Guitarist, composer, and bandleader, he has established himself as a figure in the “new music” scene since he moved to the city twenty years ago

It's hard to reconcile the benign-seeming sentiments about respect and sensitivity that the Catholic Church espouses with a position that regards the relationships of "persons with homosexual inclinations" as "sinful." The Vatican's lofty blather notwithstanding, its position is just a further restatement of the old, disingenuous "hate the sin/love the...

If you are a fan of the "Commissario Montalbano" (Inspector Montalbano) films made for Italian television, you are a fan of Salvatore De Mola. His current series, "Imma Tataranni Sostituto Procuratore" is only the last of a long list….”I'm sorry that theatres, at least in Italy, are in crisis due...

"Future. Il domani narrato dalle voci di oggi", the first literary anthology by black Italian women, is a contemporary “j’accuse” that denounces the racism and anti-immigrant attitudes that have become widespread in Italian society and politics. Contributors to the landmark book, Candice Whitney, Camilla Hawthorne, Marie Moise and Angela Pesarini,...

In her new book, author Stephanie Malia Hom argues that Italy’s response to today’s migrant crisis is rooted in the nation’s imperial history. The main way empire’s Mobius strip operates, its looping of past and present, of colonial imperialism and neoliberal empire, is through control of movement and of “unsanctioned...

After a decade away, the acclaimed Sicilian singer-songwriter brings her "Eco di Sirene" tour to the US, with stopovers in Cuba and Chile. Consoli, touring with two women musicians, says her current show is “a rock concert for cello, violin, guitar and voice.” Her only New York appearance will be...