Bags In Time
We found a few old bags with whom we brought our world with us when we came from Canada to Sarnano. This is their story.
Rome Cannot Survive Another Raggi Term as Mayor
The upcoming mayoral elections have to stop the bleeding of the capital and pick up the rubbish of a failed adminstration. Literally.
Pills of Italian Daily Life: Taxi in Rome
On the charms and mischief of Roman taxi drivers.
All Roads Lead To Rome
How roads were crucial to the power of the Roman Empire — and why they still hold such fascination today.
The Italian American Problem Revisited
I am glad to see that those who raise the Italian American banner on the identity politics battlefield are mostly ignored.
The Butcher And His Wife
In Sarnano, when the weather is warm, the wind is calming and the sun has begun to set, I see the old man and his wife.
Never The Last
Twenty years after 9/11, very little is different. But everyone is changed.
The Italian American Thing: One More Dip
If Italian Americans are badly portrayed as stereotypes, what would be a better portrayal of the culture and identity and people who claim it?
The Island Of Capri’s Illustrious Roman History
Italy’s tiny, sun-soaked island is known today as a luxurious getaway, but it once was the home of a famed and contentious Roman emperor.
Pass The Prosecco
The real Italian thing lies in the wince, the smile, the glance, the wave.