Nov 06, 2023
Glory days
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On “Beyond Rembrandt: Prints from the Dutch Golden Century” at the Musée Condé, Paris.
Topic: “France”
Nov 03, 2023
Week in review
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On Houellebecq, cross-Channel rivalry & Sophie Calle.
Notebook November 2023
Subnormal schools
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On the disintegration of French schooling.
Sep 01, 2023
Week in review
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On a French identity crisis, The Waste Land & Rachmaninoff’s rock-and-roll side.
Jul 31, 2023
The French connection
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On “Medieval Treasures from the Victoria & Albert Museum: When the English spoke French” at the Hôtel de la Marine.
Jul 06, 2023
France in flames: the chalice to the dregs
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On the French riots and their enablers.
Jun 16, 2023
The vacant eye
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On One Hundred Visions of War, by Julien Vocance, translated by Alfred Nicol.
Jun 07, 2023
The railroad muse
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On “Sarah Bernhardt: The Woman Who Created the Star” at the Petit Palais, Paris.
Art June 2023
Seeing Bonnard
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On “Bonnard: The Experience of Seeing” at Acquavella Galleries, New York.
Letter from Fontevraud January 2023
The consolation of continuity
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On the abbey of Fontevraud.