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Palace of Versailles is briefly evacuated due to smoke from roof works, with no damage or injuries
Houston Chronicle· 3 days agoThe palace press office told The Associated Press there was no fire, but smoke was emanating from a...
'Haul out the guillotine': Trump unveils disturbing new campaign message
The Raw Story· 2 days agoFormer President Donald Trump has a disturbing new campaign cash-grab demand: "Haul out the...
Essay winners: Juneteenth lets us remember nation's past while striving for better future
Lansing State Journal via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoIn France, Bastille Day acknowledges the fight and patience undergone to eventually reach freedom....
‘House of Lilies’ Review: Crowned Crusaders
The Wall Street Journal· 5 days agoHe wore a hair shirt, fed paupers at his own table and “knelt down before poor men to wash their feet.” Louis would die in 1270 on yet another crusade....
How the Fridge Changed Flavor
The New Yorker· 6 days agoOn Monday, October 23, 1911, more than four hundred guests sat down amid the drapery and gilt of the Hotel Sherman’s Louis XVI room, unfolded their white...
Opinion: The Sean Scanlon ‘School of Public Service’ in Connecticut
Hartford Courant· 7 hours agoThere’s this story that Connecticut State Comptroller Sean Scanlon likes to tell about Jacques...
So You Scored a Ticket to the Olympics? Now Try to Land a Hotel Room
The Hollywood Reporter via Yahoo News· 6 days agoGold medals are one thing, but for many wealthy Americans heading to Paris for the Olympics, running...
Why the ‘Franklin’ Hair and Makeup Designer Embraced All That Is ‘Completely Absurd’
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 4 days agoTheWrap magazine: For Alessandro Bertolazzi, 18th-century French aristocratic style was the epitome...
From the archives: The Louisville Clock sculpture
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 6 days ago“The figures who will do the racing are King Louis XVI, the Belle of Louisville, Thomas Jefferson, George Rogers Clark and Daniel Boone.” Wyatt noted the...
How John Singer Sargent Turned His Sitters Into Stars | Artnet News
Artnet News· 1 day agoCrowds have descended on Tate Britain over the past few months to see the landmark exhibition...
