Easter Morning
“Can I hold your hand?” he asked softly. She looked at her hand, then at his.…
Un Mondo Lontano
My mother lived between two worlds. In Rome, Where the folds of family And the beauty of…
Has Caravaggio Replaced Michelangelo As Italy’s Greatest Artist?
The life and art of Italian Baroque painter Caravaggio (1571-1610) is currently…
Italian Villas in The English Patient and other Canadian Literary Works
When I was in grade eleven at St Michaels College School in Toronto, one of our…
A Celebration of Italian-Canadian Writing
Italian-Canadian Writers Gather in Italy for Biennial Conference More than 80 speakers…
Italian Republic Celebrates 80 Years
On June 2 of this year, Italy celebrated 80 years of republican government. On that date,…
Between Two Languages: In Conversation with Francesca Favaro
Francesca Favaro is the author of the short story collection La lettrice, published in a…
Seeing Sicily: A Circular Meditation on Light, Myth, and Memory
A long-held dream was finally coming to fruition, to follow the edge of Sicily, to trace…
The Lion of Zoppas
On the morning of September 2, 1965, four young Italian cyclists lined up in Lasarte, a…
Is the Liver a Company? (An Architect’s Perspective)
We all, depending on our belief system, ask ourselves the fundamental questions about our…