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25 Feb 2013

6 nations rugby, round 3

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England vs France is always the scene of some folklore The big match of the weekend was of course the France vs England game (aka ...
21 Feb 2013

A good read: books of the past year

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I tend to read episodically and mostly when travelling, at least as far as spending hours with a book goes. Maybe I need to get rid of my TV...
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19 Feb 2013

In praise of (some) older wines, of accessible pricing, and of Zinfandel

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The world of wine seems increasingly turned towards a double polarity in the organisation of taste, media coverage, prices and even produc...
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16 Feb 2013

More thoughts about Edward Hopper

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I published, about 10 days ago, an article on Edward Hopper and promised to return to this subject shortly, so here we are.  As a form...
12 Feb 2013

6 Nations Rugby 2013: chapter 2

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Last weekend's round of international games between Europe's six major rugby nations held its fair share of confirmations, as well a...
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5 Feb 2013

Edward Hopper: light, shade, and composition

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Nighthawks, 1942 Most people will have already seen, in some form or another (usually a postcard or a poster) the above painting of Edw...
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4 Feb 2013

Rugby 6 Nations starts again

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Well, the first round of matches in the 2013 edition of the European 6-nations rugby tournament was played this weekend and saw the victorie...
22 Jan 2013

Biodynamics and wine: marketing meets voodoo

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It is a fact that wine is being increasingly produced (and sold) using the label "biodynamic". This trend is still very marginal...
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14 Jan 2013

Make love not war, and eat together: Bonobos show the way

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Bonobo monkeys, or pan paniscus to give them the species its latin name, share with their larger cousins, the common chimpanzee, a consider...
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12 Jan 2013

The Black Box: Connelly at his very best

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I believe that have written several times here already about the work of Michael Connelly, who has to be one of the very best crime writers ...
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