David And The Disappearing Foreskin
June, 1986
Some time ago, after smoking a cigarette given to me by a teenaged friend of the family, I was overcome by an irresistible urge to write an article on the David of Michelangelo. An additional stimulus was the rash of letters in the Journal of the American Medical Association on the pros and cons of circumcision. These so tickled my fancy (which had been dozing) that I began reliving the details of an intriguing visit to Florence, Italy.In this beautiful city, famous for its art treasures, the Da...
