Some like it virtual
Two kinds of people live in shaky Chile, says my photographer Oscar. The first kind yells doomsday after each earthquake, [...]
When the good girl gets lost
Last week I watched "Miss Americana," a documentary about singer Taylor Swift. While I’ve never been a diehard fan, I’ve [...]
Hollywood “Times”
I will keep this mercifully short. On May 24, a Sunday, "The New York Times" pulled a cheap stunt. It [...]
The Italian “correction”
Italy is now that much closer to knowing the full impact of the coronavirus. The March COVID-19 death toll, based [...]
Faking it with glee
The spreading of manipulated information has been a constant throughout most of human history. Now, however, in the social media [...]
Seventeen, and other perils
In Italy, writes columnist Kristine Crane, the number 17 invites bad tidings, a nefarious twist on what the Roman lettering XVII can be rearranged to mean.
Light in Afghanistan
Afghanistan, as you might imagine, is in a tough spot these days. It has of course been in a perpetual [...]
Bonus points from The Man
The other day a CNN broadcaster stared at her audience and stopped midsentence: 90,000 Americans, she said with a sigh. [...]
Grief unto rage
There is a bloody stain on my perfectly white wall. An accident happened. I was not drunk or drugged, I [...]
One step at a time
Years ago, when I lived in San Francisco, I was talking to someone about how much I loved walking around [...]