Let them eat cake…
Advising people to slow down and smell the roses makes no sense when you've devised a social system that prevents that from happening, writes columnist Elaine Luti.
My father, tis of thee
I made an interesting discovery a few weeks ago while searching for photos of my father to share on Facebook [...]
The great bidet mystery
Author Henry Miller associated it with women and sex, but the purpose of a bidet remains a secret as guarded as nuclear fission, writes columnist Susan Levenstein.
Memories of mouse toast
Once upon a time, as a young American in Rome, columnist Kristine Crane stood out from her housemates in more ways than one.
The roots of the matter
Uno tira l’altro, or “One pulls another.” While this Italian expression may sound like an Iron Curtain slogan —“One pulls [...]
A Bard’s Games
There's a telling moment in the fourth season of the recently concluded HBO medieval fantasy series "Game of Thrones" in [...]
Poisoned, again
When one insurgency hitch falters, hitch a ride with another. A mid-route transfer of this kind appears to be taking [...]
A dress and a friendship
Every year when I clean out my closet, I think about giving away a green dress that I bought one [...]
A memoir born of newsprint
When people ask me how long it took me to write my memoir, "Dottoressa: An American Doctor in Rome," I [...]
Home is where…my hairdresser is
Good hairdressers are like good editors. They accentuate what you've written and smooth any mishaps. My newest stylist, Gina, gets [...]
In praise of the crummy
I was in Berlin the other weekend to visit my son. It’s not a beautiful city by any means. Many [...]