One man's effort to jog in Naples swiftly put Zen to shame. After which smooth sailing ended. Then came the dead dogs.
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Marcel Albert
Tea Party aside, European dreams still often involve the American one.
The Ghost Writer
Roman Polanski stamps authority onto a thriller about a Tony Blair-style lackey.
The Hit
Terrence Stamp and a young Tim Roth give early Stephen Frears something to cheer about.
My toe hurts
Finding the right doctor is really code for the doctor who turns a blind eye.
Simpler things
Musings on Sebastian Blanck, Kim Hiorthøy and Fennesz Daniell Buck.
Bicycle Diaries
For "Talking Head" Byrne, the the world's offerings are best seen from a bike.
Calabrian portions
The further south you go, the more evident the importance of food, and sharing.
The date
The morning after is all about smell, color, snippets, and memories of more.
Three-legged dog
Beware August, which can transform the incidental into the groundbreaking.
Senso civico
Italy's weak civic sense stems in part from thinking it's someone else's responsibility.
Dasho
At the office, the man from Bhutan, land of happiness — until realism intervenes.