say whether Italy or the United States is in a bigger mess. Both are suffering from the pandemic; both are in the throes of political turmoil. Instead of just Democrats and Republicans battling it out, as here, Italians have five parties in...
by Bill Dal Cerro | Feb 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
In 2018, the “Tucci Gang” of New York made a big splash in the national media. Was this yet another Italian criminal group, a modern incarnation of New York’s infamous “Five Families,” who dominated organized crime in that city for nearly...
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