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    • 25 Ratings
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    A lively, lovely necropolis

    NOVEMBER 1, 2012 2:19PM

    By Alysa Salzberg


    Topics: history, sculpture, architecture, art, pere lachaise, cemeteries, halloween, all saints day, toussaint, photography, travel, france, paris, gericault, art nouveau, jim morrison, angels

    • Editor's Pick
    • 40 Ratings
    • 4631 Views
    • 49 Comments
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    The un-air-conditioned nightmare

    AUGUST 20, 2012 2:42PM

    By Alysa Salzberg


    Topics: france, paris, heatwave, summer, summer weather, news, environment, my yearly bitching about not having air-conditioning, it's so @#$%ing hot!

    • Editor's Pick
    • 24 Ratings
    • 2565 Views
    • 33 Comments
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    The Day I Uninvited My Father to Paris

    JULY 30, 2012 7:23PM

    By Jaime Franchi


    Topics: paris, sleepovers, barbie, parents, family, friendship, sangria, open+call

    • Editor's Pick
    • 33 Ratings
    • 3647 Views
    • 43 Comments
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    Brooklyn pizza comes to Paris…sort of

    JUNE 20, 2012 9:32AM

    By Alysa Salzberg


    Topics: cats, pizza, pizza hut, food, france, paris, fun stuff, culinary discoveries, fast food around the world, everyday life, new york pizza, brooklyn, i'm not ashamed

    • Editor's Pick
    • 38 Ratings
    • 2482 Views
    • 36 Comments
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    Out on a limb: An OS meet-up in Paris!

    MAY 8, 2012 1:05PM

    By Alysa Salzberg


    Topics: os, meta, meet-ups, out on a limb, paris, a lovely evening

    • Editor's Pick
    • 10 Ratings
    • 3748 Views
    • 21 Comments
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    Eyes Wide Shut redux: DSK back in jail

    FEBRUARY 21, 2012 7:53AM

    By Judy Mandelbaum


    Topics: washington, lille, prostitution, sex, paris, france, dominique strauss-kahn, dsk

    • Editor's Pick
    • 21 Ratings
    • 3934 Views
    • 33 Comments
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    How We Perceive Nudity

    NOVEMBER 16, 2011 7:15PM

    By Lauren J Barnhart


    Topics: books, mark edward smith, the nude figure, the nude female figure, anatomy, mortality, sexuality, nudity, kiki de montparnasse, paris, education, art

    • Editor's Pick
    • 30 Ratings
    • 36618 Views
    • 51 Comments
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    Scary News: Halloween has vanished from Paris

    OCTOBER 31, 2011 9:18AM

    By Alysa Salzberg


    Topics: halloween, france, paris, this is the time of year i feel most homesick, expat life, holidays, customs, culture, squash

    • Editor's Pick
    • 16 Ratings
    • 3359 Views
    • 28 Comments
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    In Over My Head, Part 2 - Tamara – The Line

    OCTOBER 25, 2011 8:13PM

    By Abrawang


    Topics: paris, romance, trouble brewing

    • Editor's Pick
    • 28 Ratings
    • 2824 Views
    • 33 Comments
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    My afternoon at the French Senate

    SEPTEMBER 19, 2011 8:15AM

    By Alysa Salzberg


    Topics: france, paris, senate, politics, french political system, jardin du luxembourg, palais du luxembourg, journees europeenes du patrimoine, history, visits, photography, travel

    • Editor's Pick
    • 20 Ratings
    • 3650 Views
    • 32 Comments
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    A Food Tour of Paris with David Lebovitz as My Muse

    SEPTEMBER 6, 2011 9:39AM

    By Linda Shiue


    Topics: angelina, pierre herme, poilane, the sweet life in paris, travel, paris, photography, foodie tuesday, french culture, david lebovitz

    • Editor's Pick
    • 49 Ratings
    • 2171 Views
    • 57 Comments
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    From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk

    AUGUST 3, 2011 3:23PM

    By FusunA


    Topics: jean paul gaultier, frida kahlo, fashion, lady gaga, multi-gender, madonna, andy warhol, punk, paris, montreal, mmfa, cindy sherman, design, photography

