M.L. Lanzillotta

    M.L. is a writer from the Washington, DC metro area. He’s the author of a number of novels. In his spare time he paints, dances, directs, acts, cooks and embroiders.

    A Clash of Drinking Cultures for US Students in Italy

    One of the first major cultural contrasts I was warned about as an American ...

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    “Sleep’s Cave”—The Speculation Around Ovid’s Opium References

    Publius Ovidius Naso, known today as Ovid, was a Roman poet of great acclaim ...

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    Pliny the Elder’s Ancient But Refreshing Take on Opium

    Pliny the Elder, a Roman statesman and writer, lived during the 1st Century CE. ...

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    Why Are My Classmates Switching From Vaping to Smoking?

    When I first arrived in Rome to attend university last summer, I was surprised ...

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