by Janey Wong • Feb 1, 2021 at 11:00 am
Okay ladies, now let’s get in formation. Janey Wong
We were all glad to see the back of 2020, but it did happen to be a landmark year for Italians. Centuries-old wine windows, remnants from plagues past, were recommissioned in Florence to safely pass wine and Aperol spritzes through to customers. At long last, we were graced with an Italian hand gesture emoji. Your fact of the day: the gesture’s actual name is
mano a borsa, or “purse hand.” Italian-American
Queens Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande released their fire collaboration “Rain On Me.” And Portland welcomed not one, but three new Italian markets.