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Twitter is like a Speedo swimsuit. It looks bad on a man over 50.

As mayor, it’s hard for my constituents to understand what I do. Is my job ceremonial, they wonder, like the Queen’s? But when they see me taking on potholes, it’s very clear that I am a man of action. I’m a problem-solver. Got a…

Getting off social media is like not being invited to a party you never wanted to go to.

At first, shop and restaurant owners worried that the pedestrian-only zones would be bad for business. This doesn’t seem to be the case. These areas are crowded with people enjoying a customary evening passeggiata (from “passegiare” which means “to stroll”). They stay busy late into the evening, window-shopping and going for supper.

I never had a minivan crisis. I’ve driven a Dodge Grand Caravan since 2005 and fail to understand the anxiety. I always expected to one day become a dad and I always expected, as soon as the metamorphosis was complete, to become a sock-and-sandal-wearing doofus embarrassment. And I was right.

If you’re visiting Rome and eager to drive around the Eternal City, it’s best to follow one simple rule – don’t. Don’t do it. The Metro covers most of the city, taxis are readily available, Uber now has a foothold and Rome is extremely walkable. Driving in Rome will test you in ways you don’t want to be tested. Just say no.

I came to Rome on a pilgrimage, not to the Vatican, but to retrace the locations of Federico Fellini’s 1960 masterpiece, La Dolce Vita. While other visitors swarm the Forum and the Colosseum, I’ve been to the Via Veneto, Cinecitta Studios, the Trevi Fountain and the EUR District looking for insight into one of the most successful foreign films ever made.

You cannot make being a dad cool. It’s impossible. That includes, in the case of the Pacifica, making being uncool hip.

Orange is back. Orange you glad you can buy an orange car?

The American Canon – History in 140 Characters or Less