Intellectualizing Hopper
I went to the Edward Hopper exhibition at the Grand Palais yesterday. It was refreshing to walk through an exhibition and not…
I went to the Edward Hopper exhibition at the Grand Palais yesterday. It was refreshing to walk through an exhibition and not…
He is first an artist, then a baker. This is what Bruno, just Bruno, the man who plies students and passers-by alike…
So off to the circus we went again. This time around, it was pure acrobat-infused fun, sans les animaux. I didn’t realise…
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Last night we went to the Diana Krall concert at the Palais des Congres de Paris. I am not a complete jazz…
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