Black Friday Sales Event Master
I’m wearing knee pads under my sweat pants. I have a pair of plastic no-shatter glasses…
2013
Sicilian Ruins: Resurrecting Poggioreale
In a June 2012 editorial in a local Piedmont newspaper on the earthquake in…
Place des Arts’ 50 Years
On September 21, Montreal’s Place des Arts – the largest performing arts centre in…
Guido Cocomello: From Stand-up to Stage Acting
As a stand-up comic, Guido Cocomello has a reputation for being unpredictable and…
The Music of Immigration
Italian popular music of the 1950s was dominated by the themes of departure,…
The Diversity of Italian Music
For many people, Italian culture is synonymous with music. Most agree that the Italian…
Lucca: City of Music, City of Puccini
The Tuscan city of Lucca boasts a long musical tradition. Almost everywhere you turn,…
Beatrice Chancy in Bellagio – A Memoir
At Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, as I set to studying for my…
Alexis in Bollywood
Italy has the music of opera and the many singers this music has produced. My country,…
Rome, Eataly Fresh Pasta and Concupiscent Curds
In his recent effort to return to power, former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi said…