History & culture
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“Dante: Inferno to Paradise”
“Dante: Inferno to Paradise”, by acclaimed filmmaker Ric Burns, explores the riveting life and times of Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) and…
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Giovanni da Verrazzano and the Naming of the Bridge
Five hundred years ago, on April 17, Giovanni da Verrazzano and his crew were the first Europeans to sail into…
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Umbria Jazz Winter Festival
For the past 30 years in late December, the Umbria Jazz Winter festival livens up the medieval hill town of…
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Dante, Canto II: A Canto of Contrasts
In many ways, the second canto (chapter) of Dante’s “Divine Comedy” is one of contrasts: light versus dark, slavery versus…
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Letters from Veneto: Moonlight Oil and LoVivo
by Myra Robinson I have yet to hear my first cuckoo of the year, but in other respects everything is…
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On the Cover: The Processione dei Misteri di Trapani: A Sacred Spectacle of Faith and Tradition
Italy is renowned for its rich cultural heritage, and one of the most captivating religious events that unfolds in the…
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Ferrari: The Car, the Man, the Passion
Owning this iconic Italian luxury sports car with its long and illustrious racing heritage is a dream for most of…
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Dante, Canto 1: Lost in the Dark Wood
“In the middle of the journey of our life, I came to myself in a dark wood where the straight…
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A Second Language is a Gift Worth Sharing
“Piovono Polpette”, the Italian dub of “It’s Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” is playing in the living room. It’s…
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A Book Review: “Christ Stopped at Eboli”
When I was a boy, movies and television shows depicted Italy as a lush land with happy, though somewhat simple,…
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