by DHales | Oct 25, 2015 | Books, culture, Education, history, Italy, Language, Social behavior, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
The supporters (sostenitori) of la bella lingua are intensifying their campaign to defend the language against the spread of a hybrid...
by DHales | Jan 23, 2013 | culture, Education, history, Italy, Language, Social behavior, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
La Nascita del "Social Networking" The Birth of Social Networking Italians invented the Renaissance (from “rinascita” for rebirth), which as Mary McCarthy observed in The Stones of Florence, “is the same as saying that they invented the modern...
by DHales | Mar 14, 2011 | Books, Italy, Language, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
Il Centocinquantesimo Anniversario d’Italia The 150th Anniversary of Italy In 1860, the charismatic general Giuseppe Garibaldi led a band of 1,000 red-shirted irregulars into the mezzogiorno, the hot land of the midday sun. As the troops of Il...
by DHales | Jun 2, 2010 | Uncategorized
La presentazioneThe PresentationI am deeply honored to announce a presentation of LA BELLA LINGUA in Florence, with the following distinguished speakers: *Giuliano Da Empoli, Assessore alla Cultura, Comune di Firenze; *Domenico De...