Monday, 13 October 2008

Clearly, the Middle Ages weren't so dark for the Burgundians

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The Middle Ages get a bad rap. We all learn about dark times in which people lived in cold hovels and got raped and pillaged by barbarians....
Sunday, 12 October 2008

Burgundy gives me a whole new perspective on France

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I have never shared the deep love of France so common in others. I have an intellectual appreciation for the country and have had many fine...
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Monday, 29 September 2008

The British Museum presents Hadrian as a man of our time

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History isn't fact, but fashion. We interpret it and, too often, shape and shift it to fit contemporary views of the world. Should you...
Friday, 26 September 2008

Zuma sets a new standard for Japanese, while Orso is an Italian disappointment

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Restaurants where the beautiful people hang out are always expensive, usually easy on the eye, but not necessarily guaranteed to give you a ...
Saturday, 20 September 2008

Carpe Diem! A birthday week filled with celebration, friends, fine food and good health

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I was irritated this year to find my birthday falling on a Monday. This seems like the worst possible conjunction of special event and mund...
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Friday, 12 September 2008

A sweet homecoming, despite trials and tribulations

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I once read somewhere that English is unique in the way it treats the word "home" as not a simple, straightforward noun, but a con...
Friday, 5 September 2008

Escaping to the country is good for the soul

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Despite the fact that an increasing amount of its population lives, and most of its business is done, in the big cities, America still likes...