American and Italian sex scandals have little in common, since the former are Puritan and the latter appropriately Bacchic.
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Home economics
Despite feminism and greater movement toward gender equality, a mother's role still lacks vital social (and financial) prestige.
Pianist to poet
Once a promising pianist, the author "graduated" to verse, with key life lessons learned along the way.
The order
A medical student's first medication order represents something of a milestone from many perspectives.
On witches, Reds and Spacey
When Satan, communism and sex enter the American picture, the mitigation covered by the word "alleged" beats a hasty retreat.
Typhoid Rome
Rome has so far remained out of harm's way when it comes the terrorism. The reason is in part cultural.
The colonial report
Eastern reporters still searching for clues to explain the ascent of Donald Trump repeat a condescending error again and again.
Vantage point
Too many stories that play a critical role in therapy are based entirely on adult perspectives.
Whatever the hurt
Rome's water pressure is traditionally low, marred by calcium. America's gush is another story.
Coming ‘home’
For the author, time spent in Lazio's Sabine Hills pops open a treasure chest of Italian memories.
Harvey Trump
Resentment toward a Hollywood producer and his sexual abuses slithers quietly into the White House.
Last sighted
When you're taught to never miss a beat, extenuating circumstances don't cover the void.