Fear and Loafing in Paris
A message from Sue arrived today through the website: “My husband Phil and I are considering visiting Paris this winter… I’m wondering if I’m...
Van Dyck portraits at the Jacquemart-André
I’ve always confused Van Dyck with Titian and Velasquez and El Greco. I'm a bit clearer about Van Dyck after visiting the exhibition at...
An Interview with Heather Stimmler-Hall
Heather Stimmler-Hall could be poster child for American junior year abroad programs, or perhaps a cautionary tale. In either case, Heather has done what many American students...
No one has friends at times like this
I helped an acquaintance move the other day. Not sure that I'd call him a friend, but he's someone from the neighborhood whom I know well enough that I responded "Sure" to his call for help him move some boxes and furniture.
Hurricanes, economics and war
Just got back to Paris from Berlin where I was dumbfounded to find that BBC, CNN, Al Jazeera, German radio, and the American papers...
Staying human: the French class massacre
“And the girl I was with was really brave. She didn’t cry the whole time. I know she got shot in the back, and...