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What a 10-Minute Trip to the Market Reveals About a City
Urban planning determines how much time daily life actually takes
Mar 9
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Rocco Pendola
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What a Crosswalk Reveals About a City
The easiest way to understand how much a place and its people value life—urban and human
Mar 8
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Rocco Pendola
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What Finding a Bench Tells You About a City
One of the easiest ways to understand a city is to try to sit down
Mar 6
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Rocco Pendola
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Urban Planning Is Why I See the World This Way
I use my education and background in urban studies every single day.
Mar 3
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Rocco Pendola
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February 2026
How My Wife Stopped a Pickpocket on a Rome Subway
It was crazy, but I still think the threat of being robbed is way overblown
Feb 27
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Rocco Pendola
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The American City Is Giving Up
Why cars are winning — and what that means for public life
Feb 26
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Rocco Pendola
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The First Time I Ever Sat Down and Had a Coffee
What I had to unlearn before I could finally linger
Feb 23
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Rocco Pendola
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Why Americans Hide in Bars
What we’re really escaping when we drink indoors
Feb 18
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Rocco Pendola
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He Never Really Liked Spain
And he stayed anyway—for 26 years
Feb 16
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Rocco Pendola
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The Hardest Part of Living Abroad Is Losing Your Excuses
Why life gets harder when the obvious problems disappear
Feb 11
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Rocco Pendola
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Americans Were Trained to Accept Bullshit
Trump didn't break America; he just moved into the hollowed-out shell of a country that stopped demanding better decades ago.
Feb 6
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Rocco Pendola
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Most People Who Move Abroad Aren’t Prepared for How Boring It Gets
Why boredom — not culture shock — is what actually sends people home or makes them miserable
Feb 3
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Rocco Pendola
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