Americans in Italy have an ace to play when it matters most.
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Ransom
David Malouf's remarkable "habitation" of The Iliad is as good as he, and it, gets.

St. Francis to polenta
Assisi produced both an austere man and tastily thick cornmeal.

Pet travel protocols
If you're flying with your pet, think twice about any UK layovers.

Up in the Air
It's the women characters, not George Clooney, that save Jason Reitman's modest film.