Film: “Friendship”
It's hard to say whether narcissism is really at an all-time high or if there's just too much being said [...]
Our beloved Marilyn
Conspiracy theories are a dime a dozen and in the light of day rarely withstand serious scrutiny. But when the [...]
Mario Zoom
I called us the Zoomers. I was in my mid-twenties, a novice to Rome life. Behind the wheel of the [...]
Sleeping with Sinatra
Paul and I needed a break. The noise, the smog, and the endless traffic jams felt like Los Angeles was [...]
The Italian summer we don’t talk about
If you’re a 2000s baby, you probably grew up with films like “The Lizzie McGuire Movie” or “Call Me by [...]
Photo essay: Our young blacksmiths
It has become something of a summer tradition for us to travel from our home in Normandy to a [...]
To Italy, with love
A friend of mine, a seasoned journalist in Rome, recently wrote about la dolce vita, and how travelers to Italy [...]
“Shark” drew blood before “Jaws”
Once again, “Shark Week” is upon us. It’s a good time to remember how we became so obsessed with these [...]
A “V” for the WNBA
Local ferry commuters and tourist riders who anticipated The Golden State Valkyries' debut here this season as an expansion team were [...]
Wells of exile
Last week, I sat curled on my couch, reading Ilan Pappé’s The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine. My daughter was asleep [...]
Popes of my life
I was eight years old when I learned that Pius XII, the first pope in my life, was ill. At [...]