Eating my way through Sicily
It is the fantastical realm they say it is and stupendously beautiful. And the food is even better
Italy
Thursday
Wednesday
The marvelous Montalbano
The translation of the Montalbano novels from page to screen ranks as an artistic triumph
Wednesday
Mount Etna and a museum with rooms
‘You know, you can actually visit Etna during an eruption. We are always monitoring her. If you want to see the show!’
Friday
‘We must defend our territory’: on the frontline of Europe’s migrant woes
Paul Wood reports from Lampedusa, Africa’s gateway to Italy
Friday
Don’t cry from pleasure: chef Ciccio Sultano’s Sicily
Foodies flock to hilltop city Ragusa for technically impressive dishes
Monday
Inside the traditional art revolution
The cultural hegemony of contemporary abstract art is slowly beginning to crack
Friday
Handsiness or assault? Fondling in the post-#MeToo era
Meet the new Italian defense for crotch-grabbing: if it’s under ten seconds it doesn’t count
Sunday
The troubled relationship between Mussolini and his son-in-law
Count Galeazzo Ciano’s career is uniquely revealing as an insight into the perils of joining the family business
Sunday
Italian cooking lessons in the home of a Venetian chef
Rosa ‘loves to be surrounded by nice people who like to eat well and offer free smiles all the time’
Tuesday
Umbria: Italy’s underrated gem
The region is so much more than the ‘poor cousin of Tuscany’
Tuesday
On the hunt for my fiancé’s Christmas shotgun
The Benelli M2 Field Shotgun proved difficult to find
Monday
Wining and walking in Turin and Genoa
Turin has an easy elegance that speaks to its role as a major center of Italian industry
Saturday
Remembering Mussolini’s March on Rome
‘Fascist’ has become a term of abuse but nothing today measures up to Il Duce
Sunday
The prodigal daughter
Mussolini’s Daughter: The Most Dangerous Woman in Europe by Caroline Moorehead reviewed
Friday
Why does the media never call world leaders ‘far left’?
It’s all about far-right ‘fascists’ while actual communists escape pejorative
Thursday
Giorgia Meloni and the reactionary axis that wasn’t
Breathless media coverage obscures her differences with leaders like Viktor Orbán
Monday
Giorgia Meloni should inspire American conservatives
Her rhetoric on the family is one Americans should adopt
Giorgia Meloni is no springtime for Italian fascism
Italy’s new populist leader is a symptom of European ills
Saturday
Dear America: moving to Europe won’t solve all your problems
Shock: TikTok doesn’t have all the answers
Wednesday
Nancy Pelosi’s Italian job
The House Speaker’s campaign war chest is raising eyebrows
