Cristiano de Florentiis on the ICFF and the State of Italian Cinema in Canada
You are the artistic director of the Italian Contemporary Film Festival – by many…
Domenic Cusmano
Finding Friends on Facebook
“Friends are as friends do,” as the old saying goes. We all need friends, most people…
Ten Years
A little over ten years ago, we had this crazy idea to launch a magazine for and about…
The First One Hundred Fifty Years
An Italian colleague asked me recently how people view Italy from the North American…
Coming Together Around the Idea of Italianess
I was delighted and at first a little surprised when I received an invitation to speak at…
Visiting the Old Town
There used to be one reason, really, to visit Italy. Brothers and sisters, parents and…
Canada Sucks at Soccer
In a National Post piece titled “Canada Doesn’t Deserve The Boot To Be Kicked…
Da Vinci Decoded – Javier Sierra’s The Secret Supper
Leonardo da Vinci was a heretic, or at the very least he did not hold the Catholic…
Minister’s Forum on Diversity and Culture
Last April I was privileged to be invited to the Minister’s Forum on Diversity and…
Interview with Basilio Catania
Basilio Catania was born in Sicily in 1926 and moved to Milan at the age of three. He…