Liberation Day Today
Remembering WWII in Italy
Remembering WWII in Italy
The Human Zoo Show
It was an act of contrition. In June, the King of Belgium returned a tooth to the Congo.(...)
Photographing Italian Politics
The When Walls Talk Exhibit
Not long after it opened in 2017, I paid my first visit to the House of European History. (...)
Nakba Day in Torino
The View From Torino
Eighty Years of Resistance
Montenegro is a study in contrasts: a proudly traditional culture that adopts the latest technology and trends with ease; a rugged, mountainous topology that drops dramatically to the gentle Adriatic Sea via modern highways and old, winding roads; and a climate of baking dry heat in the summer, turning to cooling rain and snow-topped peaks in the winter. (...)
The Rebirth of English Satire
In Anatomy of Melancholy (1621), English writer Robert Burton offered a precise explanation for the phenomena of laughter as that which seeks to "condemn the world of folly". (...)
May Day in Neukölln
Belgium’s Africa Museum
My first visit to the Africa Museum in Belgium was accidental. Moving the family from London, I was looking for a new school and nearby home.(...)