Welcoming the Parisian Winter Nights with Brassai
With the nights in Paris getting longer, the trees looking more naked and the cobblestones…
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The Real Ice Queens: Women Who Conquered the Cold Wearing Corsets
Can’t bear the winter cold anymore? Consider for a moment, this photograph of a woman…
Inside the Secret Workshop of the Louvre
In a vast warehouse at the edge of Paris, artisans are working around the clock…
One of Europe’s Greatest Treasures Hides in a Sleepy French Village
Conques was never supposed to be found. Or at least, not easily. The sleepy village…
Magical & Macabre Spell Ingredients to throw in your Cauldron this Halloween
We’re looking for a most powerful spell this year. Forget the “eye of newt” and…
Dressing the Woman in Gold: The Unknown Bohemian Designer behind the Paintings
You know a Gustav Klimt painting when you see one. His gold leaf Japanese-influenced portraits…
The Dandy Suit that America Banned and Caused a Riot
You know the zoot suit. It’s the suit that bad guys are usually wearing in comical mid-century gangster movies,…
Korean Cowboys of the Old World
Wisemen, dapper dudes, cowboys of the far east– I’m not really sure what to call…
The Dapper Daredevil Who Documented America’s Skyline in the Making
Where do I start with this photograph? The dapper shoes? The Gene Kelly stance? The delicate…
Olympia Le-Tan transformed “Don’t be a Tourist” Books into Clutch Bags!
As an author and purveyor of curiosities, if there was ever a collaboration to be…
13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 658)
1. This Historic Home and Shop in Bath, England, is For Sale Biscuit factory, apothecary,…
Coins of Desire: The Erotic Currency of Parisian Brothels
Not all antiques clink with noble history. Some carry a more risqué past, whispering of…