Reconsiderations June 2016
The master propagandist
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On Jacques-Louis David’s moral foibles.
Topic: “France”
Books June 2016
Nadar’s highs and lows
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Features June 2016
Mixing memory & desire
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On Patrick Modiano’s deliberate obscurantism.
Art June 2016
Rousseau at Musée d’Orsay
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On “The Douanier Rousseau. Archaic Candour” at the Musée d’Orsay.
May 02, 2016
Pierre de Mahéas: the philosopher’s tone
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On a modern-day alchemist.
Features May 2016
The doctor who cured the Opéra
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On the now-forgotten Louis-Désiré Véron.
Features May 2016
The French non-resistance
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On Islamism and the decline of French identity.
Apr 18, 2016
Singing those neo-liberal blues
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On the latest riots in Paris.
Apr 08, 2016
Week in review
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Our weekly roundup of the best links from around the web.
Notebook March 2001
Once upon a time in France
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Musings on the history of restaurants in France.