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The Art of Kissing Fanny

There’s a curious expression used in Provence by pétanque players. “Embrasser Fanny” or to “kiss Fanny”, is a small recompense for making a fool of oneself to put it simply. But where does this mischievous phrase originate from? Fanny was a waitress at a local café in the Savoie region or Lyon– no one seems to agree. Watching the…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 744)

1. Summer restaurant goals Chef Dean Baldwin Lew was looking to host a dinner of an invasive species. The Ministry of Natural Resources told him that it was illegal to carry the Rusty Crawfish over land as a single pregnant animal could extend the population to another watershed. His only option to cook & serve…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 743)

1. This used to be the richest silver mine in the world Silver Islet refers to both a small rocky island and a small community located at the tip of the Sibley Peninsula in northwestern Ontario, Canada. A rich vein of pure silver was discovered on this small island in 1868 by the Montreal Mining Company. The islet…

The Rise, Fall and Rise Again of Brooklyn’s Most Beautiful Restaurant

Brooklyn’s Fulton Street Mall is a treasure trove for the urban explorer. At first glance, the shopping precinct of some two hundred stores in downtown Brooklyn looks like it has seen better days. Low rent retail, cheap costume jewellery, mobile phone accessories, knock off perfume and factory outlets crowd sidewalks filled with street vendors. Many…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 742)

1. Various types of dormers (lucarnes in French); windows that project vertically from a sloping roof Here you’ll find a breakdown in English of each dormer type presented, highlighting the architectural forms and features of each dormer type. 2. Su Nuraxi: Sardinia’s Prehistoric Stone Giant of a Lost Civilization Su Nuraxi di Barumini, located in…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 741)

1. This Troglodyte House for Sale in France The valley, south of Tours, is classified as a Natural Area of Ecological Interest for Flora and Fauna (known as ZNIEFF for Zone Naturelle d’Intérêt Ecologique, Faunistique et Floristique). Six kilometres long, it constitutes a reserve with an outstanding diversity. Occupied since the Prehistoric era, it still…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 740)

1. People Watching at the Louvre From the archives of Brazilian photographer Alécio de Andrade Archives. 2. Jim Morrison’s bust found nearly 40 years after it was stolen from Paris cemetery Police have found a bust of Jim Morrison that was stolen nearly four decades ago from the Paris grave that has long been a place of…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 739)

1. The gargoyle at Giusti Garden in Verona The dramatic cypress avenue leads to a cave full of stalactites and subsequently to Palazzo Giusti. Created at the end of the fifteenth century by a knight of the Venetian republic. Talk about taking a grotto to another level. Discover the garden here. 2. “All I know…

The Art Spy who Stopped Hitler from Emptying the Louvre

An unlikely superhero spy; a bookish art historian in a paisley print dress, posing rather meekly beside her inventory of valuable museum works. But behind the innocent smile and the matronly garb, Rose Antonia Maria Valland was a lone female agent of espionage who, during WW2, tirelessly and valiantly put her life on the line for…

A Conversation with the Museum Of Bad Art (an Underrated American Institution born from One Man’s Trash)

For every piece of beautiful art hanging in a distinguished gallery, imagine the countless of others that never quite made it. Picture an artist approaching their easel with the high hopes of creating a masterpiece, but with every brush stroke comes the sinking feeling that its not coming out quite as good as they hoped;…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 738)

1. The House that Madness Built In the tidy Westphalian town of Lemgo, Germany, where the gabled houses wear their history with restrained Protestant pride, there stands a house that seems to have wandered in from another reality. It is a house made of wood, and also of something more difficult to name—delirium, perhaps, or…