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The nicest resort in France 20 Aug 2013 | 12:52 pm
The era of faster transport swiftly led to the era of the vacation. When, in its industrializing drive, France began covering itself with train tracks, well-to-do Parisians quickly saw the opportunity...
Bloggin' Kristin 3: Et Nos Dimittimus Debitoribus Nostris 17 Aug 2013 | 10:12 pm
What a book, what a book. The most arresting moment of the life of Kristin Lavransdatter, perhaps the one when I cried the most, was when the daughter of Lavrans Bjorgulfson watched her eighth son, h...
Detroit, failed rival of its own suburbs 7 Aug 2013 | 07:38 pm
In the standard ruined-Detroit story, there’s a photo of the burnt remains of an abandoned home, and it’s clear that the house you’re looking at the charred outer shell of was pretty big – two stories...
Re-reading Kristin Lavransdatter 2 Aug 2013 | 06:14 am
I did not intend to re-read Kristin Lavransdatter this summer; no, I did not. But Matt and I pressed it into Pascal-Emmanuel’s hands so firmly, and here he is gushing over it, and so I sat down to com...
Detroit died because it sucks 30 Jul 2013 | 07:46 pm
Everyone’s joining the fun game of Autopsy: Detroit, but the coroners are doing a lousy job, in general, because they neglect the obvious task of isolating what was unique about Detroit that might hav...
Noah and Alan on growth 30 Jul 2013 | 07:27 pm
I tried to restrain myself from responding to Alan’s latest post on growth because the last time he did I unleashed what I have to say was a big honking rant. Then Noah responded. Noah’s post, charac...
Watch Reza Aslan Make An Ass Out Of Himself 29 Jul 2013 | 08:05 pm
A scholar named Reza Aslan wrote about about the historical Jesus. From what I’ve seen, the book reprises one of the familiar narratives about the historical Jesus, which is that Jesus was not a relig...
Bloggin' Kristin 2: Mother 29 Jul 2013 | 12:58 pm
I read in great big gulps while our daughter naps on the weekend. Now halfway through. I am soon leaving for a week’s vacation without internet, so you’ll have to wait a little while for the next inst...
Whatever You Do, Don't Pray 26 Jul 2013 | 09:33 pm
I take a break from your regularly scheduled 14th century Norway blogging to bring your attention to a funny piece that appeared recently in America’s Finest News Source: “Unambitious Loser With Happy...
Bloggin' Kristin 1: Youth 22 Jul 2013 | 05:29 pm
My first hundred pages. Below the fold because spoilers. One good thing about having a toddler is that her naps are a great time to knock out some reading. In my first day I was able to swallow the f...
