#sicilians

[dolorygloria]

Maria Grazia Cucinotta at the 7th Annual Enviromental Media Awards, 1997

[postcardsfromwanderings]

The window of Rossi’s the Italian Store, Little Italy, NYC

[bad-artist-non-historian]

Maybe this is old news...

Protest groups of up to 20, 000 people have been marching in Messina and Rome to protest Giorgia Meloni’s plan to build a bridge from Messina to Villa San Giovanni (Calabria), whether because they doubt the project will ever get off the ground (aka be permanently stalled) or for environmental concerns (it would be more environmentally responsible to use short-sea shipping tactics, plus the area around Messina is dangerous for big bridges because of the fault lines and Mt. Etna). According to this article, while it would spur much-needed infrastructural investments (you don’t build a bridge without investing in the roads and railroads leading up to it), it isn’t feasible that this project would ever become a reality. As Aurelio Angelini said, it is an act of political grandstanding to appeal to the nation’s poorest regions.  In short, it is Giorgia Meloni being a populist and nothing more.

[international-intelligence-inc]

#DNO #STARK TOOK ME HERE HE TODL ME THIS IS ALL HIS "FAMIY'S :LEADER 19 NORTH WYOMING AVENUE YOU TOOK MY CHILDREN BASTARADF YOU WILL SUFFER FOR IT IN JAIL WITH SHORETWAY!

[stone-cold-groove]

Something that means something, but only to me.

[korppipoika]

I wish @canisalbus 's Machete very Moominmamma 🧡

I think he's crying because of overwhelmed by kindness (*´∀`*)

[lustingfood]

Sicilian Pepperoni Pizza (x)

[strongerpotions]

average transmasc friend group

[lovertm]

pizzas by markmakespizza (2)

[saintarmand]

iwtv is insanity inducing bc every time you google some reference in it you find out theyre doing some 4d chess with the symbolism… like okay playing roosevelt's speech about the us joining ww2 in the background as claudia tells louis shes gonna kill lestat is pretty straightforward, and of course the chess game theyre playing foreshadows how she beats him in the next episode but doesn't "finish the game" ie burn him. and bc claudia later compares lestat to the nazis/hitler, that obviously makes lestat germany and thus claudia is poland and louis is the us/roosevelt in the speech we hear: "I had hoped against hope that some miracle would prevent a devastating war in Europe and bring to an end the invasion of Poland by Germany" etc. BUT THEN you get nerdy and google some of the chess terms lestat uses like the dutch defense and stonewalling which is pretty interesting and then you vaguely remember one of the writers said the scene was based on some famous chess game, and you realize it must be glücksberg vs miguel najdorf which turns out to be literally called the POLISH IMMORTAL. najdorf was polish and glücksberg is some unknown but based on the name likely german. this was najdorf's first famous game, at the beginning of his career when he was only like 19 or something although we dont know the exact details of the game (and ofc you watch a few videos on the polish immortal and they all heavily criticize glücksberg's moves which makes lestat's arrogance even funnier) and ALSO, in 1939 (literally at the same time as the chess scene takes place) najdorf was participating in a chess tournament in buenos aires and since he was not only polish but also jewish, he stayed there rather than return home. his whole family was killed in the holocaust but he lived a long life in argentina. why is this relevant? because BUENOS AIRES which btw lestat also calls "la reina del plata" so you google that and find the 1930 song by carlos gardel and the lyrics are literally— anyway so buenos aires is where lestat planned for them to move to in ep7. perhaps if they had indeed gone to argentina instead of europe… well… perhaps… perhaps…

[hometoursandotherstuff]

Beautiful floor tile pattern at Bar Turrisi, Castelmola, Sicily.

It's actually their logo - check out the menu. Go to their website and spot them all.

Souvenirs.

https://restaurantguru.com/Turrisi-Castelmola

[us-the-voices-and-more-voices-2]

flashpoint Thomas meets the kids

Thomas after getting dropped into the main cannon universe and finding the manor perfectly normal instead of broken and decaying

Thomas: huh, weird. *knocks on door loudly*

Alfred: oh who is it!

Thomas: ...

Alfred: ...

duke: hey Alfred? where's the bread I know I should know- IS THAT THE GUY ON THE PAINTINGS????

Thomas: uh, hi?

Alfred jaw dropped in surprise over seeing Thomas in a shitty tank top and shorts: SIR WHAT THE FUCK

Thomas: oh shut up Alfie. heh

duke looks at Alfred and looks to Thomas then looks to Alfred

duke: WHO IS THIS

Thomas: uh, Thomas wayne?

Alfred: *baffled noises*

bruce hears the commotion and comes to the door to see his very not dead father.

bruce: DAD??

Thomas eyes wide and shocked: BEDDA oh baby, are. are you okay? last time I saw you we almost all died due to that dick head Barry.

bruce: uhhhhh, yeah I'm fine dad.

Thomas hugs bruce very very tight

Thomas: now, who is that *points to duke*

bruce: my son?

Thomas: you have a son? oh my goodness you have a son.

bruce: I have 7 kids actually...

Thomas: bruce who's the lucky lady?

bruce: uh... no one?

Thomas: what

bruce: they're all my kids, it doesn't matter who their mothers are. I am a very happy single father.

Thomas: wait, what.

bruce: they are my kids it doesn't matter that I picked half of them off the streets, or adopted them after the horrible traumatic deaths of their parents.

Thomas: what have you been doing with your life

bruce: I love my kids, what about it?

Thomas: wait how long have you been doing the batman thing.

bruce: uh 23 odd years?

Thomas: when did you have your kids?

bruce: umm 19 years ago?

Thomas: have our kids been doing batman stuff.

bruce: *in a very small voice* yes..

Thomas: … Bruce. Bedda. No.

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[fatty-food]

Sicilian Pizza (via Instagram)

[stayatsam]

character reference for an NPC in D&D named Ignaziu

[toyastales]

Sicily

[life-imitates-art-far-more]

Jean-François Portaels (1818-1895) "A Sicilian Bride" (1861) Oil on canvas