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Boar-blasting
Scaring boars with nighttime blasts doesn't amuse the hot and the bothered.
Man as witch
Kelly's "Darko" and Weir's "Last Wave" are creepy without being obvious.
The Vitruvian man
An August adventure (and belly dancing) gives an Italian girl a day in the sun.
One patriot’s games
How "art nationalist" Vincenzo Peruggia made off with the world's most famous painting.
A mandatory break
Regrettably, vacation length still remains an uneasy topic in the United States.
Talking turkey
With the U.S. presidential election looming, straight talk can turn irrational, and mean.
The bronzed
In summer, some Italians equate sun with fun, as in "the prune look."
Molto buono
The protocols of eating form a major subculture in day-to-day Italian life.
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Quvenzhané Wallis' "Hushpuppy" gives a remarkable movie its magic.
Debt
As Italy's family debt grows, the dark side of consumer capitalism emerges.
Sorry, we’re British
Hot worms in a hot summer should go at it, right? Not if they're British.