Stanley is back. The author/actor/director is back in Italy in season 2 of his popular show. The fun begins just as I have begun my online “Speaking Italian.” It’s not exactly a coincidence, but it will help listening to Stanley as he chats with his Italian guests. Stanley has been bouncing around Italy since he […]
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On the Edge: What a way to go
Thinking about what it means to ‘pass,’ J.P. Devine mulls how to mark the occasion of crossing over to the other side.
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‘Operation Mincemeat’ first-rate World War II British espionage thriller, writes J.P. Devine
I don’t know whose idea it was to stick such a stupid title on what is a first-rate World War II British espionage thriller, even if it was the true title. But here it is, the amazing, unbelievable plan to trick Hitler’s generals into thinking that a huge British invasion, planned for Sicily, was really […]
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On the Edge: Hurray, it’s May
The weather is warming up, J.P. Devine writes, and the masks are coming off … or are they?
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On the Edge: Whatcha gonna do with all that dough?
For many Americans, it’s pretty hard to sit at the dinner table these days and not talk about anything but money, J.P. Devine writes.
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‘The Duke’ working-class tale of survival
In 1961, Kempton Bunton, a gnarly 60-year-old taxi driver and backstreet Birmingham, England’s activist for elderly rights, was under daily police harassment for not paying his television tax. (By law, each household in the UK has to pay the license fee, with some exemptions) Here, Kempton, in “The Duke,” the late Roger Michell’s sweet-and-charming sentimental […]