“Y ou’ve got it all wrong, Alfonso,” a young influencer tells me. “You have to get yourself in front of the camera, show your face, strut yo...

Imagining cultural difference that sheds light on the limitations of one’s own culture. R iding on a bus, from Catania to Palermo, my...

I t happened, after tasting over one hundred wines in a three-hour period, that the vinous impact of Etna became overwhelming. But not befor...

O ne of the advantages of having Sicilian blood and being raised in California in the latter half of the 20 th century is the uncanny capac...

F or those who work in Nature, there are certain immutables. Fire and water are forces to be respected, not ignored. We can try and tame the...

W hen I was a young boy, I lived in the shadow of a great mountain. For hours, I would sit outside and stare up at it, mesmerized by the pla...

I t has been eight years since I last reported from Etna . In 2016 I was here as a blogger, but primarily as a photographer, covering for Er...