June 17, 2021
BOOKS
Elena Ferrante as World Literature. Stiliana Milkova’s recently released $120 book, which pursues the mysterious author’s central themes, is available now via the publisher and in libraries everywhere. More
HISTORY
When it was a crime to be Italian in America. The obscure history of Italian internment in America. More
FOOD
A canning crisis. A lack of steel sheeting may impact the Italian canned tomato industry. More
THE ACADEMY
Living with history. Adapting Italy’s past to a Green future. More
COLUMBUS WATCH
Colonizers fall. Colombia removes statues of Columbus and Spanish queen after attacks. More
COLUMBUS WATCH
Took their calendar and went home. A New Jersey school district wipes all references to holidays, rather than including Indigenous Peoples’ Day . More
POLITICS — DOMESTIC
Italian of the Valley. Restaurant owner Dewey Guida receives Italian American of the Upper Ohio Valley Award. More
ARTS
Ripples from Kennesaw. Congratulations to Federica Santini, professor of Italian and Interdisciplinary Studies at Kennesaw State University, for the publication of her poem “The Island” in Constellate Magazine. More
REPARATIONS
California Reparations. ETM Media Group shares details about the Calif. Reparations bill in this podcast. More
POLITICS — INTERNATIONAL
Italian job. Workers for a TV broadcaster in Italy replace valuable works of art with fakes, perhaps over the course of years. More
REPARATIONS
Actify Press on HR 40. A broadcast examining the proposed Reparations legislation in the context of midterm elections. More
POLITICS — INTERNATIONAL
Punishment, and the question of limits. Giovanni Brusca could not be kept in prison forever – should anyone? More
THE ACADEMY
Bacchus among the Blackshirts. Brian J. Griffith writes about wine making, consumerism and identity in Fascist Italy. More
BOOKS
Fox and Chick return. The beloved storybook duo by Sergio Ruzzier have a sleepover. More
THE ACADEMY
Italian manliness in the U.S. The musings and analysis of a Finnish scholar on Italian American masculinity. More
INDIGENOUS NEWS
A new casting in Hollywood. Indigenous artist Nicholas Galanin recreates the Hollywood sign with a twist. More
BOOKS
One murky chapter in Milan’s past. An in-depth investigation into the art, politics, and murderous cynicism of Renaissance Milan. More
ARTS
Big Brother, art critic. In Bologna’s Civic Museum, AI decides popularity of art by the look on your face. More
INDIGENOUS NEWS
Fostering Indigenous languages in school. Ojibwe language classes offered in school district in Ontario. More
ARTS
A display of energetic art. Adirondack artist and educator Maria DeAngelo exhibits at the American Italian Heritage Museum More
COLUMBUS WATCH
All racial hatred is entwined. Critical Race Theory protest links Columbus, restrictions on anti-racism curriculum. More
POLITICS — DOMESTIC
Americans eyeing Italian citizenship. A growing interest in the U.S. in the path to Italian citizenship for some Italian Americans. More
HISTORY
Covello’s table. Simone Cinotto examines Leonard Covello’s notes on the eating habits of Italian immigrants in New York. More
POLITICS — INTERNATIONAL
Alitalia reboot delay fallout. Budget airlines snatching up routes. More
