February 2018 - The American Mag

Game (back) on

By Mark Bassani | February 28th, 2018

Terrorism is losing strategic traction as the troika of great powers, the U.S., Russia and China, return to center stage.

The author will follow a simple formula as she votes for the first time in Italy: see only Green.

Vying for Olympic glory and the art of fine writing are not so different if you look to their cores.

If your life includes drive, ambition and goals, better make sure your mate is on the same page.

In the 1960s, a youth and a married woman take a chance on madcap love. The result pitches tent between passion and melancholy.

In 1861, San Marino sent embattled Abraham Lincoln a letter of support. No such letter is today on its way to the White House.

In Rome, every building has its own patron saint of troublemaking, and he's always right.

Perugia has a troika of protector saints but only one of them is endowed with a special romantic gift.

Word got around in my labor and delivery room that I'd run the Rome marathon. I'd mentioned it to the [...]

Once upon a time, a fresh-to-the-city New Yorker tried becoming an artist but backed away. Now she's starting over.

An engrossing docudrama covers the life and times of one-time Olympic figure skater Tonya Harding.

When beds are everywhere around you but none exists for your comfort, Coleridge can come to mind.