The Screaming Pope

Rants and reactions to contemporary politics, art and culture.

Thursday, March 31, 2022

Rome Journal: Via della Paglia

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Via della Paglia (photo: Palickap) The wait at Tonnarello , the popular restaurant in the old section of Trastevere, is 30-40 minutes. The l...
Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Chinatown

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The Chinese might very well take their cue from the Russians and make a land grab for Taiwan.  The United States and even NATO are perceived...
Tuesday, March 29, 2022

Profiles in Courage

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Actors usually submit headshots. But, for instance, Kim Kardashian and J. Lo are both known for their behinds, though it’s unlikely they got...
Monday, March 28, 2022

War and Peace

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basement where Romanovs were killed Tolstoy  details the agonizing defeat of Napoleon’s force by the Russians in War and Peace . Then there ...
Friday, March 25, 2022

Rome Journal: The Steps

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di Garibaldi a Vicolo Del Cedro   The Scala Sancta are a sacred spot in Rome. They may be a stairway to heaven, but you’re not going to empl...
Thursday, March 24, 2022

Prisoner's Dilemma

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Have you ever blown your top at someone only to have them come right back at you? Perhaps a car has impatiently worked its way into the cros...
Wednesday, March 23, 2022

Roman Holiday (1953)

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Rome has become a refuge from the trauma of the pandemic years and from the looming threat of war in Europe. For an American stepping off th...
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Francis Levy's debut novel, Erotomania: A Romance, was released in August 2008 by Two Dollar Radio. His short stories, criticism, humor, and poetry have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The New Republic, The Village Voice, The East Hampton Star, The Quarterly, Penthouse, Architectural Digest, TV Guide, The Journal of Irreproducible Results, and other publications. One of his Voice humor pieces was anthologized in The Big Book of New American Humor (HarperCollins). His collection of parables, The Kafka Studies Department with illustrations by Hallie Cohen will appear in September.
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