Life Beyond The Heatdome
By the early part of last week, things had reached a breaking point even in central Italy, which by no means had the worst of the extreme heat enveloping most of Europe this summer.
Life Lived Italian
A New Yorker lost in Italy... and loving it. Eric writes about the adventures, mishaps and endless pleasures of a Life Lived Italian.
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Wine Country of the Soul
Despite being at the center of one of Italy’s most prized wine regions, Rovato in the northern province of Brescia is not a blissfully bucolic place.
Happy Birthday America. What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?
There’s no getting past it.
A Chip Off the Old Block
The recently closed “Bernini e i Barberini”, Rome’s art event of the season, opened not with a sculpture from the legendary Baroque master Gian Lorenzo Bernini, but rather with several works by his artist father, Pietro.
Warming Up To Summer
I guess every place rings in the summer in their own way.
A Beautiful Mistake
Small towns often work best for photo ops on patriotic holidays or as a metaphors in John Mellencamp songs.
The Death of the Donut King
It was a move perfectly suited to Alex Zanardi: simultaneously bold, celebratory and generous.
Nowhere To Run, Nowhere to Hide
No matter how powerful they may be, there’s something in the back of every ruler’s mind that can’t help contemplating their own expiration date. Call it caution, paranoia, or maybe just a healthy sense of historical precedent. But if you happen to rule the world, it’s worth planning for some worst-case scenarios.
An Attempt at Exhausting a Bar in Rome
This is not my moment to see extraordinary things, not a time of wonder but of waiting. And so I see what I can— the ordinary, the routine— from a chair in the sun at Simone’s bar.
In the Hands of Strangers
If there’s one place in any country no one wants to find themselves, it’s an emergency room.