Friday, 17 October 2014
The life, death and afterlife of Auguste Comte
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One of the most lastingly popular posts on this blog* - to my continual surprise - concerns Auguste Comte, the 19th century French philoso...
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Thursday, 25 September 2014
The Oldest Basketball Court in the World
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The world’s oldest surviving basketball court can be found in the basement of a building in the city’s 9th arrondissement. But how did Par...
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Thursday, 11 September 2014
Paris plants its first forest
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In the last few weeks, Paris has opened access to the first forest ever to be planted within the city itself. Covering a narrow strip less...
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Saturday, 23 August 2014
A drift along Rue de Vaugirard, the longest street in Paris
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Running for 4,3km from Boulevard Saint Michel down to the edge of Paris at the Porte de Versailles, the Rue de Vaugirard is the city’s long...
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Tuesday, 29 July 2014
Elisabethville: a Belgian queen, an abandoned beach resort and experimental architecture
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A couple of vintage postcards picked up at a fair took me to a sleepy suburban town on the Seine that hides plenty of surprises. Pickin...
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