The Fleming Foundation Cultural Commentary
Tuscan Histories: The End of Lombard Italy
The Lombard kingdom, aiming at a unified Italy, was defeated by the combined forces of the papacy and the Church, but the summoning of the Franks was a disastrous mistake, and the Lombard Kingdom became the foundation of all subsequent Italian development.
Wednesday’s Child: More London
It’s a sight that breaks one’s heart, like chancing upon a woman one was in love with and has not seen for half a century.
War With Syria and Iraq: How Many More Body Bags Will Come Home?
America enters the endgame of interventionist imperialism.
Westerns Episode 18: Wind River (2017)
In the final episode of our 1990-present day section, Dr. Fleming examines the Taylor Sheridan written-and-directed film Wind River. The final episode in the series will be The Long Riders.
Wednesday’s Child: Letter from London
Every time I set foot in the First World, I feel like the Last Man. It starts, as if filmed by a student of Kusturica’s, with the guards by the X-ray machine at the airport checking the shoes of my two-year-old for plastic explosive. That, and the ritual command to “remove the belt,” is the great propylaea to the world beyond Palermo. They are afraid the traveler will hang himself with the belt while they screen him.
Via Col Vento
Or at least col aereo. After 13 days of wasting hours –and money–on renewing my passport, it arrived this morning in time to proceed with plans to fly to Munich for a ridiculously long layover…….
