Twelve Angry Men
Among the best and truest "talkies" ever made. Bless Lumet.
The Flavor Of Wind
You decide to tell her about the flavor of wind. How it descends from lapses but defers to hope.
Anterior Half
Forget the pope. Ignore Zyklon B’s pungent legacy. That history doesn’t speak to you. Nor does the European red mite.
Resistance
Owen Sheers adds another entry into "what-if-the-Nazis-had-won" literature. But his Welsh pastoral spins its wheels.
Know Nothings
American reporters could be duped because they lacked the intuitive intelligence to keep them from wholesale sycophancy.
Siticibo Samaritans
Twice each day, a small fleet of trucks and vans fans out across Milan, picking up and delivering.
Last resorts
When my husband asks, "What’s for dinner," I'm often still stumped.
Who’s your dentist?
When teeth are what hurts, it pays to find a "real" dentist.
Sta Americana cooks
Introducing "my dishes" to an Italian isn't as easy at it might seem.
Limoncello’s secrets
Limoncello ldates back to the Middle Ages, when monks used it for medicine.
It’s the dog, stupid
Consider the feasibility of marrying a girl you've never kissed, just to kiss her.