Communist Sentimental
Vittorio de Sica’s Bicycle Thieves
Vittorio De Sica’s 1948 film Bicycle Thieves is hard to watch but easy to rewatch.(...)
Vittorio de Sica’s Bicycle Thieves
Vittorio De Sica’s 1948 film Bicycle Thieves is hard to watch but easy to rewatch.(...)
Italy After Gaza
I grew up in the 1960s and 1970s in a middle-class, northern Italian household.(...)
The Spanish Challenge
Breathe easy. Spain’s Socialist leader, Pedro Sánchez, has won a second term in office. This is the best possible outcome of the July election. Not just for Spain but also for Europe.(...)
Joseph Fronczak’s Everything is Possible and Rachel Maddow’s Prequel
The difference between right and left is who you blame. On the left, it’s capitalism and colonialism. On the right, it’s the Frankfurt School and LGBTQ.(...)
Post-Cutro Decree Italy
Silvio Berlusconi did it regularly. Matteo Salvini codified it with his bully-boy style. This month, it was Giorgia Meloni’s turn to attack Italy’s judiciary.(...)
Four Shows by Women Artists
In the UK, an array of shows is opening this Fall on women artists, whether they be weavers, sculptors, or photographers.(...)
The Brenner-Riley Controversy, Part II
Race dominates American politics. From human rights to foreign policy, it permeates everything.(...)
Remembering Mario Tronti, Part II
The publication of Mario Tronti’s Workers and Capital in English offers a clearer picture of Italian workerism than had previously been available.(...)
Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmelites
My introduction to Dialogues des Carmelites was profoundly significant and personal.(...)