Category Archives: Italians

Famous Italians (by heritage and they don’t have to be 100%) who’ve contributed to the world we live in today.

Italian #19: Albert “Cubby” Broccoli

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Steve

I’m glad I didn’t cover this world famous movie producer last year because 2012 is the 50th anniversary of Dr. No, the first Bond film he co-helmed and what would be the template for the franchise. There had been attempts … Continue reading →

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Italian #18: Giuseppe Garibaldi

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Steve

This year’s celebration of Italian heritage is off to a slow start but I don’t think I’ll disappoint, what I may lack in quantity, I will nail in quality. At least two entries will have great relevance with current events. … Continue reading →

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Roccia sopra! It’s Italian Heritage Month 2!

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Steve

You probably thought this month’s header was Hipster trio The Avett Brothers given the bodacious and ironic facial hair. Alas…no. It’s from a print of Giuseppe Garibaldi at three different phases in his long military career. I’ll write more about … Continue reading →

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Happy Lupercalia!

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Steve

Another randy Pagan holiday hijacked by Christianity but I don’t mind the little cards and candy. If the Romans failed to invent this, I’m sure the marketing behemoth in the modern Western Empire would create something to make everybody spend … Continue reading →

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1901: First wireless trans-Atlantic transmission

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Steve

When I was doing Italian Heritage month and striving to write about one a month, I was going to close with Marconi who was probably the most influential Italians in the 20th Century. Next year though. I still remember most … Continue reading →

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Month of Italians wrapping up today

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Steve

I fell short not from the lack of material but from a lack of trying. As always, life got in the way, especially this damned head cold I am recuperating from. Getting ill around Halloween is my body’s way of … Continue reading →

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Italian #17: Geraldine Ferraro

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Steve

Putting aside your political affiliations or feelings about the Congresswoman, she still deserves her place in American history as the first woman to be nominated for Vice President of the US. Geraldine was also the first Italian to be nominated … Continue reading →

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Italian #16: Carlo Collodi (Lorenzini)

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Steve

Many people today probably think Pinocchio was a Walt Disney creation thanks to the well-loved cartoon but the Italian people know better. The wooden boy who wanted to become a real-live child was penned by ex-soldier/text-book writer/satirist Carlo Lorenzini. He … Continue reading →

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Italians #15: The Jacuzzi Brothers

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Steve

The Seventies wouldn’t have been the same without their accidental invention the hot tub. Ask the founders of Atari, the band Steely Dan and numerous coke users; for me the last two things seem to go together as the dark … Continue reading →

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Italians #14: Garry & Penny Marshall (Masciarelli)

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Steve

I unintentionally took the week off on my Italian goal so I have some serious catching up to do! Bear with me as I will probably have to shorten these entries yet I will not have any doubling up count … Continue reading →

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