When I was growing up as one of four boys, we thought of ourselves as Dumas’s musketeers. We have now lost one of our number.
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The Opening Ceremonies Explained
To appreciate the opening ceremonies in the Paris Olympics, it helps to know some French literature.
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Reading Montaigne While Confined
In “Gentleman in Moscow,” the count turns to “Robinson Crusoe” to figure out how to survive. Reading Montaigne is a mixed bag.
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When You’re Sick, Call the Musketeers
I seldom get sick but, when I do, I become a wimp. Generally my illnesses take the form of stabbing sinus pain, and I retreat into a cocoon of misery and imagine myself about to die. As is appropriate for my melodramatic self pity, my mind invariably fixates upon a literary scene composed during France’s […]
My Three Sons and the Mystic Power of 3
Yesterday I was talking to my wife about our children—who, at 27 and 25, I admit are no longer children. Being the proud parents that we are, we were noting with wonder how they are identifying their gifts, building upon their strengths, and developing into fully self-actualized human beings. As we talked, however, we […]
