Ippazio Antonio Bortone Ippazio Antonio Bortone Ippazio Antonio Bortone (Ruffano, 1847- Lecce, 1938) was an Italian sculptor, active for many years in Florence. He was born in Ruffano, near the city of Lecce in the Province of Lecce in the region of Apulia in Southern Italy. He completed his study at the Academy of Fine Arts of Naples, and became honorary professor of that Academy, as well as the Academies of Florence and Lecce. He was also admitted into various orders of knight hood, including named to the Order of the Crown of Italy by King Vittorio Emanuele III, and to the Order
James Taranto His final "Best of the Web Today" column was published on January 3, 2017, after he became editorial features editor. Before joining the "Wall Street Journal" in 1996, Taranto spent five years as an editor at "City Journal". He has also worked for the Heritage Foundation and "Reason" magazine. He pursued a degree in journalism at California State University, Northridge (CSUN) but "never bothered to graduate" after "conflict with teachers and professors". While attending CSUN, Taranto worked as news editor and also as one of two opinion page editors for the "Daily Sundial" student newspaper. On March 5, 1987, Taranto