Verlaine & Rimbaud: The Poète Maudit and the Homme FataleVerlaine is, with Mallarmé and Baudelaire, one of the major figures of the Symbolist and Decadent movements in poetry in late 19th century…Mar 16, 2021Mar 16, 2021
Kings of Vanished KingdomsFlying home to Ireland, on Saint Stephen’s day, the 26th of December. The country has been covered with snow, temperatures plunging …Jan 10, 2021Jan 10, 2021
LAMENT FOR A LOST WORLDIt struck me a few months ago, and I have been struggling with the idea of putting it into words ever since. I did not want to admit that…Jan 5, 2021Jan 5, 2021
Anomaly in Paris : the je ne sais quoi of the French girl, and how to survive as an expat woman in…It’s one of the most endearing things about Paris: the clichés are true. I am evensitting writing this in a garret on the Left Bank, in…Dec 11, 2020Dec 11, 2020
VERCINGETORIX VERSUS THE VIKINGS! ~ A Brutey Contest ~The original “indomitable Gaul”, Vercingetorix, united the Gaulish tribes in the first century BC against Julius Caesar, at that time…May 21, 2020May 21, 2020
“Could you direct me to the Euphemism?”: Cross-channel toiletriesJust as a smattering of French was once essential to providing a je ne sais quoi to the chattering of a certain class of English speaker…Nov 20, 2019Nov 20, 2019
Superhero Movies and the Progress of Romance: Why We Shouldn’t WorrySo: Marvel? Detective Comics (you know, DC)? Why do people flock to these movies? Why superheroes? There are many theories. But let me…Oct 24, 2019Oct 24, 2019
