i’m pretty certain i’m related to julius evola; it certainly might explain my interest in decadence and elitism. see, his father, baron vincenzo evola, was born in cinisi, a tiny coastal village about 10mi west of palermo, sicily. my great-grandmother, calogera evola, was born about a mile away in terrasini. i’m having a hard time finding much on either evola’s roots, though you’d think an italian baron would have his family tree documented somewhere on the vast internets… in a way, i suppose it’s comforting that the ever-grasping tendrils of the internet haven’t yet penetrated idyllic small sicilian hamlets.