David Bezmozgis' first novel elegantly follows Russian Jews in 1970s Rome.
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Proximity
Rome art and ruins are close at hand, and that’s part of a bigger problem.
Heat Cheerful’
In Rome, a new hot water boiler should come with a rabbit's foot.
OMG
Italy's "8 per mille" tax insidiously funnels hefty funds to the Vatican.
Helen
Modern friendship, bound by technology, can come with a melancholy asterisk.
Risky hygiene
For Italy's Futurists, ahead lay energy, speed, light, machines... and war.
Pasta pairings
Making your own pasta can be a pleasure. Step 2 is knowing what suits it.
Alex Zhang Hungtai
For composer Alex Zhang Hungtai of Dirty Beaches, movies are motif and motive.
Graduation
Going to a son's graduation after Italian political turmoil brings mixed emotions.
“Me”
A Facebook-friendly scandal engulfing a U.S. politician has a wider reach.
Pop disguise
Even with Tyondai Braxton gone, math-rock Battles still has a lot to say.
Being there
When David Sedaris comes to Rome, you drop everything. Or do you?