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Author: Robert Brancatelli

Occasionally funny humorist and writer. I like to go into the bakeries on Arthur Avenue in the Bronx and ask if the bread is fresh.
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Je Suis Américain

April 15, 2018 Robert Brancatelli

It was Palm Sunday. A group of us from the Jesuit business school gathered after the liturgy for dinner at the Jesuit residence in Abidjan. The kitchen staff had prepared an assortment of liquors and snacks for us before dinner, … Continue reading Je Suis Américain

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When Pigs Fly

April 8, 2018April 8, 2018 Robert Brancatelli

Last week I returned from a trip to Abidjan in the Ivory Coast that included an overnight stay in Accra, Ghana. I went through four airports in four different countries: New York, Istanbul, Abidjan, and Accra. That gave me a … Continue reading When Pigs Fly

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World Airways, Resurrected

April 1, 2018 Robert Brancatelli

I spent the past week in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. This is the French-speaking, western part of Africa. On the flight back to New York, I sat next to a young family of four from Kuwait. They spoke little English, so … Continue reading World Airways, Resurrected

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The Shakespearean Digital Aside

March 25, 2018March 22, 2018 Robert Brancatelli

I remember studying Shakespeare in college and coming across this line in Hamlet: “Though this be madness, yet there is method in ’t” (Act II, sc. 2). Polonius says this in response to Hamlet’s comment about old men, which isn’t … Continue reading The Shakespearean Digital Aside

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Mittwoch Matinee

March 21, 2018March 21, 2018 Robert Brancatelli

Correction to last Sunday’s Note to Self. “Parlor” refers to more than pizza and dead people. There are also tattoo parlors and, still, beauty parlors. I stand corrected. You want a piece of me? See Robert Brancatelli.  Continue reading Mittwoch Matinee

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La Cosa Più Importante Nella Vita

March 18, 2018 Robert Brancatelli

What would you say if someone came up to you in the street with a mike and video camera and asked, “What is the most important thing in life?” A young, Italian YouTuber I follow did this, and I was … Continue reading La Cosa Più Importante Nella Vita

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The Saboteur of Room 320

March 11, 2018 Robert Brancatelli

The first time it happened, I was in luck. The head of Media Services was walking by, caught me crouched down, trying to adjust the computer system in the classroom podium, and came to my rescue. The second time, a … Continue reading The Saboteur of Room 320

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