William F. Buckley Jr., who marshaled polysyllabic exuberance, famously arched eyebrows and a refined, perspicacious mind to elevate conservatism to the center of American political discourse, died Wednesday at his home in Stamford, Conn. Mr Buckley, 82, suffered from diabetes and emphysema, his son Christopher said, although the exact cause of death was not immediately known. He was found at his desk in the study of his home, his son said. “He might have been working on a column,” Mr. Buckley said. [NYT]
Issa Fazli says the double whammy of his transformation from a Muslim daughter into a Christian son blew his dad over the top: “He said he would make my life a living hell, and he did a good job of it.” Days before a hearing to determine his status in the U.S., Fazli sat in his New York apartment with a Bible on his knees and read verses from Matthew about the persecution of the faithful. [Village Voice]
Italian police have arrested a man they described as a “modern Robin Hood“, who carried out a series of crimes to give money to the poor. Pasquale D’Angelo, 37, used a toy gun to hold up a branch of the Banca Nazionale di Lavoro in Rimini on Thursday morning. He made off with €3,500 (£2,640), which he took to a nearby bar and started distributing among the poorer customers. [Telegraph]
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