Its unique political structure inspired founding fathers of the United States, like Alexander Hamilton and John Adams, who ...

Venice is famously a minefield of overpriced ... followed by a perfect pesce San Pietro (John Dory) with delicate castraure (baby artichokes), green beans and steamed potatoes.

But despite this, Venice never loses its capacity to enchant: stepping out of the station to be greeted by a glittering canal with the dome of San Simeon Piccolo beyond remains heart-stopping ...

It wouldn’t be fair to say I have a favorite restaurant in Venice, but my guest today runs the one spot that is nearest to my heart. Now he’s not only wowing them with his world-class Venetian cuisine ...

I've been to Italy a few times, so on a recent trip to Venice, I decided to play things by ear. I thought it would be a better use of my time to concentrate on other parts of the trip, which ...

Combined with the concept of “material truth” first articulated by Victorian critic John Ruskin, white-colored architecture is often understood as straightforward, clear, and sincere.

In the annals of Italian unification, few episodes have been more unjustly neglected than the Venetian rebellion against Austrian rule of 1848. Historians have lavished detailed attention on the ...

Pirate's Pointe Resort in Ruskin welcomed their first guests after they saw extensive damage from Hurricane Helene. The two-acre resort on the Litte Manatee River is Tom and Tammy Saxon's retirement ...

Or was it 1974? By Laurie Gwen Shapiro One morning in the mid-1970s, a solemn announcement came over the intercom at Friends Seminary: “Noted person John Lennon is now in the meetinghouse.

Pantone Color Institute has selected PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse as the Color of the Year 2025. The warm, brown hue, reminiscent of chocolate mousse and latte coffee, aims to bring a sense of ...

In 1992, Joseph Brodsky published Watermark, a book-length essay that brings together his impressions of Venice in winter – he refused to go there in any other season – and a series of powerful and ...