eigerjoch
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mostly economist articles, photos of mountains and American politics
As someone who spends a decent amount of time in the Louvre for a non resident of France (most recently on Friday, here’s some nice art:) I am getting a bit ‘will people stop being mean it can’t be easy to look after that many items can it’ defensive :)
October 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
As someone who spends a decent amount of time in the Louvre for a non resident of France (most recently on Friday, here’s some nice art:) I am getting a bit ‘will people stop being mean it can’t be easy to look after that many items can it’ defensive :)
Tuileries second from right. The striking lady second from left I believe was a v esteemed person he was friends with,a feminist - can’t recall her name alas
October 19, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Tuileries second from right. The striking lady second from left I believe was a v esteemed person he was friends with,a feminist - can’t recall her name alas
Went to the John Singer Sargent exhibition at the Musee d’Orsay on Sat. Too many people to be able to linger properly but could see why the fuss. Here’s some portraits
October 19, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Went to the John Singer Sargent exhibition at the Musee d’Orsay on Sat. Too many people to be able to linger properly but could see why the fuss. Here’s some portraits
cordoned off even around the pyramid outside
October 19, 2025 at 10:57 AM
cordoned off even around the pyramid outside
appreciate whoever at the Musee d’Orsay decided - lots of places
to sit, it’s fine to linger! (i understand why the Louvre don’t mind, because until the selfie-moron-attracting painting is banished to the basement they’ve got too many people )
to sit, it’s fine to linger! (i understand why the Louvre don’t mind, because until the selfie-moron-attracting painting is banished to the basement they’ve got too many people )
October 18, 2025 at 12:49 PM
appreciate whoever at the Musee d’Orsay decided - lots of places
to sit, it’s fine to linger! (i understand why the Louvre don’t mind, because until the selfie-moron-attracting painting is banished to the basement they’ve got too many people )
to sit, it’s fine to linger! (i understand why the Louvre don’t mind, because until the selfie-moron-attracting painting is banished to the basement they’ve got too many people )
nice warm day for october
October 17, 2025 at 1:48 PM
nice warm day for october
wandering around an exhibition at the Pinault collection , one piece is dates white on black with a newspaper from the date blower. nov 12 1969, day after a parade down fifth ave (hard hats out for Nixon one i guess )
October 17, 2025 at 12:56 PM
wandering around an exhibition at the Pinault collection , one piece is dates white on black with a newspaper from the date blower. nov 12 1969, day after a parade down fifth ave (hard hats out for Nixon one i guess )
the statue of Ben Franklin on waterloo place has company
October 11, 2025 at 12:45 PM
the statue of Ben Franklin on waterloo place has company
was thinking I’d misjudged coat choice in the chill, but the park is warm :)
October 11, 2025 at 12:36 PM
was thinking I’d misjudged coat choice in the chill, but the park is warm :)
oops got mixed up and posted one twice. here’s the one i meant to add. cafe owner i think the card said, painted from another drawing
October 8, 2025 at 3:10 PM
oops got mixed up and posted one twice. here’s the one i meant to add. cafe owner i think the card said, painted from another drawing
the one on the right has two solitary figures, v melancholy as the card said
October 8, 2025 at 3:09 PM
the one on the right has two solitary figures, v melancholy as the card said
if you’re in the neighbourhood of the RA, some nice Van Goghs atm
October 8, 2025 at 3:08 PM
if you’re in the neighbourhood of the RA, some nice Van Goghs atm
autumn on wimbledon common
October 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
autumn on wimbledon common
wimbledon village, which is admirably village-y despite being miles and miles inside the M25:)
(albeit not exactly your average village in various regards ;)
(albeit not exactly your average village in various regards ;)
October 5, 2025 at 4:25 PM
wimbledon village, which is admirably village-y despite being miles and miles inside the M25:)
(albeit not exactly your average village in various regards ;)
(albeit not exactly your average village in various regards ;)
I’m going to go with ‘nothing because without a Time Machine none of them can appear on the teee veee’
(Also sigh… it’s the 21C. the French - some of them at least - might revere Bonaparte but they don’t spend day after day obsessing about what he might have thought re current times)
(Also sigh… it’s the 21C. the French - some of them at least - might revere Bonaparte but they don’t spend day after day obsessing about what he might have thought re current times)
October 4, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I’m going to go with ‘nothing because without a Time Machine none of them can appear on the teee veee’
(Also sigh… it’s the 21C. the French - some of them at least - might revere Bonaparte but they don’t spend day after day obsessing about what he might have thought re current times)
(Also sigh… it’s the 21C. the French - some of them at least - might revere Bonaparte but they don’t spend day after day obsessing about what he might have thought re current times)
My @thebulwark.com sub enables me to answer this New Yorker crossword Q:)
September 23, 2025 at 12:38 PM
My @thebulwark.com sub enables me to answer this New Yorker crossword Q:)
park v popular with warm weather back
September 19, 2025 at 4:23 PM
park v popular with warm weather back
went to cross Birdcage walk to the park and heard music coming from the left :)
September 15, 2025 at 4:05 PM
went to cross Birdcage walk to the park and heard music coming from the left :)