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The Annotico Report
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A commentary by Richard Annotico on current news of interest to those of Italian ancestry, that appear in US, Italian, and International publications
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French Debate Their Shame for Being French
"Today, I'm ashamed of being French!" said one of the men, standing up to be heard.The other, jumping to his feet, replied, "Excuse me, but I'm proud of being French, and you, you should be ashamed of being proud of being ashamed of France!""It's a s...
"G Word": To Embrace or Reject? Time Magazine
Professor Gina Barreca, at UConn who edited a collection of essays called Watching Italian American Culture on T.V. Barreca calls the Guido subculture a "crisis of masculinity" and "a celebration of ignorance." ... Professor of Sociology Donald Tri...
MTV\'s Jersey Shore: Advertisers Run Scared - 2nd Advertiser- "American Family Insurance" Bails- More to Follow?
Domino's and American Family Insurance bailed out of "Jersey Shore". Both companies abandoned ship after an Italian American group blasted the show for being "offensive. "BeenVerified.com -- which does criminal background checks on people -- rushed...
Domino\'s Pizza Pulls Ads from "Jersey Shore"
Domino's Pizza just delivered a major blow to the reality show, "Jersey Shore" pulling all Domino's commercials from future episodes. This could mean a huge advertising opportunity for anyone selling hair gel, vodka, self-tanning products, steroids...
"Foxy Knoxy" Supporters Impugn Italy and Italian Judicial System
"Foxy Knoxy" Supporters from her home State of Washington, root for Amanda Knox, like they do the Mariners or the Sea Hawks, and completely ignore the evidence, and surrender to their bias, and in an effort to support her, Denigrate the Italian Judic...
"Foxy Knoxy" Found Guilty on All Charges in Perugia
Amanda "Foxy" Knox , of Seattle Washington was found guilty of the 2007 Murder and Sexual Assault on her British roommate. Meredith Kercher from Britain, after 11 hours of deliberations, by the eight members of the jury, including two judges. E...

