Sense of shock as exhibition reveals how people were displayed in freak shows in the 19th and early 20th centuries
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January 8, 2012
Paris show unveils life in human zoo
July 8, 2011
Tunisians discover secret archive in Paris
This piece is a valuable look at both the way the government of France historically assisted the Ben Ali regime (much like other governments across the Middle East and Africa, the perpetrators of the 1994 Rwandan genocide come to mind), and also the way in which France’s institutionalized racism continues to suffocate Tunisian interests (and those of international justice) to this day.
March 15, 2011
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French investigators have found jewels valued at £15.4m hidden in a Paris sewer.
The items were stolen during a 2008 heist from luxury jeweller Harry Winston’s boutique in the capital.
"— http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/09/french-police-jewels-paris-sewer
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The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
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“I still say tape or taped instead of record or recorded.”— I’m old
