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Winter Festivals in Ancient GreeceDevotees of Dionysus: "The Women of Amphissa" by Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1887). ...
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Snow business like Snow business!I did a blog in December 2020 that started like this… There was a dance band leader back in the days when all the music...
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Do you love your protagonist?Michael –Alternate Thursdays What makes a great character readers are willing to follow through multiple books? No one knows the...
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10 Things You May Not Know About Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: Unearthing the Lesser-KnownWashington, DC., portrait of Dr Martin Luther King, Jr carved from white stone Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a beacon of the...
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A sense of home, temporarily...Crisis at Christmas has been helping homeless people for more than fifty years Craig every second Tuesday. Kia ora and...
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Rooting Canals amidst Life and DeathOvidia --every other Tuesday I was going to make this a poor-me post after learning I need a root canal on one of my molars--and possibly...
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On the Wings of AngelsAnnamaria on Monday This week Kate and I are touring Rome. And I am trying to write this blog on my phone. I am not...
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What's It All About, Athens?Saturday–Jeff [Before getting deeper into this story, I wish to acknowledge Tasos Kokkinidis of The...
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A duty of care...
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Winter Walk, Mid-CityWendall -- every other Thursday I think I’ve mentioned before that James and I moved in the fall, so 2024 begins my first...
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The Bookcase RebellionSujata Massey The Amazon-owned Washington Post recently reported on a poll by T he Economist /YouGov on people's reading...
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Florence With a FriendAnnamaria on Monday My friend Kate and I bonded as fellow Lit majors and have remained in close touch all our lives. During lock...
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News From My Sick BedSaturday––Jeff Yesterday, I missed my traditional Saturday posting time because of a horrendous stomach flu, but now...
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An ApologyI have a very bad case of a stomach virus that has me weak as a kitten, I'll try to post tomorrow. ––Jeff
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Saltburn? Anybody?Anybody watched Saltburn? ...
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A better year ahead?Michael – alternate Thursdays The Washington Post closed last year with an article summarizing the effects of climate change in 2023:...
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KWEI’S MOVIE REVIEWS--“BURNING BODY"Úrsula Corberó Delgado as Rosa Peral (Image: DALL-E) Plot Overview “Burning Body” is a Netflix series that delves...
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Interactions & Intersections (both auld & odd)Ovidia --every other Tuesday I was going to write about all my 2024 goals (category 1: health/ category 2: writing/ category 3: life--yes...
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Welcome to 2024Annamaria welcoming the New Year Here is how we are welcoming 2024 in Florence. ...
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It's Auld Lang Syne Time AgainJeff—Saturday Several years ago, a Mykonian lass who'd read my parody of "T'was the Night Before Christmas," suggested...
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A brief wish for 2024A Happy New Year to it all well it comes. I wish you peace, health and creativity. There's a lot of things on social media about 'This is...
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Old MediaWendall--every other Thursday I thought I'd join Kwei and Sujata in talking about media this week. Well, old media, anyway. As I sat...
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My Favorite Fun Streamable South Asian Shows of 2023Sujata Massey I'm more of a reader than a TV watcher, but the quality and creativity of films and episodic series...
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Christmas in FlorenceAnnamaria on Christmas Day As my Christmas card to you, here are some photos taken over the last four days, of Florence decked out for...
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Florence on Christmas EveAnnamaria on Christmas Day As my Christmas card to you, here are some photos taken over the last four days, of Florence decked out...
