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Rome just inaugurated the Colosseo station next to the Roman Forum. For the first time the Metro C line has a real underground…
Recent advances in "preventive archaeology" has transformed the way major public works projects are being managed in many of the historic sites around…
 • Peter Thomas Lang
Caffè Dagnino: the exquisitely decorated Palermitano pastry shop inside the Galleria Esedra in Rome could close by the end of this year. Why…
A petition on Change.org has been launched in an attempt to save the establishment from almost certain obliteration. At risk are the incredible…
 • Peter Thomas Lang
The return of the Art Salon: the new Fantastica show in Rome leaves the big themes behind and instead lets it all hang out.
The Quadriennale d'Arte at the Palazzo delle Esposizioni couples a very contemporary exhibition with an exhibit from 1935. 90 years apart but offering…
 • Peter Thomas Lang
"Closed due to federal government shutdown." How Washington DC became a ghost town- just in time for Halloween.
The U.S. National capital has become a phantom city, a place where ghost workers proliferate, lots of people are in hiding and the deep state is easy to…
 • Peter Thomas Lang
Hands up! The National Roman Museum's latest exhibition, "Rescued Art: New Recoveries" is currently an active crime scene.
This is not your usual exhibition on ancient Roman artworks, it's an edgy show on looted Italian artifacts that turned up in the collections of major…
 • Peter Thomas Lang
Ever see a sinkhole open up right under your nose? They are more common than you think in Rome, be careful if you don't want to fall inside…
While not well publicized, Rome is also known as the capital of sinkholes, with an average of 100 new craters forming each year. They can swallow just…
 • Peter Thomas Lang
Cabin Fever: the temporary pavilions in Rome's Villa Medici and the wild roots of primitive architecture.
The Villa Medici's Festival des Cabanes draws to a close on September 29. Now in its 4th Edition, the Festival offers a few considerations on pushing…
 • Peter Thomas Lang
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The Sum Total Newsletter is evolving into a travelogue through contemporary culture: we are based in Rome Italy, and besides writing about life and culture here, we take on some of the most poignant issues effecting our lives today.
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