Memory Lane

When Spain played soccer, taking the other side was an unwise move.

Author Curzio Malaparte's vanity shows through in a previously unpublished 1949 correspondence.

My hair flapped in the wind. I was King of Italy. Briefly.

Don’t exaggerate the risk Avian Flu poses to your pet, but be vigilant, writes Erica Firpo.

No postwar event rivals the kidnapping and murder of Aldo Moro.

Columnist Erica Firpo says that taking your pet on a trip depends on its passport. Getting one is the hard part.

It was November 1975 and Chantal Dubois wanted the Spanish dictator Francisco Franco dead.

Clare Pedrick thinks a little more schooling might do Italian students a great deal of good.

Clare Pedrick says the way Italians go about beating their system is inimitable.

At a Naples funeral, Clare Pedrick sobs sincerely, but she’s also — dare she say it — hungry.

He heard what sounded like a thunderclap, followed by a thick sonic thud.