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Tag Archives: Paris
Archives of the Planet
In 1908, French financier Albert Kahn created a project that aimed to photograph the diversity of humanity across the planet. He hired 12 photographers to capture images of everyday life and culture around the globe. His staff traveled to 50 … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Asia, Europe, History, Middle East, Museums, Photography, USA
Tagged archives, autochrome, France, Paris
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To Airbnb or not Airbnb
Like millions of other travelers, I have used the accommodation service with mostly positive results. Lately though, it seems that most stories about Airbnb range from negative to nightmarish. Still, Airbnb remains the most popular rental service in most markets. … Continue reading
a good bookshop is just a genteel Black Hole that knows how to read
“The truth is that even big collections of ordinary books distort space, as can readily be proved by anyone who has been around a really old-fashioned secondhand bookshop, one that looks as though they were designed by M. Escher on … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Writing
Tagged Paris, secondhand bookshops, Shakespeare and Company, Terry Pratchett
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Recognition At Last
Each day, nearly 12 million French consumers visit a bakery and leave with an iconic loaf of bread. Each year, French bakeries produce more than 6 billion baguettes. It is an international symbol recognized as part of the daily life … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, History, Restaurants
Tagged bakeries, bread, France, Paris, UNESCO World Heritage
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Down and Out in Paris and London
Regular visitors to this humble blog are aware of my deep appreciation for George Orwell’s writing. I was chuffed to discover a new Orwell project set to launch this week. The Orwell Daily is a newletter which will offer tranches … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Europe, History, Writing
Tagged Eric Blair, George Orwell, London, Orwell Foundation, Paris
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write the truest sentence you know
“Sometimes when I was starting a new story and I could not get it going, I would sit in front of the fire and squeeze the peel of the little oranges into the edge of the flame and watch the … Continue reading
Drink coffee at cafes and write about stuff
Support the comic on Patreon! Corey Mohler creates this terrific philosophy themed webcomic Existential Comics.
Posted in Art, Books
Tagged existentialism, Jean-Paul Sartre, Paris, Philosophy, Simone de Beauvoir
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Just Another Manic Monday of Miscellany
The coolest doorway in Paris is at number 29 Avenue Rapp . Mondrian’s mysticism: Evolution (1910–1911) A NEW NATIONAL ANTHEM Ada Limón The truth is, I’ve never cared for the National Anthem. If you think about it, it’s not a … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Asia, Books, Photography
Tagged Comics, Japan, Mary Oliver, Paris, Poetry, Timelapse
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Down and Out in Paris
In 1928, a former Colonial police officer and aspiring author named Eric Arthur Blair moved from his London home to Paris in order to buckle down and launch his writing career. The move didn’t work out so well, but it … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, History, Maps, Tourism, Writing
Tagged Eric Arthur Blair, George Orwell, London, Paris
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