Yeah, I think that's what that means

lol seriously. He has a good reputation and probably doesn't want to be caught saying something ill-informed, so having to report on something he's not qualified to talk about must be frustrating. I'm sure he's better than a teleprompter, but still

I do wish we had at least a ceremonial tea dumping. For old time's sake!

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I find the European cities are much more segregated by wealth, so the urban cores are typically just full of the wealthy and the tourists. In the Northeast, it's still segregated but it's more like block by block, so the "melting pot" feel is still kind of present

Yeah I think it's just a matter of volume. NYC is so big, you can find a character on every block easy, and someone is probably willing to chat. I was amazed after a week in Brooklyn at how many strangers I chatted with.

Old Boston: "What are you some kinda wiseguy?"

Young Boston: "I would like to take this moment to categorically deny any and all wiseguy accusations. I carry two post-graduate degrees, but I am not, nor have I ever associated with, a wiseguy. Please, let us continue this conversation over a glass of-"

Old Boston: "Alright wiseguy I'm gonna kick your ass!"

When you're dealing with ancient history Historians work with what they have. Short of anyone claiming the contrary this still means Rome as host to shared sporting/religious events has always been the prevailing narrative. The work archaeologists do is really astounding sometimes, but it requires the context provided by writers like Livy to derive meaning. I'm thankful we found these statues though, as confirming something that was until now merely a possibility is a great win

It was, Livy wrote about it 2000 years ago lol

Livy already mentions this when he describes how Romans would invite Etruscan leaders to visit Rome... I don't know, I don't think these statues revolutionize much