Despite media eloquence, the United States is a world away from the World Cup.

According to Anglo folklore, Italy, not Greece, was supposed to break Europe. Here's why it didn't.

After "Yes we can" comes a sterner bit of Americana, born of European roots.

The maxi-posters in Rome's historic center speak for a cash-hungry city that exists outside time.

Fiction about Italy owes the country accuracy and the chance to be itself.

Privacy and secrets are being rooted out in the name of a dulling good.

The "coitus interruptus" of breaking news doesn't necessarily kill the lust for conflict.

Though Inter is headed for the Champions League final, it's "multicultural" Inter in Italy.

A word to the postmodern wise: Don't let high definition lobsters fool you.

The Vatican and American Catholics constitute unmoving object and irresistible force.

When health issues need processing, all else, including language, listens.