Behind the mask
Masks have been the undisputed protagonists of the coronavirus pandemic. We have moved from early warnings that their use served [...]
Foo fighter
When I first arrived in the United States I was saddened to find out that one of my favorite French [...]
Minds of darkness
A man is crouching with one of his knees on the neck of a second man who is in handcuffs [...]
Eaten alive
To celebrate the end of our local lockdown, I took my wife and two kids to dinner at Lupus, our [...]
The garment district
As restrictions on lockdowns lift, those who have enjoyed the last few months in perpetual pajamas or sweatpants may be [...]
“Freed” into fire
On May 25, 2020, police in Minneapolis arrested George Floyd for alledgedly using a counterfeit $20 bill. During the arrest, [...]
Hollywood “Times”
I will keep this mercifully short. On May 24, a Sunday, "The New York Times" pulled a cheap stunt. It [...]
The Italian “correction”
Italy is now that much closer to knowing the full impact of the coronavirus. The March COVID-19 death toll, based [...]
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.
Bonus points from The Man
The other day a CNN broadcaster stared at her audience and stopped midsentence: 90,000 Americans, she said with a sigh. [...]
Thoughts on Phase 2
I recently asked my Facebook friends in Italy, most of them in Rome, to tell me their personal best and [...]