If you happen to have named your teddy bear Trump, you knew there had to be a reason.
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Elusive chic
Dreams of living in a lovely Rome apartment aren't helped by German roaches.
Cornetti conundrums
Rome is not Paris. Cornetti are not croissants. But the city's morning pastry Dark Ages appear to be lifting.
99 Homes
Ramin Bahrani's movie about eviction woes is a small masterpiece of greed and tension.
Priced out
Despite vast TV revenues, soccer ticket prices are running amok, particularly in Germany, Spain and Britain.
Feathering the birds
Italy may overstate its insistence on"bella figura," but it beats pajamas and slippers.
Peeing
Rationalize Smartphone misadventures all you want, but conscience is increasingly at risk.
Being human
Strength and boldness fade with age, which makes compassion all the more valuable.
Into the deep end
Strength and boldness fade with age, making all compassion all the more vital.
Marocchini, cinesi, me
Being made to feel like an outsider in an Italian town slowly but surely brings alienation to boil.
The fallacy
The Republican refusal to replace Antonin Scalia reflects a dangerous kind of political contamination.
The Seven Madmen
Roberto Arlt's doomsday vision of Buenos Aires in the late 1920s beat the Beat Generation to the punch.