A Brief History of Paris

Among all the decorations awarded by the United States military, one stands apart. It is not given for bravery, leadership, or extraordinary achievement. Instead, it recognizes something far more personal: the physical cost of war. The Purple Heart is awarded to those who have be ...  Show more

In the early decades of the twentieth century, a neighborhood in New York City became the center of an extraordinary cultural explosion. Writers, musicians, artists, and thinkers gathered to create works that reshaped American culture and redefined how Black Americans were expres ...  Show more

In episode six of this new series exploring the sights and stories of Europe’s most beautiful, intriguing and historic cities, travel journalist Paul Bloomfield is joined by historian and author Professor Colin Jones for a jaunt around Paris. Together they stroll along boulevards ...  Show more

From Azzedine Alaïa to the oldest haberdashery in Paris, April and Cassidy recap Dressed's very first fashion history tour of "the city of light." Paris Recommendations: Like Minds Travel: https://www.likemindstravel.com/dressed-podcast-tour-of-paris/ Duvelleroy: https://www.e ...  Show more

Mes chers camarades, bien le bonjour !

Ah Paris ! Ville lumière, capitale de la France, certes, mais aussi de l’amour et de la Révolution. Paris et ses immeubles haussmanniens, ses ponts, ses cafés trop chers et l’odeur de ses souterrains, ses pigeons gris et moches qui ...

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