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Bad times get worse
There is reason to believe that 2018's “Bad Times” could have been a very good film. [...]
The roots of the matter
Uno tira l’altro, or “One pulls another.” While this Italian expression may sound like an Iron [...]
A Bard’s Games
There's a telling moment in the fourth season of the recently concluded HBO medieval fantasy series [...]
With Billy on the Kapuas River
Billy, the short man at the bow of our skiff, is regaling the four...
Going native
I have lived in Italy for more than a decade, which seems like an incredibly long time to [...]
D-Day’s many lessons
The Normandy Beach landings were an extraordinary act of military heroism, but historical context helps broaden the picture, writes Madeleine Johnson.
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Bad times get worse
There is reason to believe that 2018's “Bad Times” could have been a very good film. The contained, isolated setting [...]
The roots of the matter
Uno tira l’altro, or “One pulls another.” While this Italian expression may sound like an Iron Curtain slogan —“One pulls [...]
A Bard’s Games
There's a telling moment in the fourth season of the recently concluded HBO medieval fantasy series "Game of Thrones" in [...]
Going native
I have lived in Italy for more than a decade, which seems like an incredibly long time to someone who [...]
Bob Wilson’s Life and Death of Marina Abramovic
In “Bob Wilson’s Life and Death of Marina Abramovic,” one of the world’s leading performance artists — the Belgrade-Born Abramovic [...]
D-Day’s many lessons
The Normandy Beach landings were an extraordinary act of military heroism, but historical context helps broaden the picture, writes Madeleine Johnson.
With Billy on the Kapuas River
Billy, the short man at the bow of our skiff, is regaling the four...
Poisoned, again
When one insurgency hitch falters, hitch a ride with another. A mid-route transfer of this kind appears to be taking [...]