red rose.” His idyll began back in the 1920s when Communist Longo, then as now a better organizer than speechmaker, got trapped in dialectic during an argument at a trade-union meeting.

It goes to show that love can be beautiful and painful, like a red rose and its thorns, but it can also stand the test of time.

According to Greek mythology, red roses first appeared when Aphrodite pricked her foot on a thorn, spilling blood on a white rose. Since then, roses’ thorns have captured the imaginations of ...

According to Greek mythology, red roses first appeared when Aphrodite pricked her foot on a thorn, spilling blood on a white rose. Since then, roses’ thorns have captured the imaginations of ...