Theo Zenou

✍️ Writing about global affairs, culture, and power 🏛 Visiting Fellow, Australian National University

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The Boston mobster Joe McDonald allegedly carried out 41 hits yet was never indicted for murder. How the hell did he get away with it? I looked into it in this weekend’s @WSJ. https://t.co/VLjJjmu7W7

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In the 1953 classic Roman Holiday, Gregory Peck takes Audrey Hepburn on a tour of the Italian capital on his Vespa. They scooter past the Colosseum, stop for gelato by the Spanish Steps, and sip champagne and iced coffee in front of the Pantheon. But Peck, that rake, sold Hepburn short.

No Roman holiday is truly complete without checking out Ponza, a tiny island off the Lazio coast.

Ponza is to the Romans what the Hamptons are to New Yorkers: a safe haven in the muggy summer months. Plus, they can escape all those yokel English-speaking tourists who stalk the Eternal City. Ponza still feels like the Italy of La Dolce Vita.

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Article | https://t.co/lP48Sg699y

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It's not too late for a summer getaway. I recommend going to Ponza – to the Romans what the Hamptons are to New Yorkers. My dispatch for @Spectator. https://t.co/8yp4yFHLsE

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The Count of Monte Rubio. For @UnHerd, I looked into Marco Rubio's family history in Cuba – and how the past shapes him to this day. https://t.co/HXg0tLcFNn

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A fashion-house film, no matter how artful, will also preview the next season’s looks. A television series, no matter how enjoyable, will double as an advertisement, writes @TheoZenou in #GlobeIdeas. https://t.co/uwahL2j8nh

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Prada is not enough, the devil wants everything. In @BostonGlobe, I explained why fashion houses are branching out into movies and sports. https://t.co/oCcPSYNgTM

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@SohrabAhmari Well put 😅 I actually wrote about all this for @UnHerd last year. Might interest you. https://t.co/b4lTKKjod9

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"The Odyssey" was partly filmed in Dakhla. For @Spectator, I explained why it's the next boomtown in the global gold rush. Many will follow Odysseus there. https://t.co/6bafxrltrT

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Christopher Nolan could not resist the spell of the White Dune. Tucked inside a lagoon, it rises out of the sand like a tower, glistening against the cloudless blue sky.

The British filmmaker shot several scenes of his blockbuster The Odyssey (out today) at this otherworldly landmark, located near the city of Dakhla in the Western Sahara.

Until now, much of the region – a former Spanish colony which has been under Moroccan control since the 1970s – has been largely untouched by tourists.

Yet that is expected to change under King Mohammed VI, who is investing billions in metamorphosing the area into a hub for business and tourism.

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In the beginning of the American experiment was the Word. For @TheRestHistory newsletter, I explored the writings of the founders, from Adams' love letters to Jefferson's first draft of the Declaration of Independence. Sign up: https://t.co/yqXkHCKJFf

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The messiah's empty temple. For @UnHerd, I wrote about the Obama Center, which opens tonight. https://t.co/oXILfqfVK6

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Le Figaro, France's paper of record, is 200 years old. In this month's @MonocleMag, I spoke with editor-in-chief Alexis Brézet about tradition, innovation and promoting the French "art of living". https://t.co/wTV8GzWOc0

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A new generation of female activists is leading the charge for nuclear energy. I profiled them for @Spectator. https://t.co/aivfHilVXJ

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@RichardEva76005 @charlesdegaulle Ah yes - thanks Richard for reading the piece! Putin's teenage fascination with The Shield and the Sword has had world historical repercussions!

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@archie48earle Thanks for sharing, Archie!

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@WaywardRabbler @unherd Ha - thanks! And will read your essay on the Stavisky affair and Feb 8.

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@igeldard @unherd Ha - definitely. That's two centuries of French history around the dinner table.

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Vive le roi! For @UnHerd, I profiled the French royalists who dream of toppling the Republic. https://t.co/3YU1NsFjha

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Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is making big moves on the world stage. Next, he should join the Abraham Accords. It would supercharge Indonesia's economy and elevate its stature, as @ScheersAlex and I argue in @Straits_Times. https://t.co/Y4I4sDYxy3

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Europeans need a doctrine of power. I spoke to @NewsX about the US, the EU and the emerging power-based order. https://t.co/Y4VN3z6PQQ

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I went on @CNN recently to talk about Trump's never-ending quest for the Nobel Peace Prize. https://t.co/mY5Ek1Co4U