    • Editor's Pick
    • 51 Ratings
    • 3113 Views
    • 63 Comments
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    A Paradisiacal Staycation

    AUGUST 5, 2011 12:08AM

    By Algis Kemezys


    Topics: mexico, nyc, paris, morocco, java, thailand, india, travel, family, photography, environment, feminism, fashion, travel, comedy, belief/religion, family, environment, animals, photography, feminism, mexico, nyc, fashion, paris, morocco, java, family, environment, comedy, thailand, belief/religion, india, family, environment, travel, animals, family, photography, environment, feminism, fashion, travel

    • Editor's Pick
    • 23 Ratings
    • 2408 Views
    • 24 Comments
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    Burnt Cars and Distant Fireworks

    JULY 15, 2011 10:14AM

    By Alysa Salzberg


    Topics: crime, urban issues, urban culture, belleville, 20th arrondissement, diversity, bastille day, fireworks, eiffel tower, july 14, paris

    • Editor's Pick
    • 56 Ratings
    • 2943 Views
    • 75 Comments
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    Cherished Handwritten Notes

    JUNE 17, 2011 1:12PM

    By Monsieur Chariot


    Topics: open+call, comedy, humor, the chariot foundation at shush castle, chariot institute, letter writing, handwriting, handwritten, handwritten notes, calligraphy, gentleman, mortifying disclosures, style, wealth, relationships, fiction, feminism, fashion, love, paris, parisian, mental illness, victorian era, pressed flowers, tt, romance

    • Editor's Pick
    • 32 Ratings
    • 5646 Views
    • 39 Comments
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    Whacked

    JUNE 15, 2011 7:42PM

    By Matt Paust


    Topics: devotion, affection, paris, edgar oliver, romanticism, cynicism, love, passion, religion

    • Editor's Pick
    • 24 Ratings
    • 2883 Views
    • 39 Comments
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    The Automat on the rue de Wattignies

    MAY 20, 2011 12:24PM

    By Alysa Salzberg


    Topics: automats, paris, curiosities, robots, vending machines, nostalgia yet not, modern paris, bercy, 12th arrondissement, gardens, frank ghery, bercy history, jardin de bercy, architecture, from the mixed up files of mrs. basil e. frankweiler

    • Editor's Pick
    • 37 Ratings
    • 3542 Views
    • 49 Comments
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    My Parisian Year

    MAY 10, 2011 11:51AM

    By Alysa Salzberg


    Topics: paris, france, seasons, culture, french pop culture, expatriot life, food, illuminated manuscripts, medieval history, castles, prince albert in a can

    • Editor's Pick
    • 39 Ratings
    • 3443 Views
    • 76 Comments
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    Les Netfliques recherchés*

    MARCH 31, 2011 9:00AM

    By Monsieur Chariot


    Topics: la, slacker, stoner, bowling, the dude, jeff bridges, john goodman, yellow aviators, steve buscemi, tara reid, phillip seymour hoffman, julianne moore, feminist, john turturro, ben gazarra, porn impressario, the nihilists, david thewlis, sam elliot, white russian cocktail, marijuana, joint, jackie o, studio 54, smash his camera (2010), hbo documentary, paparazzo, paparazzi, ron galella, documentary, marlon brando, film reviews, gentlemen, top hat, sex, tt, goodbye again (1961), anatole litvak, françoise sagan, aimez-vous brahms, ingrid bergman, yves montaud, anthony perkins, diahann carroll, relationships, paris, extramarital affair, philanderer, cougar, may-december romance, comedy, movies, movie reviews, antichrist (2009), lars von trier, willem dafoe, charlotte gainsbourg, psychiatry, madness, horror, violence, marriage, hopelessness, the big lebowski (1998)

    • Editor's Pick
    • 30 Ratings
    • 1973 Views
    • 46 Comments
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    The weather's frightful but the Galette's delightful!

    JANUARY 5, 2011 11:45AM

    By Alysa Salzberg


    Topics: deliciousness, king cake, galette des rois, paris, food, france

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