Coins of Desire: The Erotic Currency of Parisian Brothels
Not all antiques clink with noble history. Some carry a more risqué past, whispering of…
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Unrecognizable Paris: The Monuments that Vanished
What you are looking at is not Disneyland Paris. These are photographs colored by hand…
The Not-So-Lost World of the Parisian Salon
Once upon a time, in a pre-smartphone world, people had to make their own entertainment.…
A Forgotten Ode to the Little Paris Shopfront
I was walking along the Seine this weekend, slowing my pace for the lonely bouquinistes…
Paris’ Missing Palace and the Making of the Louvre
In many ways, the history of the Louvre is the history of France, from the…
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…
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…
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,…
When Dangerous Dancing Dandies were the Bad Boys of Paris
The Paris of the Belle Époque saw the emergence of a certain type of street…
Sweeney Todd de Paris: The Original Demon Barber
Could it be that the original Sweeney Todd was not actually from Victorian London, but…
Her Tarot Cards Came to Life
Poking out of the treetops in Tuscany, and spread across Etruscan ruins, is the sparkling…
A Haunting Compendium of Paris Ghost Stories
Paris may be the City of Light, but it is filled with dark corners. Some…