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The 72 Names of Qadafi, Gadafi, Gadhafi?

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Antonio Vantaggiato

Czar or Tzar? Asked Woody Allen, or The 72 Names of God Gaddafi. The Kabbalah (Or Qabbala?) tells about the 72 names of God. From varios US-Canada-UK Press we infer there must be at least so many names for Col. … Continue reading →

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Loud Prayer

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Antonio Vantaggiato

While watching for the nth time The Last Waltz (at least the song segments that I love most), I remained in awe while Lawrence Ferlinghetti came up on the stage to read his poem Loud Prayer. It reminded me of … Continue reading →

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Totò, Miseria, Nobiltà e Malafemmena

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Antonio Vantaggiato

Unified Italy is brought together by few things: No doubt spaghetti are one of such things. Second comes only (at least in baby boomers and the like) the genius comic mime Totò, the illustrious, improvisation and laughter master of the … Continue reading →

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Video Commentary: Tarantino vs Coen Bros?

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Antonio Vantaggiato

Jim Groom and his students are having a great time with digital storytelling. In the last assignment for their #ds106 class, they have to produce a voice commentary over a video collage where students put together scenes from movies they … Continue reading →

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Apple, Corporations and Censorship

Posted on April 20, 2010 by Antonio Vantaggiato

Every now and then, in our so called free world, we must talk about censorship. This is a story of media and the freedom of the press, which is put in danger, in the US and elsewhere -in fact, everywhere- … Continue reading →

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