11/27/2007
Tag: history
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11/21/2007
Ancient Greek Temples of Sex
After encountering Aphrodite's servants, visitors to ancient Corinth always went home happy.
by Tony Perrottet
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11/13/2007
Greetings From Abkhazia
The forlorn seaside resort where Soviet rulers once frolicked.
by Graeme Wood
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In Praise of the Town Library
Built on leafy streets in sleepy hamlets, it was part of the democratization of America. Small and quiet, open and generous, it is inseparable from our civic life.
by Michael Gorra
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10/09/2007
When Syphilis Was Trés Chic
In Belle Epoque Paris, the disease was all the rage.
by Tony Perrottet
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09/12/2007
The Champagne Glass and the Breast
Diane de Poitiers'? Marie-Antoinette's? Lee Miller's?
by Tony Perrottet
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08/27/2007