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13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol.780)
Read this week’s edition: 13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol.780)1. “Après le bal” (After the ball) – a micro 19th century art genre of its own What…
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New York’s Forgotten Outpost of European Aristocracy
The far end of New York’s Long Island is a place filled with secrets. Set… Read More
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She Was the World’s First Female Architect, but No One Really Gave a Damn
You would think that being Frank Lloyd Wright’s earliest protégé; the woman behind so many… Read More
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Men in Tights and Tutus: The Decadence of the Sun King’s Male Ballets
The cool thing about being royalty, is you get to go all out on your… Read More
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The Secret Lives of Fashion Mannequins
For a brief moment in the 1930s, one of the most famous celebrities of the… Read More
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Searching for the Last Dance with Old Berlin
Looking for the remnants of old Berlin is difficult. Not so much the churches, museums… Read More
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A Back to the Future Tour of Paris in the 1950s
Straight out of a Jetsons cartoon, get a load of this Citroen U55 Currus Cityrama… Read More
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