About A Boy
Virus woes or a warning?
China’s total lockdown, ostensibly to control the spread of the Omicron variant, seems at times to be aimed at making a far more important global point.
The Day of the Puma
Some forty May moons ago, when balding Socialist Prime Minister Bettino Craxi held monied sway over suddenly booming Italy and [...]
Language of life
Like many people, I started riding a Peloton exercise bicycle during the pandemic. I’m not a huge fan of indoor [...]
Day of fears overcome
America is obsessed with “National __ Day” celebrations. When I first heard of one, National Ice Cream Day, I thought, [...]
Finding hidden shapes
The lights are regulated correctly, there is a perfect distance between my bass and the amp, between my mouth and [...]
Solace in a sea of tranquility
Unlike the ever-anxious West resonant peace pervades Nepal, writes columnist Henry Bennett, who sought a refuge from the headline-news storm and found it.
Intimacy of word
This is a confession of sorts, albeit late, perhaps too late to bother with but I’ll plow ahead. Take it [...]
C’mon C’mon
There is nothing original or groundbreaking in the use of black and white in films, and yet, depending on who [...]
The hypocrite cook
For starters, and not of the food kind, let me say that the dish I’m about to describe will not [...]
The last Oscar
Nobody saw the blatant aggression coming. The world stood by in shock as the blow was delivered. Any progress towards [...]
Water in their blood
Whether they’re living through the best or worst of times, Italians are water drinkers. In a year, they guzzle an [...]
Don’t worry, be happy
I was busy sitting around at home waiting for a Zoom call on toothpaste slogans when the text buzzed in. [...]