Art
Antonio Canova’s Paolina Borghese: marble, vulgar glamour, and aristocratic embarrassment set to the beat of banlieue hip-hop. Un poil de chatte tire...
Diving
A practical guide to distributing scuba diving weight: pros and cons of weight belts and BCD pockets, common mistakes, and tips for...
Travel
Visit Todai-ji Temple in Nara: the Great Buddha Hall, the world
Food
Ode to the Neapolitan Sfogliatella: the edible baroque that defies logic, elegance, and dieting. A sharp, witty tale of crumbs, butter, and...
Travel
Visit Topkapi Palace in Istanbul: Ottoman history, the Harem, treasury highlights, practical tips, and why this palace tells the story of an...
Travel
Discover the best gelato shops in Bologna in an ironic, irreverent journey through the heart (and taste) of Italy’s most “woke” city.
Travel
In Cairo, many taxi drivers use Uber as bait: they accept the ride and then demand inflated cash payments with absurd excuses....
Travel
Plaza Premium Lounge at Rome Fiumicino Airport: Comfort and Good Food in the Eternal City’s Main Hub
Travel
Leonardo Exclusive Lounge at Milan Linate Airport (LIN): An Average Lounge Quickly Forgotten
Travel
Vip Pau Casals Lounge, Barcelona El Prat Airport (BCN): one of the Best Airport Lounges I Have Experienced. Great food, silence and...
Travel
Prima Vista Lounge at Bologna BLQ Airport: For Now, a Disappointing Lounge in an Equally Disappointing Airport. Cramped Spaces, Little Comfort, Awful...
Travel
The Piranesi Lounge at Linate Airport: original Piranesi prints, somewhat cramped spaces, poor food, and plenty of quiet