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Mythical Italy
Have you ever run into someone you have not seen in decades? I have. Recently, via social media, I made…
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History & culture
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
For the last 130 summers in East Harlem, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church has hosted a festival honoring the…
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Luigi Palma Di Cesnola
What do you think of when you hear the phrase Italian American? I believe most people think of the Northeast;…
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Mauro Giuliani
Chitarrista, violoncellista e compositore, Mauro Giuliani iniziò i propri studi da bambino a Barletta, dove in seguito partecipò a vari…
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About the Author: Carlo Levi
Where do you live? Some place rural where the air is clean and you know your neighbors? Maybe you are…
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A Sicilian Hero
Don Giuseppe Puglisi nasce in una borgata palermitana, figlio di un calzolaio e di una sarta. Il 15 settembre 1993,…
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About the Author: Giuseppe di Lampedusa
In 1861, Count Klemens von Metternich said that Italy was nothing more than a geographic expression. Indeed, when he said…
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About the Author: Emilio Salgari
When I was a boy, I loved the great adventure authors typically read, in my day, by adolescent males. You…
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About the Author: Mario Puzo
One of the many benefits of traveling to Italy, especially to Italian Americans, is that you experience firsthand the differences…
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About the Author: Elena Ferrante
I would like to begin with a confession. Last November, when I started watching the HBO series, “My Brilliant Friend,”…
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