April 29, 2026 | Rome, Italy
Some customs agents may insist on it.

Not so fast

Relinquishing U.S. citizenship is one thing. But traveling without it means being prepared.

The American foundation is an artist's colony in Umbria.

Imperiled exchanges

The White House's new incumbent doesn't see much need for global cooperation, which could place longstanding cultural exchanges in peril.

Translations are hard  work

Translators unite

A translator's job can be enormously rewarding (and hard), but lack of representation undermined fair compensation.

A will is as legally sacrosanct as documents come.

Papá in America

If what a relative promised you earnestly isn't clearly stipulated in a legal will, chances are you're out of luck.

Rome has never been a city steeped in civic pride.

In ruins

A trip to an island province in Canada makes the woeful state of Rome all too apparent.