Personal Essay
Thu 30 Jul
Four Strangers
There are things you carry quietly before you find the right words.
♫ Noah Cyrus, Labrinth • Make me (cry)
The Blog · Every Sunday
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Slow writing from Sicily. One thing a week, looked at closely.
Interviews with Locals
Thu 30 Jul
Cu Nesci, Arrinesci
A conversation about leaving, returning, and the litter in between.
♫ Zé Ibarra • Vai Atrás Da Vida Que Ela Te Espera
Interviews with Locals
Wed 29 Jul
A Farmer Who Doesn’t Rush the Bees
The taste of fresh clementines and honey on an autumn afternoon. A man and his pack, taking their time, because that’s the way of the land.
♫ Drics • Autumn Remains
Sicily Today & Events
Mon 22 Jun
Eight Euros for a Coffee…or a “Blow Job”…Shot
Beyond the luxurious Taormina, ten minutes up the hill, there's a bar covered in phalluses. And the view is stunning.
♫ TonyPitony · Donne ricche
History & Heritage
Sat 20 Jun
A Night at the Taormina Film Festival
A Hollywood premiere in an ancient Greek theatre. Russell Crowe thanked Sicily in Italian.
♫ Hans Zimmer & Lisa Gerrard • Now We Are Free
Food & Tradition
Fri 19 Jun
Pasta Alla Norma, a Dish Worthy of an Opera
Sunday lunch at my mother-in-law's, a four-ingredient pasta, and the opera that gave it its name.
♫ Maria Callas (from Bellini's opera Norma) · Casta Diva
Myth & Legend
Fri 19 Jun
Colapesce, Sicily’s Original Aquaman
My partner came home with three fish. Then he told me about the man who swam to the bottom of the sea and never came back up.
♫ Colapesce, Dimartino • Musica Leggerissima
History & Heritage
Thu 18 Jun
A River by Any Other Name
The Aci towns all share a name, and it goes back to a shepherd, a sea nymph, and a very jealous Cyclops.
♫ Franco Battiato • Cuccurucucù
Intentional Living
Thu 18 Jun
Cali and the Cyclops
Every morning I walk my Jack Russell past the Faraglioni of Aci Trezza, rocks that Homer wrote about.
♫ Empire of the Sun • Walking On A Dream
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