The Sheer Excess of the Green Vault: Europe’s Overlooked Jewel Box
They call it the Green Vault, said to be the world’s first public museum (disputed…
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Anton Prinner is the Genderqueer Picasso We Need in the 21st Century
From the darkness, it reared its head. An aquiline nose, about a foot in length,…
Sketchbooks of a 21 Year-Old World War II Soldier
Victory A. Lundy recalled that during his training, he “never listened, I was busy sketching.” But…
World War II Love Letters
The other day from across the pond, a New Yorker got in touch with me…
My Secret Paris Toy Shop
Strolling through the 11th arrondissement, wandering in and out of boutiques on the Rue de Charonne,…
The Hidden Antiques Village of the Marais, Paris
On a Sunday stroll from the river Seine to the bustling Marais, take the Rue Saint-Paul,…
The Posters That Warned Against “the Horrors of a World With Women’s Rights”
At first glance, this illustration looks like the depiction of a rather cool Victorian hangout. The…
Interview with the Vintage Guru of Namibia
This is why I love the internet. Today I got to chat with Loux the…
The Miniature Café de Flore within Café de Flore, Paris
Café de Flore on the Boulevard Saint Germain is more than just a café, it’s…
The Old Butcher’s Bookshop, Paris
On the longest street in Paris, at the edge of the Luxembourg Gardens, sits a…
French Art Deco Dream Girls
Pochoir was a damn delicate practice, and it was inextricably bound to the star of…
The Asylum That Gave Lou Reed Electroshock Therapy Is Also an Unforgettable Art Museum
“Excuse me!” says a man by a snowed-in dumpster. “Excuse me,” he continues, in a…