
'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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Your guide: Mocha among the ruins in the Ghetto (EJL photo)
When I lived in Rome’s historic center, I’d often get stopped by tourists asking directions while I was out walking Mocha.
“Scusi,” the visitor might say,...
Augustus and Musk (EJL composition)
A million seconds ago, tech magnate Elon Musk was not yet a trillionaire. A billion seconds ago, Italy was still using the lira currency and now-deceased media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi was new on the pol...
A scene from Camp de’ Fiori beneath the stare of Giordano Bruno (Getty RF image)
A few days after I turned 16, a freshly issued driver’s license in my wallet, my father held out the keys to the family car, a Chevy...
More than 20 years after passing the exam, I still have questions
I’ve become an absentminded swirler.
Italian explorer Christopher Columbus pointing toward Europe from Santo Domingo (EJL photo)
A quick note: This Dispatch Digest is the first of a new look back at the previous month’s essays -- standout reader comments, additions, and the c...
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