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Witchery in Piedmont

History November 1, 2018

Seeing gleeful clots of tiny vampires and witches at a Turin mall tonight, I was pleased to see the local youth honoring its patrimony....

Lonely Planet Guide to Eternity, on Foot

Essay October 26, 2018

Our Life's Journey Halfway along the journey of our life I woke to find myself in a dark wood, For I had wandered from the straight path. The...

Catania: Tits Galore in the DBC

History October 17, 2018

You know the feeling when a word is repeated so often it starts to lose all meaning? That happened about five minutes into the...

This is Your Virtual Sicilian Feast

Italy October 14, 2018

A couple of friends have requested more detail re. Sicilian dinners. Although I’ve had a few bad meals here— leathery pizza, vomitous ham-and-pea lasagne,...

Keeping Papyrus Green

Italy October 14, 2018

One of the oldest Egyptian hieroglyphs is the papyrus stem wadj , indicating ‘green’, ‘growth’ and ‘youth’. Papyrus groves symbolized fertility and life itself in...

Death Works at the Techno Park

Italy October 10, 2018

The faded sign ‘Archimedes Technopark’ stuck up at a skewed angle but seemed to indicate the little road to the left of me, overgrown...

Odyssey to Avola

Italy October 8, 2018

“How far will I have to walk?” John asked, narrowing his eyes. “Not far! We just take the train to Avola Station—twenty minutes max—then a...

How We Got Tragedy and The Persians

Ancient October 3, 2018

Some of the greatest works of Greek literature are by-products of a big penis festival. We tend to think of tragedy as something appalling...

Sweet-tooth Sunday

Italy October 2, 2018

'Golosa' is an Italian word meaning 'greedy for sweets', and one that perfectly defined my mood on Sunday. We headed for the gelateria around...

September in Sicily

Europe February 24, 2021

Exploring new landscapes on foot is one of my favorite activities so, since we’re lucky enough to be in the countryside of Southern Sicily...

Last Night at the Etruscan Museum

Ancient February 24, 2021

The Etruscans are a tantalizing mystery. No one knows where they came from (“or what they were doing” to quote Spinal Tap). They were...

A Roman Ramble

Europe February 24, 2021

Wednesday was overcast and rainy. Perfectly in tune with the elements, the touts of Rome had swapped sunhats for umbrellas and stood on corners...

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