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Guide to the NYBG Holiday Train Show, An Annual Love Letter to NYC
Discover which NYC buildings—both lost and extant—have been recreated out of plants!
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Passage Beaujolais: The Bourbons, Colette and Kitsuné
The Passage de Beaujolais may be small, but it is certainly not short on history. Originating first as a road
Architecture
A Time Capsule in Moulins: Man Orders House Locked Up for 100 Years
In a deliciously overdramatic attempt to preserve his memory for future generations, Frenchman Louis Mantin, who passed away in 1905,
Architecture
Marché Couvert Saint Martin (Saint Martin Covered Market)
I love this market. It’s literally a collage of time, architecture and nomenclature. The stone gates are from an
Events
The Paris Dîner en Blanc 2011
This year’s Dîner en Blanc is rumored to be one of the most exceptional yet. The invite list has
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Napoleon’s Penis is Stored in New Jersey. That’s Right.
New Jersey is completely and totally weird – this is a fact. This is not the elitist opinion of a New
Arts & Culture
Ephemeral Street Art – Le Mur (“The Wall”)
At the intersection of Rue Oberkampf and Rue Saint Maur in the 11th arrondissement, one of the more hip and
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NOLA: An Interview with Alejandro de los Rios of “Brass Roots”
Over the past 18 months, Alejandro de los Rios, Jonathan Bachman and Michael Seaman have traced the history of New
Architecture
The Sirens of Joyce Kilmer Park
A turn of the century postcard shows the Heinrich Heine Fountain, which is located in Joyce Kilmer Park in the
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Remembering the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
Each September 11, I get up early and go to Dunkin Donuts and buy a dozen donuts. I take a
Arts & Culture
Paris Street Art
Paris has some of the best street art in the world and whilst walking around the city you can get
Arts & Culture
Must See Exhibit: Vintage Postcards from Paris
If you love Paris, you’ll love this exhibit. Higher Pictures gallery is showing a collection of postcards from the
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The Paradox of Geolocation: The Jeu de Paume in Paris Tracks Mr. Potato
Artists tasked to develop the virtual space of the Jeu de Paume, a museum of contemporary art in Paris, have