Porto, Transformed
A visit to Porto with my son’s new family offers an opportunity to reflect on the changes in that city as a result of growing tourism in the past seven years.
Read MoreA visit to Porto with my son’s new family offers an opportunity to reflect on the changes in that city as a result of growing tourism in the past seven years.
Read MoreElections for the European Parliament take place this weekend, and in many of the EU countries, anti-democratic and neo-fascist parties are poised to increase their...
Read MoreA discussion of several new YA novels set in Russia and Eastern Europe during and after the fall of Communism. Is this a new trend?
Read MoreThe importance of reading, even if it means a writer is thrown off-course though admiration for books read.
Read MoreWhile running errands on the Lower East Side a couple of weeks ago, I noticed a large Portuguese flag hanging from a building on Allen St. between Rivington and...
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