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American Poets Abroad

myversion wrote 2 years ago: American Poets Abroad e’ un nuovissimo blog dedicato tutto alla poesia! In inglese, ovviamente … more →

Tags: World News, appunti, Literary Talks, blog nuovi, Poesía, poeti americani, Letteratura

Shoah, Not Holocaust12 comments

myversion wrote 2 years ago: On October 16, 1943 over a thousand Jews were sent from Rome to the German deathcamps. In 1985 Claud … more →

Tags: appunti, Around ROME, Italy at a glance, People, Unforgettable People, World News, Documentary Films, Shoah

Hitchens' Sacrifice of Isaac

myversion wrote 2 years ago: Christopher Hitchens’ recent book is called god is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything. … more →

Tags: appunti, Literary Talks, recent bestsellers, Bible, Christopher Hitchens

The Anti-Israel Lobby1 comment

myversion wrote 2 years ago: Let’s face it: there are two Israel lobbies. The first is represented by those who support Isr … more →

Tags: World News, appunti, Israel, political lobbies, Politics, recent bestsellers

Ahmadinejad's Double Face2 comments

myversion wrote 2 years ago: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is being received with open arms at Columbia University in New … more →

Tags: World News, US Newspapers, appunti, People

Cento Chiodi Redux2 comments

myversion wrote 2 years ago: The worst Italian film of the year, or perhaps the worst film of any year, is arguably Ermanno Olmi … more →

Tags: appunti, Around ROME, Italy at a glance, People

Music That Will Change Your Life1 comment

myversion wrote 2 years ago: We interrupt the summer break to bring you the first installation of a new column of Martha’s … more →

Tags: Unforgettable People, appunti, People, Bob Dylan, Music, rock criticism

I Crave the Stillness of Rooms2 comments

myversion wrote 2 years ago: I crave the stillness of rooms full of smoke, after the party, when all the guests have gone. That … more →

Tags: appunti, Literary Talks

Hard-Boiled, Yiddish Style2 comments

myversion wrote 2 years ago: What do you get when you throw three million Jews into an Israel-size fingernail clipping of propert … more →

Tags: appunti, People, Literary Talks, Bestsellers, American Fiction, Jewish writing, Yiddish culture

The Poetics of Independence6 comments

myversion wrote 2 years ago: Last night Patti Smith rocked the Auditorium in Rome. Sitting next to me was an eight year-old boy w … more →

Tags: appunti, Around ROME, Italy at a glance, Literary Talks, People, Unforgettable People

The Temples on the Mount18 comments

myversion wrote 2 years ago: On June 7, 1967 a troop of Israeli soldiers entered the Old City of Jerusalem. It was the third day … more →

Tags: World News, Unforgettable People, appunti, People

A Unique Phenomenon13 comments

myversion wrote 2 years ago: The proposed boycott of Israel is on purely ideological grounds. I suggested in a recent post that t … more →

Tags: World News, US Newspapers, appunti, People

Forgetting Gaza...

myversion wrote 2 years ago: Dear Peace Activists, On June 8, 2007, you will be rallying your good hearts out in Rome for an end … more →

Tags: appunti, Around ROME, Italy at a glance, World News

A Matter of Moral Masturbation3 comments

myversion wrote 2 years ago: What is it with these British academics and their moral posturing? In the face of the current boycot … more →

Tags: appunti, Italy at a glance, World News

The audacity of Harold Bloom9 comments

myversion wrote 2 years ago: What is it about Harold Bloom that gets people all worked up? Well, for one, there is almost no way … more →

Tags: Unforgettable People, appunti, People, Bible, Bestsellers, Harold Bloom, Jesus, Religion, Christianity

A Passover Manifesto

myversion wrote 2 years ago: Let me share a secret with you. Whenever my fancy aches and my imagination begins to work overtime, … more →

Tags: People

The Joys of Spanglish39 comments

myversion wrote 2 years ago: Spanglish, Ilan Stavans argues, is the linguistic result of an “encounter of the two weltanshauungs, … more →

Tags: US Newspapers, appunti, People, Spanglish, Hispanic Culture, Book Reviews

Still Life With City

myversion wrote 2 years ago: Our terrible future has just arrived. The telephone now rings ominously As we answer, scanning brief … more →

Tags: appunti, People

Mourning Gotham Book Mart5 comments

myversion wrote 2 years ago: Everyone’s mother has some tidbit of wisdom that stays with them throughout their adult life. Here’s … more →

Tags: Unforgettable People, appunti, People, BookStores, New York


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