Francesco Filippi begins the preface to his book, Mussolini Also Did a Lot of Good: The Spread Of Historical Amnesia, with a quote from Joseph Goebbels: “If you tell a big enough lie and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it.” At a time in human history when fake news is part of the daily vernacular, Filippi’s book about an Italian dictator who two generations ago played a similar game seems extraordinarily pertinent.
Teresa De Luca's Living The Lingo of Linguine offers insight into some of Italy’s most common words, expressions and proverbs with an in-depth look at their origins, their meaning and how they can aspire the reader to live an more Italian lifestyle.
Montreal singer/songwriter Paul Cargnello is one of those rare musicians who’s okay with being stuck at home and not touring. He’s also okay with creating an album that is a true solo project, from start to finish. “Considering I own a studio, it’s an easy thing to do,” Cargnello muses.
Antonella Vizzini's first album, My Italian Romance, features covers of seven popular Italian songs, including “L’appuntamento,” “Tu si na cosa grande” and “Parole Parole Parole.”
“I’ve been wanting to do something in French for a long time. Especially something different from heavy metal and Italian,” explains Montreal singer/songwriter Marco Calliari. Released under his alter ego Molotov Mon Amour, J’t’haïme is an emotional French-language anthem about the various contradictions of passion and love.
After Italy declared war against Canada in 1940, the Canadian government interned hundreds of people of Italian heritage. Tens of thousands of Italian-Canadians were declared “enemy aliens.” Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will deliver a formal apology in the House of Commons for the internment of Italian-Canadians during the Second World War.
Agata De Santis is an award-winning, passionate filmmaker, producer, and writer. She is the founding president of Redhead Productions, which makes thought-provoking documentaries, and the founding Editor-in-Chief of italocanadese.
A new exhibit titled Italian Montréal (Montréal à l’italienne in French) just opened at Pointe-à-Callière. The Montreal Archaeology and History Complex in Old Montreal is the city’s largest history museum. Its exhibits often highlight Montreal’s history. “With a quarter of a million Montrealers today describing themselves as having Italian roots, Pointe-à-Callière wanted to acknowledge this community’s remarkable involvement and important contribution to economic, social, and cultural life in Montréal,” explains Anne Élisabeth Thibault, Executive Director at Pointe-à-Callière.
The team behind the Canada-Italy film, From The Vine, were all set for a Canada-wide theatrical release. The film had had a successful festival run, and now it was time to bring it to the masses. Then COVID-19 hit. A new distribution strategy was hatched. On July 10, From The Vine was released on numerous digital platforms across Canada.
Luciano Iacobelli has done it again. His newest collection of poetry, Dolor Midnight, takes us deep inside the world of the gambler at roulette-wheel speed, and never disappoints.
During a recent trek through the streets of Venice, Marcangelo Benevenga came across a dog breed he had never seen before. It looked like a wolf, on a leash, out for a walk with its owner. Soon, he would notice that same breed everywhere in the streets of Italy. With the help of Google, Benevenga soon became well versed in all things Czechoslovakian Wolfdog.
According to playwright Tony Calabretta, a glam mother is “a grandmother that is young, and still beautiful, a diva. It’s not so much a look, but rather an attitude. They enjoy life and they take care of themselves.” During its two-week run at the Leonardo da Vinci Centre in Montreal’s St-Leonard borough, the team behind The Glam Mothers is on a mission to prove just that.