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Ressentiment in Europe
How dare you share pictures of your delicious vegetables!
May 22
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Andrew Rickard
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My Boots
Grenadier Rudolf Koch's boots are destroyed by a French shell
May 8
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Andrew Rickard
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April 2026
Bouguereau in Pompeii
The Painter's Debt to Antiquity
Apr 17
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Andrew Rickard
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March 2026
Drawing From Life
Lovis Corinth's approach to the nude figure
Mar 20
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Andrew Rickard
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The Second Battle of the Aisne
Rudolf Koch's company is cut off, and the situation seems hopeless.
Mar 6
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Andrew Rickard
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February 2026
Some Minor Soiling and Shelf Wear
Jules Janin (1804–1874) on buying used books
Feb 26
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Andrew Rickard
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A Great Painter's Art Lessons, in English After a Century
The first English translation of Lovis Corinth's handbook for art students, Das Erlernen der Malerei. Lessons on drawing and painting from a German…
Feb 18
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Andrew Rickard
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Brazen Crimes
When currencies lose their value, parks lose statues
Feb 4
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Andrew Rickard
6
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January 2026
Everyone Does This Sort of Thing
Baudelaire was a noisy neighbour
Jan 22
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Andrew Rickard
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Why Translate?
Anecdotes and aphorisms by Carlos Batista
Jan 15
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Andrew Rickard
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The Weimar Stock Market
People speculated on everything...
Jan 9
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Andrew Rickard
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December 2025
The Windows and the Stars Illumined
The Parisian sky at night, as it must have appeared to Baudelaire
Dec 18, 2025
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Andrew Rickard
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