Category Archives: Abitudini

The War of the Statues

Posted on October 5, 2017 by babbityjean

In September 2017, the bronze statue of Father Junipero Serra was decapitated and smeared with red paint at the Santa Barbara Mission.  It’s not the first time in California.  Several weeks before, monuments of confederate general were destroyed in southern … Continue reading →

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Perché l’Italia è stata risparmiata dagli attacchi terroristici?

Posted on August 24, 2017 by babbityjean

Questa è la domanda che The Guardian, il giornale britannico, ha chiesto in un articolo nel giugno 2017.  L’Italia è stata fortunata nell’ultimi anni?  O ci sono altri fattori che hanno messo al sicuro questo paese fino adesso? L’Italia ha … Continue reading →

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If Dante had been born in Sicily…

Posted on June 8, 2017 by babbityjean

In school in Orvieto, my teacher taught me a lot about the evolution of the Italian language and the role and history of dialects.  We read together an interview of professor Gian Luigi Beccaria, who is a linguist and historian of … Continue reading →

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