Tag: pandemic

• Two Friends

  

  Last Friday, Nineteenth Century French Studies shared a wonderful conversation between Dr. Colin Foss and Prof. Nicholas White, about Foss’s new book The Culture of War: Literature of the Siege of Paris, 1870–71. During the presentation, Foss briefly mentioned a short story by Guy de Maupassant, “Deux Amis” (1883), set during the siege of Paris.…

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  February 18, 2021

  Art, Guy de Maupassant

  19th century, france, pandemic, paris, translation, Writing

• SFS 2015, Cardiff

  I’ve got a lot of these left over, and since the pandemic is still going full tilt, and many of my favorite conferences are going to be online this year, I’m posting a nostalgic look back at five years ago when you could still go outside without worrying. The conference was lovely, as was Cardiff.

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  February 17, 2021

  Conferences, travel, Uncategorized

  19th century, arcades, Cardiff, conference, conference travel, pandemic, sfs, society of French studies, travel, Wales

• Creamy (but also non-dairy) Vinaigrette Salad Dressing

  For more about this recipe and why I think it works, read below. Here’s the important part first. Ingredients: 1 cup of olive oil or grape seed oil (I’ve had good results with both) 1 cup of balsamic vinegar 5 cloves of garlic (I used six for this particular recipe because some of them were…

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  December 14, 2020

  food, Uncategorized

  food, home cooking, I made this one up, pandemic, recipe