Sep 26, 2023
The Critic’s Notebook
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On Rachmaninoff, D. Stanley Dixon, ancient languages & “Acts of Faith.”
Topic: “History”
Reflections October 2023
Cavernous imaginations
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On the memory-palace technique.
Notebook October 2023
Italy before Rome
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On Greek colonies, Etruscan tombs & Italian origins.
Sep 08, 2023
Week in review
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On Napoleon’s ghost, Substack & a Southern Proust.
Jul 20, 2023
Ruler roulette
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On The Ruling Families of Rus: Clan, Family and Kingdom by Christian Raffensperger & Donald Ostrowski.
Apr 25, 2023
Mr. Churchill in 1940
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On the prime minister at the outbreak of war.
Jan 27, 2023
The seeds of destruction
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On Blood & Iron: The Rise and Fall of the German Empire, 1871–1918 by Katja Hoyer.
Notes & Comments February 2023
Paul Johnson, 1928–2023
On the late historian & journalist.
Jan 04, 2023
Visions of the past
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On the Galerie du Temps at the Louvre-Lens, Lens, France.