Category Archives: English

The Two Women who Defied Organized Crime

Posted on February 22, 2018 by babbityjean

(Abstracted from a lengthy article in the New Yorker entitled “The Women Who Took on the Mafia”) Once considered little more than a group of country bandits in the Calabrian region of Italy, after the 1990s the ‘Ndrangheta (pronounced “n-drahng-ghe-ta”) … Continue reading →

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Search Dogs

Posted on February 15, 2018 by babbityjean

Dogs are an invaluable asset in rescue efforts—whether it’s an avalanche in Rigopiano, an earthquake in Amatrice, the hurricane in Houston, or the mudslides of Montecito.  Both Italy and the United States have had their share of disasters recently, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Animali, California, English, Foto, Italia, Medicina, Piemonte, Santa Barbara | 2 Comments

Unesco and the art of the pizzaiuolo (pizza maker)

Posted on February 8, 2018 by babbityjean

News came from far away—from the South Korean island of Jeju—late on December 6, 2017.  Unesco placed the art of Neapolitan pizzaioli (or pizzaiuoli) on the honored List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.  Crowds gathered along Via dei Tribunali, … Continue reading →

Posted in Arte, Campania, Cucina italiana, English, Foto, Italia, Napoli | 1 Comment