2011
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Omega
Two frames, above and below, from Michael Pacher’s 15th-century “Saint Augustine and the Devil.” Hell has no virgins but it…
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Congratulations!
Italy: A cultural fundamentally defined by waiting. In 1977, the chief Reuters correspondent in Rome wrote a charming guest piece…
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395. Happy days
Panic as showtime. Homer and Shakespeare rightly situated high drama in the precincts of envy, greed and melancholy. Odysseus was…
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Eyes for him
A photo in a vase… The girl that got away lived around the block. This was a long time ago,…
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Steve Jobs
Jobs in 2005: “Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice.” The aptest comment on…
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Mischievous satyrs
For some, indignance is like arguing with weather. Wind and rain take their toll on Rome windows. Caulking turns into…
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