A Chicano In Paris

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LA really is the last line. That beautiful blend of Black and brown, gay and straight, crunchy hippies and wannabe actors waiting to be discovered—and…
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I Am From Los Angeles, Motherfucker
Los Angeles is a microcosm of the United States.
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The Night Paris Broke My Heart (a Little)
An American expat in Paris reflects on the chaos and beauty of a historic PSG football victory—from tear gas and burning cars to fireworks and…
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May 2025

The Singing Revolution
How do you overthrow an empire? With songs! In the 1980s, Estonians defied Soviet rule by gathering in massive crowds to sing forbidden folk songs. This…
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The Lost Dauphin
Locked in a filthy prison cell at just eight years old, Louis-Charles—son of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette—endured unimaginable cruelty after his…
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The Eiffel Tower That Refused Hitler
The other day I saw on the news that The Orange Troglodyte™ had some unflattering things to say about France and mentioned that Hitler gave a speech…
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Jacques de Romas
The forgotten Frenchman who captured lightning.
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Jacqueline Marval: The Artist Who Refused to Disappear
In the golden haze of Belle Époque Paris, Jacqueline Marval was a flame that burned too quietly—but far too brightly to ignore.
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Georges Méliès and the Belle Epoch
Day five...
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Day Four...
Of the post twice a day challenge.
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Day Three
30 Day Challenge
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