
'The Italian Dispatch' offers a smart, curious, and clear-eyed view of my favorite country. With deep affection but free of cliché, the newsletter explores Italy with rigor and a sense of wonder. New posts every Tuesday.
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| Issues | 53 | Founded | a year ago | Last Issue | 5 days ago |
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A cyclist’s shadow (Upsplash)
Note: this essay discusses violence against women and may be upsetting for some readers. --Eric
I was halfway through a Friday morning bicycle training ride near the sea, turning around to he...
Anna Magnani at home (Wikimedia image)
There’s a photo of Anna Magnani that fascinated me ever since I first saw it.
Taken in 1961 by Swiss photographer Hans Krebs, Magnani leans against a grand piano in her apartment just off Piazza Vene...
Bésame mucho! A strolling crooner in Santo Domingo’s Zona Colonial (EJL photo)
The Best Angle for a Photo
The musicians outside the Cathedral weren’t bad. Then again, they play the same few songs over and over, every afternoon.
I picked...
A story about losing my nerve among the literary ghosts around the Spanish Steps
I don’t rattle easily. I’ve covered wars, jumped out of airplanes. I’ve interviewed presidents, been blessed by a pope, attended parties with Hollywood celebr...
From Napoleon to Trump, powerful men have tried to bring the papacy to heel. It rarely works.
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Rome-based journalist and writer observing Italy through everyday encounters, history, and details most people miss. Moth storytelling alum. Long-term expat. Former chef. Recovering Florida Man. Obsessive reader. \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddf4\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9
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