Some current favorites include an Italy Segreta look at some of Italy’s most famous nightclubs, an Italy Segreta examination of that DOP etichetta on your favorite food products, Poynter analysis of a Washington Post initiative meant to attract younger people to news coverage (particularly political coverage), a piece on a Magic-8-ball-like divination tool from antiquity for Smithsonian Magazine, an Italy Segreta piece with a behind-the-scenes look at parmigiano reggiano, a piece for Well+Good on a Miami public schools art therapist who was diagnosed with not one, but two, types of breast cancer during the pandemic, a column on how “Emily in Rome” compares to real life in Rome (for Italy Segreta/my Substack), an Italy Segreta look at the historical and current ties between Kefalonia and Italy, a Teen Vogue interview with the Barcelona anti-tourism group that organized the city’s July protests, an Italy Segreta Q&A with Popa, a Lithuanian singer that has captured the country in song, a Substack column on the ongoing physical and mental risks of extreme heat, a Sarasota Magazine feature on a youth political activist trying to change Florida’s reputation, a Well+Good story on how to get some sleep when it’s hot outside, a Well+Good piece on what it means to live and travel as a Deafblind person, a Substack column on the breaking point for overtourism, an Italy Segreta piece on what it means to be an expat in Rome and if the Eternal City will ever be knowable, a Poynter piece on what U.S. audiences are seeking from international journalism, Smithsonian Magazine pieces on the first Englishwoman to earn a living by her pen and Theodore Roosevelt’s finally-found stolen watch, a Teen Vogue story on the history of government suppression of protests, a Poynter look at news organizations trying to serve news deserts, a Smithsonian Magazine piece on Rome’s talking statues as a form of political resistance, an Italy Segreta piece on Christopher Columbus’ legacy in Italy, an Italy Segreta essay on Italians’ sensitivity to weather and a Sarasota Magazine print feature on the conservative overhaul of Sarasota’s New College. (Added highlight: I rounded up my favorite stories of 2023 on my Substack.)