Day: April 18, 2019

Burning Notre-Dame De Paris

Burning Gothic: Reflections On Notre-Dame De Paris

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The Gothic concept was itself an act of daring on the part of Abbot Suger, who embraced lightness and light in his 1137 design for Saint-Denis.  Platonism, Christianity and religious architecture were wed.  The reconstruction of Notre-Dame might dare to be something different, but many expect a simulacrum of the original.

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Ottawa Professor Paul Robinson

Putting The ‘New Cold War’ Into Proper Perspective

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With the newly created “NewsGuard” in mind, there’s a tendency in some circles to inaccurately color a given situation with broad unsubstantiated and bias driven claims, as has been true with the coverage of Russian related issues. Shortly after my initial draft of this article, University of Ottawa Professor Paul Robinson posted a piece […]

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