The Disappearance and Presence of Federico Caffè: Two Mysteries and… a Silver Coffee Bean
On the night of April 14-15, 1987, Federico Caffè left his flat in the Monte Mario hill of Rome. On his desk he left behind: wallet, passport and glasses. He had been suffering from depression ever since retirement in 1984. His ailing brother Alfonso alerted close friends and associates who later involved the police. A huge search was mounted in which dozens of young and not so young former students and collaborators scoured the Roman countryside, but to no avail. No body or signs of what happened on that fateful night were ever found. Caffè was declared legally dead on…
Remembering the Italian-Canadian Women of the Internment
In June 1940, at the outbreak of World War II, Italy declared war on Great…
Reflections on Dying Times by Darlene Madott
Dying Times (Exile Editions, 2021) and its recent Italian language iteration, Il carosello della morte…
Upper-class Europeans and North Americans have always ranked…
Sveva Ersilia Giovanella Maria Fabiani Caetani di Sermoneta…
Hosted by the University of…
Frank Cardinal Leo was ordained…
Two Days with a Pig
I was not hog-wild on the idea. So before heading off on our trip to…
Angel of God
Death visited our family and enveloped us in a tight embrace of its dark cloak…
About Immigrants and Education in Quebec: Another Conversation with Guy Rex Rodgers
Guy Rex Rodgers is the writer and director of a series of documentary films that…
Reflections on Dying Times by Darlene Madott
Dying Times (Exile Editions, 2021) and its recent Italian language iteration, Il carosello della morte (Les Flâneurs Edizioni, 2025, as…
Echoes of the Troubadour: A Review of In a Cage of Sunlight: The Works of Joseph Maviglia, Selected and New
Joseph Maviglia’s debut verse collection, Movietown, appeared in 1989, 36 years ago. That was only the start of a rhapsodic…
In Laura’s Uncovering, John Calabro Weaves a Tale of Two Eras
In Laura’s Uncovering (Ekstasis 2024), Toronto author John Calabro has crafted a historical romance set in two different eras, with…
Love All People: In Conversation with Frank Cardinal Leo, Archbishop of Toronto
Frank Cardinal Leo was ordained as a priest in 1996. He was consecrated as Auxiliary Bishop of Montreal, the city…
Creating a Future: Artist Mauro Balletti Reflects on Five Decades with Pop Icon Mina
In a rare and intimate interview with Elio Iannacci, visual artist Mauro Balletti reflects on his five-decade-plus collaboration with Mina—the…
Mickey & Joe: Good. Bad. Ugly. Dirty: In Conversation with Michaela Di Cesare
Mickey & Joe: Good. Bad. Ugly. Dirty is having its world premiere in Montreal from May 17 to 25, 2025.…
The Disappearance and Presence of Federico Caffè: Two Mysteries and… a Silver Coffee Bean
On the night of April 14-15, 1987, Federico Caffè left his flat in the Monte Mario hill of Rome. On…
Gino Quilico, the Man and the Artist
In her new book, An Opera in Three Acts Starring Gino Quilico (LLP, 2022), Connie Guzzo McParland chronicles the lives…
At a Loss – The Science and Art of Being a Hairstylist
Victor DiBenedetto has spent a lifetime discreetly making his customers look and feel their best. For nearly five decades, the…
What Italy Meant to Them: English Grand Tour Travelers and Charles Dickens
Upper-class Europeans and North Americans have always ranked Italy at the top of their cultural register. Believing that Italy was…
To Market, To Market – the Mercato Experience in Italy
The Mercato is an Italian tradition that goes back centuries. Once a week, travelling vendors come to town, set up…
Where Italy’s Most Famous Are Buried
Every year millions of tourists visit the city of Florence and flock to the Uffizi Gallery for its extraordinary collection…
Dining With the Gods – A Travel Essay
After almost half a century living in Toronto’s Little Italy, I make a return journey to the place where I…
Remembering the Italian-Canadian Women of the Internment
In June 1940, at the outbreak of World War II, Italy declared war on Great Britain. At the time, Canada…
A Century of Women’s Leadership in Montreal’s Italian Community
Montreal has long served as a hub for Italian immigration to Canada, fostering a diverse and resilient community shaped by…
Giving Ethnocultural Studies a Digital Future
The historiography of Canada’s ethnocultural communities has developed largely over the past 60 years and individual community histories continue to…
The Roncarelli Case: Defiance in the Pursuit of Justice
In 1946, Montreal restaurateur Frank Roncarelli, an Italian immigrant from Bologna, did the unimaginable – he sued the most powerful…
About Immigrants and Education in Quebec: Another Conversation with Guy Rex Rodgers
Guy Rex Rodgers is the writer and director of a series of documentary films that explore the impact of non-Francophone…
Tribute to an Italian Soldier, 1942
During World War II, many Italian soldiers captured by the British in North Africa were sent to different countries in…
Busting a Myth About Immigrants and Education in Quebec: In Conversation with Guy Rex Rodgers
Guy Rex Rodgers is the producer, writer, director and narrator of a series of documentary films that explores the impact…
The Growing Movement to Save the Sicilian Language
Something big is unfolding in Sicily, and no, it’s not a new season of White Lotus. There is a saying…
My Mother’s Terracotta Vase: from Calabria to London via Rome
The three of them looked sad and forlorn hiding behind the washing machine in her kitchen terrace. But even in…
Calabrese Nacatole: Byzantine Delights for the Holiday Season
As the festive season approaches, I think of my mom and her enigmatic smile, and how she diligently and lovingly…
Holiday Memories
Our holiday celebrations always began with Italian Christmas Eve fare: fish and seafood, and our regional specialty of polenta e baccalà. Around…
Mushrooms Like Paper-Thin Memories
Evenings on Prince Edward Island already smell like autumn. On the boardwalk at the end of each day the air…
A Celebration of Creativity at AccentiFest 2025
From June 26 to 28, 2025, the city of Charlottetown played host to the Accenti Magazine International Festival of the…
A Celebration of Italian-Canadian Voices
More than sixty writers of Italian heritage presented their work at the 19th Biennial Conference of the Association of Italian-Canadian…
Fallen Workers: How the Italian Community Found Its Voice Through Tragedy
International Day of Mourning takes place on April 28th to remember workers killed or injured in the workplace. At Toronto's…
Italian-Canadian Writers Gather in Torino for Biennial Conference
The Association of Italian-Canadian Writers (AICW) held its biennial conference at the University of Torino, in Torino, Italy, from September…