Aug 06, 2021
Week in review
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On an expedition to Antarctica, the city of Arles & a medieval sword pyramid.
Topic: “France”
Jun 18, 2021
Legs here, legs there
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On “L’Empire des sens de Boucher à Greuze” at the Musée Cognacq-Jay, Paris.
Books June 2021
The little corporal’s loot
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Apr 22, 2021
Apropos of nothing in particular
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On various recent & not-so-recent books of interest in Paris’s bookstores.
Books May 2021
Proust in person
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Notes & Comments March 2021
French rejection
A Gallic stand against illiberal ideology.
Features March 2021
Revolutionary characters
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On French aristocrats at the twilight of the ancien régime.
Letter from . . . January 2021
Drink a rum
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On visits to the train stations and cemeteries of Paris.
Dec 15, 2020
À la recherche d’une tombe perdue
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On a visit to the cemeteries of Paris on All Saints’ Day.
Reflections December 2020
Political passions
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On the lessons of two stories by Guy de Maupassant and Marcel Prévost.