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…
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Preserved Moments of Historical, Indisputable Black Style
I haven’t done one of these style compendiums in a while, so this is long overdue.…
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…
13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 736)
1. A Ravishing Radish Hat And other wonderful creations by Rebecca Gardner. 2. Penitentes en…
But Where are the Women of Wall Street?
Do we still have to ask where we are with gender equity on Wall Street?…
Curiosity du Jour: The Intimate Little World of Nun Boxes
Let’s say you’re rummaging around the dusty recesses of a centuries-old French convent, as one…
Misadventures of the Psychedelic Rock Queen Who Tried to Spike Nixon’s Drink
Grace Slick is the the psychedelic queen who didn’t give a f**k– literally, she was the…
Jane Avril, “The Strange” Poster Child of the Moulin Rouge
If you knew that “Satine”, Baz Luhrmann’s lead character in his 2001 movie musical Moulin…
Smoke, Mirrors & Magic Lanterns: How a Parisian Horror Story Became our First Cinematic Experience
I have a rather curious new addition to the Cabinet and I’m waiting for that…
The Many Faces of a Forgotten Androgynous Hero
Who was Claude Cahun? As ambiguous as an empty page, a radical and an indefinable…
Turn up the Volume on a Forgotten American Jazz Queen of Mid-Century Paris
Amid the fervent jazz revival that swept Paris in the years following World War II,…
Why Not Tattoo Your Walls like the French?
At this very moment, a drunken Dionysus naps in the doorway of a villa overlooking…