News Archives: Issue 31
Fall 2014
FROM THE PUBLISHER
Finding Friends on Facebook
By Domenic Cusmano
"Friends are as friends do," as the old saying goes. We all need friends, most people would agree. Friends help define our identity and shape our personality.
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DESPATCHES
Compiled by Giulia De Gasperi
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ACCENTI AWARDS 2014
Winners Announced
The winners of the annual Accenti writing and photo contests were announced on May 5, 2014 at the Italian Cultural Institute in Montreal.
TREND
The Good Country Index: A New Way of Looking at the World
Every year studies rank countries according to quality of life, quality of health care, of education, gross domestic product, and so on...
COVER STORY
The Other Italy
In Canada and the United States, Italians form an ethnic community whose values and traditions represent an alternative to the North American status quo.
Light and Space in the Piazza
The women didn’t belong. I registered that the first time I saw them – standing in clusters, chatting, some smoking, their backs to the passers-by.
SPECIAL FOOD SECTION
Oregano & Origins: In the Shadow of the Italian Kitchen
I learnt to cook so well in Sicily that I will cause the banqueters to bite the dishes and the plates for joy.”
The Culinary Word on the Street
By Tania Zampini
"Street Food" is a buzzword that has taken over North American urban settings in the past five years.
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Pass the Jug
By Christopher Farley
"That'll be €1.50 a litre". We weren't talking about the latest hike in gas prices but the cost of the wine sold direct from the cantina.
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Food tv fantasia
By Poem by Joseph Farina
Each morning
espresso or cappuccino
at historic chic cafe’s...
The Grape Harvest
A Poem by Peppino Ruggeri
Strolling on a lazy afternoon
I passed the local grape-crushing site
My senses felt the smell as an invite...
The Florentine Steak
By Joseph Ranallo
Some time ago, my wife, daughter, and I spent two delightful weeks in Rome, the eternal city, where I learned a critical lesson on the importance of reading the fine print.
It's Pomodoro Time!
By Luigi Palazzini
Every year for the past 32 years of marital bliss (I had to say that for the obvious reasons) on Labour Day weekend, my in-laws have made the
succo di pomodoro. ...
ART SCENE
TCBF – Treviso Comics Festival Takes Off
Treviso’s Comic Book Festival, or TCBF, now in its eleventh year, has established itself as one of the most important and popular comic book festivals in Italy ...
WRITINGS
Queen of the Majorettes
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Touching Calabria (A Short Story in Little Time)
By Darlene Madott
"I'm firing the architect," I said, "I wouldn't set foot in my Church."
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BOOKS ET AL
THE LAST WORD
Parenting Challenges of the Digital Age
By Sal Ritacca
The digital revolution, mostly driven by an addiction to convenience, speed, and instant gratification, is unfolding at a dramatic pace.
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CARTOONS
Cover design: Corrado Cusmano; Photo: iStock
