Norman Pearson returned towards the end of January, after an absence in Spain and Portugal, bearing two bananas, two oranges…
A recent NYTimes Cooking newsletter from Melissa Clark drew my attention to the article about Raghavan Iyer by Kim Severson …
Two centuries after William Hogarth published his engravings of the decline and fall of Tom Rakewell, Rebecca West wrote a…
Felled by the dreaded lurgy in early January I was sidelined from my usual reading routine. It’s hard to concentrate…
Researching Marienbad and the Savoy led me to Erika Mann and all the gossip, scandal, politics, and drama of her…
Here's a treat for those who relish fiction with off-the-wall cognitive mayhem - The Hearing Trumpet Suddenly it seemed as…
I do remember the trial of Dr. Bodkin Adams. My family took The Daily Herald back in 1957 and I…
I follow the art historian Richard Morris on Twitter and his tweets are a daily delight - each one providing…
This is a review of a book I have not read that does not actually exist. Needless to say, I…
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