I just finished watching the 2021 documentary film Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain. It chronicles the life and tragic end of the celebrity chef and traveler Anthony Bourdain. I see his tragedy as a cautionary tale. What was the source of his despair? And what lessons, if any, can be learned from his story?

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Take a look at the new, annotated translation of Stratagems, a Roman military treatise written by the veteran, consul, governor, and administrator Frontinus.