We Just Keep Waiting…
The paint is still drying on my latest oil painting, “Ca’ Rezzonico.” When it does, I’ll add my signature. As I stand back, ready [...]
The paint is still drying on my latest oil painting, “Ca’ Rezzonico.” When it does, I’ll add my signature. As I stand back, ready [...]
These lyrics, part of "Children Will Listen," rendered by the extraordinary Stephen Sondheim, are more on my mind than ever. Why? Because, in the [...]
Italian healthcare wins, hands down, in my opinion. And, on multiple fronts. I've been in Italy for almost eight years now, and as I look [...]
The privileged elite thumb their noses at the pandemic and party hard. And this kind of defiance reared its head at a posh club [...]
There are plenty of them. Many Italian language newbies make the mistake of thinking that because some Italian words sound so similar to English [...]
What do I mean by "Down and Dirty Italian?" I mean oft-used Italian words, phrases, and expressions pertaining to expletives, bodily functions, partying, gossiping, [...]
I've never seen my favorite Italian city like this. A surreal Venice is a lonely Venice. Even in the wee hours of normal Venice [...]
Time to reclaim my peace and sanity. The Covid-19 crisis has provided far too fertile ground for reigniting my love affair with social media. [...]
The order of precedence at Italian intersections can be a bit confusing. At least that was my experience when I spent several months studying [...]
"Out and about" looks vastly different in the shadow of Covid-19. To me, this new face of travel was particularly evident in the experience [...]
Crisis has a knack for dynamiting the status quo. And when two come along, double-barreled, with the pandemic and the massive protests and outcry [...]
Most of us are trained to pursue idyllic beauty. Myself included. From an early age, marketers have pummeled us with pictures and messages that [...]
These aren't just "nice to know." No, a few Italian words and phrases are essential if you find yourself in Italy while Covid-19 still encroaches [...]
"Midnight Passing" — © Jed Smith 2020, oil on canvas Two solid months of steady work on a large [...]
Beauty, even in the shadows. I've been watching, my camera always close-by, the scenes of Italy in crisis and people living in lockdown. Like [...]
Feed Your Love of Italy! International travel has been severely cut back or sidelined. Most of us have been tethered to our homes during [...]
And we savor small but limited freedoms. Italy opens up by allowing us now to leave our abodes for long walks, a jog, or [...]
In this crisis do you wake up stuck in your head, ruminating non-stop? It has become far too easy (myself included) with such extended [...]