Despite the fact that it is an institution which so obviously and painfully falls short of what it could and should be, I do like riding on Amtrak trains.
Despite the fact that it is an institution which so obviously and painfully falls short of what it could and should be, I do like riding on Amtrak trains.
Gibraltar
Sainte-Chapelle
A profile of my deceased colleague Marty Sherwin and his biography of Robert Oppenheimer.
Currently reading: Self-Made: Creating Our Identities from Da Vinci to the Kardashians by Tara Isabella Burton 📚
Currently reading: The Invention of the Restaurant: Paris and Modern Gastronomic Culture by Rebecca L. Spang 📚
Finished reading: Seven Ages of Paris by Alistair Horne 📚
Finished reading: One-Way Street and Other Writings by Walter Benjamin 📚
Caves of Hercules
Cap Spartel, where the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea meet
Moroccan mint tea
The kasbah in Tangier
Tangier from the rooftops
Tangier from the rooftops at night
The medina in Tangier
Tangier, looking across the Straits of Gibraltar with Spain in the distance
The bay in Tangier
Finished reading: A History of Modern Morocco by Susan Gilson Miller 📚
Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca
Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca
“Your entire world is a canvas for apps,” a Vision Pro product manager said of the begoggled life, apparently without intent to cause despair.
Currently reading: France by Emile Chabal 📚
Finished reading: Bel-Ami by Guy de Maupassant 📚
Finished reading: The Discovery of France: A Historical Geography by Graham Robb. 📚 A truly remarkable work of social and linguistic history.
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