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Out from Behind the Wall

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James Graham
Nov 11, 2022

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Vincennes, November 11, 1918

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For Armistice Day, Riffs puts aside the struggle for existence in the spirit of mutual coöperation. Here are two pieces I’ve moved out from behind the paywall.

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Dragon Crouching By the Colonnade
Imagine for a second that you’re in the Vendôme, standing near the colonnade while you listen in to a tour guide giving his spiel : “Right you are, pretty damn dux : Ritz over there, Chanel and Piaget there, Boucheron behind you and Vuitton newly restored straight ahead. Mansart-Hardouin facades, in case you care. Thro…
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Paris of the Artisans
Rue Charlot is a only stone’s throw away from Vieille du Temple but it’s a world apart : gone are the pleasures of window-shopping for outrageously priced sneakers and the competing luxury crêpe restos, the bobos staring into space while their spoiled infants scream holy murder in the park behind the Picasso. Fashionistas rule ! Charlot is different, wi…
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On the Grands Boulevards, Paris.

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