Feb 01, 2021
Isaac Sligh & James Panero discuss Russia & beyond
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On travels in the Russian Arctic and in the Caucasus Mountains of Georgia.
Topic: “Travel”
Reflections February 2021
Stepping stones
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On collecting books.
Letter from . . . October 2020
Mali memories
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On travels in Africa and life in France.
Features September 2020
Gray mists & ancient stones
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An excerpt from Book Two of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s forthcoming memoir Between Two Millstones.
Aug 05, 2020
Till the well runs dry
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A review of The Vapors: A Southern Family, the New York Mob, and the Rise and Fall of Hot Springs, America’s Forgotten Capital of Vice by David Hill.
Jun 11, 2020
Two for the road
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On Paddy Leigh Fermor and Jan Morris.
Jun 04, 2020
The fox of Villa Crawford
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On the life of Francis Marion Crawford.
Letter from . . . January 2019
Numbered among the “ploucs”
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On the recent political unrest in Macron’s France.
Letter from . . . November 2018
Ethnic bonds & the appeals of tradition
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On travels in Romania, past and present.
Jul 02, 2018
The Critic’s Notebook
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On Grand Tours, Art Deco sight-seeing, Rivington Street painting & more from the world of culture.