Oh here it comes: the art history surprise. I went to Cividale del Friuli because it was close to where I was staying in Udine and a UNESCO site but didn’t know much about it. So, once I fina…

The city shines in the summertime — and this year’s light is especially bright, thanks in part to a new presidential center.

I love love love love love an ideal city so—duh!—I went to Palmanovo while I was in northeast Italy. The best way to understand the layout of Palmanova would be from above. Here’s…

In early days of Christianity, right after the edict of Milan in 315, the mosaic artists of the Basilica di Santa Maria Assunta in Aquileia faced a challenge: they wanted to depict a whale on the f…

There’s an architectural term—spolia—which basically means “janky combination of material scavenged from various historical periods”. A perfect place to see spolia in …

Complaining about overtourism is a thing now. This is annoying and lacks self-reflection because—duh—did you think being a tourist was only okay for you and not other people? I mean, I …

There’s a big slice of the pie chart in my brain dedicated to hilarious renditions of the Virgin and Child. While I saw plenty of these in my recent trip to the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy…

A lifesaving injection given at birth to prevent severe bleeding has become collateral damage of the anti-vaccine movement.

What does despair look like? In 1463, Niccolò dell’Arca’s answer was this: The Lamentation Over the Dead Christ is tucked into a side chapel inside the Church of Santa Maria della Vita …

County medical examiners announced the ruling on Wednesday. New York Attorney General Letitia James is investigating.

The Trump administration had options for offloading contraceptives once destined for Africa, a newly obtained memo shows. Instead, it has let them collect dust and go bad.