Love in vain
The marriage between my parents dissolved after 13 years. Love in vain? Love misunderstood? Love become intolerance? No doubt all [...]
Happy half-century
I turned fifty last week, and the next morning, I got a text from CVS advertising the shingles vaccine. “Happy [...]
What college has to answer for
The younger residents in my apartment building seem stuck in college. They wear pajamas and slippers in public spaces. They [...]
Review: Reservoir Bitches
Longlisted for the International Booker Prize in 2025 after its debut in 2024, Reservoir Bitches by Dahlia de la Cerda [...]
Dry plaster & dandelions
Did you know that Leonardo da Vinci chose to paint The Last Supper on dry plaster instead of the conventional method, [...]
Don’t speak
Whenever I make that fateful trip to my local Rome hospital to have my ruined eyes examined, my mostly steady [...]
Cool cats of Whitehall
For centuries, Britain’s government has battled an unrelenting enemy that multiplies rapidly and invades the corridors of power of the [...]
Playground stories
Recently, I gave my students an assignment to interview someone in their major field. I wanted to introduce a skill [...]
Bora of the fest
A month ago, when Lent was drawing closer, it was Carnival season. What is Carnival season like in Friuli Venezia [...]
Proudly American in Milan
Journalist Susie Rom paints a lovely portrait of Milan, and its recent Winter Olympics, from the POV of a Media Production student at the U of Florida.
Review: Cultish
Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell explores the linguistic capacities and repercussions of cult group ideologies through a [...]