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The crown’s will
Until the tumultuous rule of Henry VIII, church and state controlled where your possessions went after death.
Crushes of old
A writer's love of Michael Phelps resurfaces just in time for the Rio Summer Olympics.
Gunshots
Entertaining a visitor means telling him about the rude violence of Brooklyn's streets.
Di Filippo’s magic
In Umbria, natural winemaker Roberto Di Filippo looks to the moon, and geese.
Deadly consent
The Orlando attack again illustrates the risk posed by religious hatred toward the LGBT community.
Do I have to?
Procrastination is as certain as death and taxes, just ask Menelaus and Napoleon.
Wrexit
Four decades before Brexit, Paddy Chayefsky picked up on its spirit and presented it presciently.
Summer, ascending
Tumultuous weeks seem to have little impact on Milan's sacrosanct rites of summer.
In need of history
The author, who has worked with the Model United Nations, argues that knowing the past is more fundamental than ever.
Rule by mum
Bullying makes less of an appearance in Italian rural life, but there's no clear explanation why.
Stayers and leavers
The first time divorce comes up it's the voice of reluctance that usually wins out.