The shutoff will conserve power as Russia tightens its grip on natural gas resources.
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The Pioneering Feminists of French Art
Pioneers at Paris’s Musée du Luxembourg places a particular emphasis on women artists who challenged and subverted conventional norms of gender presentation, sexuality, motherhood, and race.
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Man Smears Mona Lisa With Cake at the Louvre
“Think of the planet,” said the vandal, who claimed to be a climate activist and was disguised as a woman in a wheelchair.
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Former Louvre President Charged in Antiquities Trafficking Case
Authorities say Jean-Luc Martinez helped facilitate the Louvre’s purchase of objects illegally pillaged during the Arab Spring.
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They Tried to Make a Sexy Movie About the Eiffel Tower Engineer
Eiffel inadvertently paints its protagonist not as a great man worthy of scrutiny or praise, but as the Elon Musk of his day.
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A Film Follows Wayward Lovers in the 13th Arrondissement of Paris
Drawing on several short stories by graphic novelist Adrian Tomine, the film pins down many of the odder elements of contemporary dating.
Posted inOpinion
Paris+ by Art Basel Fails Even as it Starts
The leadership of Paris+ and its 10-dealer-strong advisory board have oddly forgotten to include a single person of color.
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Paris Wax Museum Ditches Putin
The museum is considering replacing the wax, which has been damaged by visitors, with a statue of Putin’s nemesis, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
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The Surrealist Painting That Survived A Fascist Attack
X-ray imaging revealed the hidden wounds on Yves Tanguy’s 1930 masterpiece, which was slashed violently during an attack on a Paris arthouse theater.
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Photos of “Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped,” Before the Silvery Fabric Comes Down
The project required 269,000 square feet of silvery-blue polypropylene fabric, 32,300 square feet of red rope, and the combined efforts of 1,200 workers.
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Notre Dame Cathedral May Reopen in 2024, Ahead of Paris Olympics
The iconic gothic church has been closed since a devastating fire in 2019.
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Objects that Help Tell the Story of Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas’s Romance
The 40-year relationship that unfolded between Toklas and Stein became the bedrock of Paris’s artistic avant-garde.