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Peace through Taiko
I recently heard a performance of Japanese "Taiko" drumming that had a very strange and unexpected [...]
When she falls for her
Coming up with clear answers when people ask questions about heterosexual breakups is hard enough. Add [...]
Among the child believers
This morning it’s raining in Naggalama, Uganda. It’s been raining a lot the last two weeks, [...]
Germ warfare all’italiana
Vaccinations have grown in scope throughout Italy but gaps remain, writes Susan Levenstein.
A short history of catnip
There's a big white and grey cat that every so often comes out of my crawl [...]
The era of uneven U.S. power
American clout is dwindling and growing at the same time, posing a quandary for policymakers.
Lions and tigers, and numbers
The woman's voice began early this morning and every few minutes has repeated the same sequence. Numero 77, [...]
La dolce vita is not so sweet
In his latest cinematic effort, the master Italian director Paolo Sorrentino revisits two themes that have dominated his [...]
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Peace through Taiko
I recently heard a performance of Japanese "Taiko" drumming that had a very strange and unexpected effect on me. While most people who don't know me well tend to see me as calm and content, [...]
The House That Jack Buit
First, let's avoid covering a climax gruesomely grandiose enough to warrant its own chapter. Let's instead focus on the more than two hours of Lars von Trier in serial killer mode. After obliterating earth (slowly) [...]
Lions and tigers, and numbers
The woman's voice began early this morning and every few minutes has repeated the same sequence. Numero 77, numero 6, numero 77 – number 77, number 6. Her amplified voice seems to rise up from [...]
When she falls for her
Coming up with clear answers when people ask questions about heterosexual breakups is hard enough. Add gender issues and it just gets a lot harder. Intimate relationships and they way they play out remains the [...]
Among the child believers
This morning it’s raining in Naggalama, Uganda. It’s been raining a lot the last two weeks, both brief, light showers and heavy deluges. Naggalama is my home base during a month-long Ugandan stay in which [...]
A garden guru named Jean
A neighbor falling for your garden can be a stroke of luck, writes Suzanne Dunaway.
Germ warfare all’italiana
Vaccinations have grown in scope throughout Italy but gaps remain, writes Susan Levenstein.