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Tell Me Everything

For Madeleine who asked We all have stories to tell. It’s just that some of us are better than others at telling them. Lucy Barton and Olive Kitteridge have something in common. They both like to collect stories from “unrecorded … Continue reading

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Feltrinelli’s Zhivago

The Dude & I are book addicts. We periodically raid our favorite bookstore, the Feltrinelli’s near Piazza della Repubblica. The Dude chauffeurs me on his scooter (the only way to get around Rome) so I just hold on, sit back … Continue reading

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Roma Pittrice

Roma Pittrice is an exhibition celebrating the women artists who, between the 16th and 19th centuries, lived and worked in Rome. Some of the artists include: Artemisia Gentileschi, Lavinia Fontana, Angelika Kaufman, Emma Gaggiotti, Maia Felice Tibaldi Subleyras, Laura Piranesi, … Continue reading

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Repositioning and Resistance

Positioning in marketing refers to where you place your product within a particular target market. Because positioning is important as to how the product is perceived. For example, you sell purses. Do you want them to be seen as haute … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday Momma

American women helped to elect a rapist as the president of the United States. Why? In 1974, Patty Hearst, granddaughter of the publishing magnate, was kidnapped from her Berkely apartment by the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA). Patty was 19. The … Continue reading

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