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Design Destination: Venetian Winter Getaway Feb. 13, 2021
Venice in the winter can be brutal. Cold and rainy on top of that wind, some would say you'd be out ... Read More
Why the Remedy May Be Worse Than the Disease Mar. 17, 2020
As of this writing, 6,400 people all over the world have died from the coronavirus. In the United St... Read More
I'm Betting on America. Are You? Mar. 15, 2020
I'm the ultimate positive thinker. I'm also very cynical. You can be both. My favorite saying is "Ex... Read More
Jump Right In Oct. 26, 2019
"They jump?!" "That's what he say," the interpreter told me. "They jump." The owner of Casa Lawrence... Read More
Design Destination: Vicenza Aug. 24, 2019
No, let's not confuse Vicenza with Venezia. The latter is a beautiful, world-renowned Italian waterf... Read More
Anti-Vaxxers Spread a Plague of Ignorance Jan. 22, 2019
An outbreak of measles four years ago at Disneyland focused attention on a growing health menace ... Read More
Address the Damage Before It Gets Worse Dec. 23, 2018
Dear Annie: For the past several years, my husband has taken out a new credit card each January and ... Read More
Vatican Fails Abuse Victims Again Nov. 21, 2018
Walk into any Catholic church in America and you'll find the same two flags somewhere in the sanctua... Read More
Danger of Authoritarianism May Come From the Center, Not the Right Jun. 01, 2018
"Across Europe and North America, centrists are the least supportive of democracy, the least committ... Read More
Independence Hypocrisy Dec. 06, 2017
Officials in Catalonia, Spain's richest and most highly industrialized region, whose capital is Barc... Read More
Spark Seeker Sep. 09, 2017
When I was about 6 years old, the house next door was struck by lightning. I don't remember the soun... Read More
10 Summer Value Wines Jul. 11, 2017
It's summertime, and the living's easy. So, too, should be the wines you drink. May they go down eas... Read More
Design Destination: Venetian Winter Getaway Feb. 18, 2017
Venice in the winter can be brutal. Cold and rainy on top of that wind, some would say you'd be out ... Read More
Winemaker Challenge: V. Sattui and Castello Banfi Shine Jan. 31, 2017
The eighth annual Winemaker Challenge International Wine Competition is in the books, and the two bi... Read More
Getting Lost and Special Finds in Venice Dec. 17, 2016
By Fyllis Hockman Walking home to our apartment in Venice, we shared a wave through the window with ... Read More
Why Not 100-Year U.S. Treasury Bonds? Dec. 15, 2016
If President-elect Donald Trump's economic growth plan — slashing business and personal margin... Read More
Try Tricky and Tense Hunting for Truffles in Alba, Italy Nov. 26, 2016
By Fyllis Hockman The dog's tail wagged impatiently. Lady — a small, nondescript, white-and-br... Read More
American Brats Abroad Oct. 18, 2016
Amanda Knox was innocent of the grisly murder for which she did time in an Italian jail. There was n... Read More
Winemakers Porcelain Is Capodimonte Style Sep. 23, 2016
Q: I have enclosed a photo of a porcelain figural group my mother passed down to me. It has been in ... Read More
