Aristoh Journal

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Some conditions are inimical to talent development

London Review of Books

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‘The belief that all the answers are on the surface is inimical to the spirit of Gustave Caillebotte’s work. If Caillebotte’s paintings teach us anything, it is that looking is its own pleasure.’

Tom Crewe on the painter’s ‘cruising eye’.

https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v48/n06/tom-crewe/men-watching-men

Nicolas Bouchet

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"anger over corruption is more relevant than ever. By reducing the U.S. role in anti-corruption efforts, the Trump administration is...helping corrupt actors of all sorts thrive, many of whom operate in ways inimical to U.S. economic and strategic interests."