December 12, 2024 | Rome, Italy

In a breath

I've returned to meditating lately. What's a bit different this time around is that I'm now doing it daily. I'd [...]

Tell it slant

Last week, I took my two-year-old daughter Julia to her first dental appointment. We’ve been brushing her teeth now for [...]

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.