Library noir

01/12/2013

Apart from Mr. De Caro, 13 others are charged, including a priest. The full extent of the losses is not known — the Girolamini Library lacks a complete catalog — but prosecutors, with some bombast, have compared it to the destruction of Dresden during World War II. In 2012, the authorities recovered more than a thousand library … More Library noir

La orfandad

01/12/2013

Julia Kristeva remarks somewhere (my wording may not be exact) that “in every bourgeois family group there is one child who has a soul.” And thus we meet them, in novel after novel: not only those who go literally motherless and fatherless, but also the children “with souls” who, for precisely that reason, will be … More La orfandad

The menus for fall

28/11/2013

The first day of Thanksgiving was made up of pork tenderloin, red cabbage, espinacas catalana, and corn and quinoa cake with hints of chocolate and lime. But a real Scandinavian holiday does not have just one dinner. Tomorrow we will have roast organic chicken with apples and prunes, more red cabbage, and orange squash. That … More The menus for fall

Musée du Louvre

28/11/2013

Her father received a terminal diagnosis so she pointed out to him that now, not later, was the time to do anything he has wanted to do, while he still could. He said there was a large museum in a palace, in Paris, with beautiful paintings, and he would like to go. He is a … More Musée du Louvre

On grades

25/11/2013

Here is a bell curve.  I could use it. I could also have: 20% W and F, 20% D, 20% C, 20% B, and 20% A. This would up my grades, and be nicer than a bell curve since more people would have A than F. Not that it will help you at all, but … More On grades