The Milanese “bancarelle”
If you are a booklover, one of your first culture shocks on transferring to Milan from the UK, as I did more decades ago than I like to count, is discovering that the cosy second hand bookstore you used to find in any medium-sized British town…
Behind the Dolphin Smile. From Flipper To The Birth Of The Anti-Captivity Movement
“She committed suicide and it broke my heart. I use that word suicide with some trepidation, but I don't know another word in the English language that describes self-induced asphyxiation." The Samurai Dolphin Man, The Japan Times, Feb.…