Francesco Rizzuto

Thérèse Dreaming, Balthus, oil on canvas, 1938. WikiArt.org. Fair Use Author’s Warning: This essay contains content and images that may...

“You like exotic women, don’t you?” It was Cousin Rocco thrusting with the rapier, seeking out a vital organ, preferably the heart....

I’m a child of the 1940’s, so you can guess my approximate age and condition. But in so doing, you might be mistaken. I’m still tall and...

According to Jorge Luis Borges, no one can know if the world is fantastic or real, and not whether there is a difference between dreaming...

Here’s something everyone can agree on: Lady Ghislaine has the goods on POTUS45. And it’s a sure bet that she’s got more than a little...

My partner likes to point out that I’m a negative person, and she’s right. Most of the time. The rest of the time she’s, well, she’s not...

One of the most intriguing mysteries of the art world is the disappearance of a horde of oil paintings executed in Spain during the...

Readers may recall my article entitled “Trump As Performance Artist” (www.francescorizzuto.com/post/trump-as-performance-artist). Well,...

The station chief is checking out his face in a cracked shaving mirror suspended from a nail in the peeling plaster wall of his hut,...

Donald J. Trump will be remembered for something more than the havoc he wreaked on the American people and the destruction of their...

Americans think of corruption as something that happens elsewhere; you know, in places like Mexico (hence, The Wall), Venezuela, Putin’s...

WHY THE ROMAN CATHOLIC HIERARCHY MAKES PACTS WITH DARKNESS It's difficult to avoid a sense of dread when scanning the morning news...

That the late Jeffrey Epstein was one of history's arch-villains is to point out the obvious. Nonetheless, like the narcissistic...

"The French are glad to die for love They delight in fighting duels But I prefer a man who lives And gives expensive jewels A kiss on the...

The United States of America is the only nation on earth whose borders have nothing to do with its landmass. To go, say, from Montreal to...

Patty has accepted an invitation to join Daniel and his friends for a Sunday afternoon junket to his family's farm outside Fargo. It´s...

Hi. I'm an indie author. If you read my blog entry WHY I HATE INDIE PUBLISHING (www.francescorizzuto.com/blog/why-i-hate-indie-publishing...

A cold front had suddenly blown in from Canada is what they were saying. I threw on a dark wool sweater and the blue stocking cap my...

“The artist’s view of life is the only possible one and should be applied to everything, most of all to religion and morality. Cavaliers...