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I, too, have a "Nazi Problem"
when words cease to hold meaning, history follows suit
Jan 10
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Samuel Lopez-Barrantes
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December 2023
This is not a synopsis about a novel about WWII
historical metafiction 27-years in the making
Dec 20, 2023
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Samuel Lopez-Barrantes
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November 2023
Reflections on Rothko at the Louis Vuitton Foundation
on the artist life, fame & returning to pockets of silence
Nov 22, 2023
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Samuel Lopez-Barrantes
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September 2023
Eulogy for Metro Line 11
The Parisian underground is changing
Sep 13, 2023
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Samuel Lopez-Barrantes
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July 2023
My 8 y/o self wrote a poetry collection (part II)
my 35-year-old self responds
Jul 5, 2023
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Samuel Lopez-Barrantes
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June 2023
My 8 y/o self wrote a poetry collection (part I)
Nietzsche's camel, lion, and child
Jun 28, 2023
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Samuel Lopez-Barrantes
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February 2023
In Search of Artistic Integrity
Fame, Anonymity & the Society of the Spectacle
Feb 27, 2023
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Samuel Lopez-Barrantes
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December 2022
The Paris Writers' Salon
de Maupassant, de Beauvoir & the true value of reading
Dec 6, 2022
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Samuel Lopez-Barrantes
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November 2022
Karens, Nazis & the Morality of Evil
A response to Erik Hoel’s timely essay
Nov 3, 2022
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Samuel Lopez-Barrantes
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October 2022
As You Wish
On Commitment, The Princess Bride & My Very Own Kissing Book
Oct 25, 2022
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Samuel Lopez-Barrantes
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As You Wish
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The Sizzle & The Steak: Teaching at The Sorbonne
On reality, cliché & a revelation at the techno parade
Oct 13, 2022
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Samuel Lopez-Barrantes
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September 2022
At the Al Brindisi
On edibles, Italy, & the secret garden of a duchess
Sep 23, 2022
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Samuel Lopez-Barrantes
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