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The Best Fashion Find in Paris Today Is a Children's Version of the Dress from the Portrait of Caroline Murat
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The author visited two exhibitions on the way to dinner and described their atmosphere
I like that at many galleries in Paris anyone can look in on a private view: there is simply a sign on the door, "we're open! welcome!" On my way to dinner I visited two very charming exhibitions. No doormen, everyone in a good mood, standing
Architecture · Heritage · Paris · Humour
Gilded bulls temporarily vanish from old butcher's facade on Paris's Rue Mouffetard
An amusing story. In Paris, on the Rue Mouffetard, the "golden" bulls that were the trademark of an old butcher's shop, which operated from the 18th century until the 1970s, vanished from its historic façade, a listed monument of architecture, in the course of restoration work.
Archaeology · Architecture · Faith · Heritage · Paris
After the 2019 fire at Notre-Dame de Paris, France's National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research (Inrap) was permitted to carry out excavations on an unprecedented scale
After the 2019 fire at Notre-Dame de Paris, France's National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research (Inrap) was permitted to carry out excavations on an unprecedented scale. The discoveries made in the course of the dig will undoubtedly expand considerably our knowledge of Notre-Dame de Paris and
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Serbian judoka Nemanja Majdov, who crossed himself before a bout at the Paris Olympics, has been suspended for five months by the Judo Federation
Such is the effect of the Life-Giving Cross upon the unclean! It is officially declared that he violated the religious code of the Olympic Games, the offence being construed precisely "in the context of observing the rules and norms of the competition". Even before this, Majdov had
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In 1980 Dalí sent Yoko Ono a dry blade of grass for 10,000 dollars instead of a hair
How Salvador Dalí Sold Yoko Ono a Blade of Grass for $10,000. Some episodes from the life of Salvador Dalí, for all their plausibility, may seem entirely apocryphal: a kind of definition of Surrealism itself. Yoko Ono and Salvador Dalí first met in 1969, when Ono and John Lennon
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Raphael's portrait of Baldassare Castiglione from the Mazarin collection in the Louvre
Portrait of the Italian Renaissance writer and diplomat Baldassare Castiglione (1478–1529), known as the author of The Book of the Courtier, which describes the court of Urbino in the form of a manual of etiquette. Castiglione gives particular attention to moderation and courtesy, regarding them as proof of civilisation.
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Is there a better way to celebrate the centenary of Surrealism than an epoch-making exhibition at the Pompidou?
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Surrealism exhibition at the Centre Pompidou in Paris shows the contribution of women artists
The "Surrealism" exhibition at the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris is simply magnificent. The presentation of Surrealism is built around the manuscript of André Breton's "Manifesto of Surrealism", displayed in a round glass case. The exhibition gives a comprehensive account of the diversity of
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A Landmark Exhibition Devoted to Surrealism Is Under Way at the Centre Pompidou
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Durov and Zuckerberg and Western advice on platform moderation
Sergey Lavrov on the detention of Pavel Durov:. Durov turned out to be too free. He was too “slow”, or else did not “listen” at all, to Western advice on the “moderation” of his “brainchild”. After all, what is happening is not only about him. M. Zuckerberg was summoned before