Hunting for Fasci (Fasces) in Rome

Prominent, column-size fasci on a government building in Pomezia, a nearby "new" town, built under Mussolini's regime.  Above ...

Graffiti: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. MOCA, and Rome

We recently spent some time in the pathbreaking exhibition of graffiti at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Los Angeles.  It's en...

The Dogs of Rome: a Conor Fitzgerald Novel

"He's got a garage," said Blume.  "Jesus, I'd give my right arm to have one of those."   The speaker is Alec Blu...

Centocelle: Rome's New Rochelle

We doubt that any of our readers have been to Centocelle, the mid-20th century suburb located about 7 km to the east of Rome's Centro, ...