Happy Monday, Happy November!

 Remember earlier this year when I linked to Amtrak’s Writer Residency program? The first group has been chosen.

Is South Korea’s Songdo the city of the future?

The Maria Callas Opera Academy is going to open in her old apartment building in Greece. 

Speaking of Greece, there’s apparently a Robin Hood-like vigilante there, who steals from banks, gives money to the poor, and escapes from prisons on a regular basis. (The authorities have a different view, of course.)