December 14, 2024 | Rome, Italy
Gravity: While special effects minus monsters are a joy to behold, "Gravity" lacks gravitas.

Gravity

While special effects minus monsters are a joy to behold, "Gravity" lacks gravitas.

The Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 were short-lived.

命運

Just what mìngyùn, or fate, lies China's future, no Westerner can pinpoint.

A grandfather's death is pause for reflection.

Nonno

There's no proof anyone serves lasagna in the afterlife, but if so, it'll be toweringly good.

Barzini died of cancer in 1984.

Lotus-eaters

Read all about it — Italy, that is — but Luigi Barzini, Jr.'s 1964 vision still reigns supreme.