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Tori Amos - Crucify

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Published: July 20, 2026 00:03

I don't remember the exact day I first heard Tori Amos. Sometime in 1992, I think. It's hard to explain the feeling of listening to her for the first time. It was the early '90s, and grunge and other loud music were taking over the

Belvès in Summer

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Published: July 19, 2026 03:01

I miss spending time in France during the summer. However, I'm afraid the summers I remember are gone forever because, as you may know, global heating has hit Western Europe and France harder than many other places. Also, each time I return home, it feels…

Happy Bastille Day?

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Published: July 14, 2026 00:24

A while ago, I had a blog called Ask a Frenchman. The following post is from that blog, but since it's no longer online and it's July 14th today, I thought it would be a good idea to republish it here.Enjoy! …

To me, your crimson lip...

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Published: July 7, 2026 23:15

I suppose the title is a line from a poem, but I haven’t been able to figure out which one.The photo is interesting because of its dated feel. As I often mention in these posts, I find it fascinating to see the different functions these postcards served

Art by Kazumasa Hashimoto in the Ogijima Library

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Published: July 7, 2026 07:34

It feels a bit strange to talk about Kazumasa Hashimoto in the same way that I talk about other artists in the newsletter/blog, because I know him personally. But that's also the reason why this post is a few years late, and it's time to

French Artillery - 23rd Regiment

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Published: July 4, 2026 23:17

I find it quite interesting that this kind of postcard exists. Once again, photographs were rare, and their illustrative function held a significance that seems obsolete to us today. …

"Monument for Nothing - Red Torii Gate" by Makoto Aida (Naoshima)

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Published: June 30, 2026 05:23

One of the most interesting artworks in the Naoshima New Museum of Art was created by Makoto Aida especially for the museum. It is the latest iteration of his "Monument for Nothing" series, which he started in 2008.Subtitled "Red Torii Gate" for obvious…

Alligator

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Published: June 28, 2026 06:08

I'm not going to lie, I don't miss many things from my time in Florida (even less so when I see what the place has become in recent years): just a few people and... those guys... And well, wildlife as a whole. …

Carcassonne City Walls

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Published: June 27, 2026 06:59

I recently showed you Carcassonne's Castle and briefly introduced the city:Carcassonne CastleYou may have already heard of Carcassonne, located in the Southwest region of France. In short, it’s a walled medieval city that became important during the…

Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb

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Published: June 20, 2026 09:22

I've been trying to find ways to introduce you to Pink Floyd, in case you aren't familiar with them. But I'm not really sure how to go about it. One day, I heard someone say, ""Pink Floyd is not a band; it&

Searching for the right web browser

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Published: June 17, 2026 23:00

It had been a while since I wrote about making our online life saner and safer.I should write about it more often, but on the one hand, many people are writing about it in more detail than I ever will. On the other hand, the online landscape is changing

Coupet

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Published: June 16, 2026 23:00

A very brief post to show you Coupet (the "t" is not silent, contrary to most French words ending with "-et"), the tiny village (a hamlet, really; about 50 people live there, I think) where my dad grew up, where I spent most of my weekends

Amélie and Renée

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Published: June 15, 2026 23:00

Greetings from your little friend who thinks of you all.Amélie - RenéeFebruary - 25 - 1924If I'm not mistaken, it was quite common in the early 20th century to send photos taken at a professional photographer's studio as postcards.If this is

Carcassonne Castle

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Published: June 14, 2026 23:00

You may have already heard of Carcassonne, located in the Southwest region of France.In short, it’s a walled medieval city that became important during the Albigensian Crusade and remained so for the rest of the Middle Ages, until the southern border of…

"Hub/s" by Do Ho Suh on Naoshima

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Published: June 13, 2026 06:41

Today, a few pictures of the amazing Hub/s by Do Ho Suh that you can find in the Naoshima New Museum of Art.As I already introduced it in a previous post about the opening day of the museum (see below), during my last visit, I only took pictures