For Italy's Futurists, ahead lay energy, speed, light, machines... and war.
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Graduation
Going to a son's graduation after Italian political turmoil brings mixed emotions.
“Me”
A Facebook-friendly scandal engulfing a U.S. politician has a wider reach.
Wilton Wynn
Occasionally, the disappearance of a colleague feels like an era-ender.
Upgrade
Medical studies falter when they veer away from the human condition.
Strauss-Kahn
In New York City's war on crime, dangerous liaisons are just short-fuse squalor.
Wild child
Pauline Bonaparte, the boss's favorite sister, was an early if troubled sex kitten.
Miracle in Petrignano
Hey look, over there... is that luminous figure listed in the guidebook?
Inondazione
When you spring a leak in Rome, don't expect help, just look out for the water.
Lunch
Before an earthquake that doesn't happen, some antediluvian Rome chitchat.
Insidious Ciellini
In Italy's back rooms are many members of an influential Catholic movement.
Eagle Claw snapped
The details of a botched raid in 1979 make 2011 look all the better, and luckier.