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The Paris Commune’s Bloody Week In May 1871, a short-lived Parisian revolution in social relations was brutally suppressed. What is the legacy of the Paris Commune, 150 years on? Destruction of the Vendôme Colonne during the Paris Commune, by André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri, 1871. In hiding and soon to be sentenced to death in absentia, Eugène Pottier completed a poem In June 1871 that still serves as the rallying cry for the Left worldwide: L’Internationale. Its themes of so...

Episode 9: Trumps war with his generals Photo illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios. Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images Axios "Off the rails" series documents the end of the Trump administration, from election night 2020 through the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol. One important piece is only now beginning to emerge: Former President Donald Trumps last-minute bid to pull U.S. forces from Afghanistan and swaths of the Middle East, Africa and even Europe ahead of Joe Bidens inauguration — and why he bl...

© Photo illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios. Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images Axios "Off the rails" series documents the end of the Trump administration, from election night 2020 through the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol. One important piece is only now beginning to emerge: Former President Donald Trumps last-minute bid to pull U.S. forces from Afghanistan and swaths of the Middle East, Africa and even Europe ahead of Joe Bidens inauguration — and why he blinked. John McEntee, one of Donald Tru...

An architecture fans guide to Newburgh An insiders tour of Newburghs rich architectural history and modern revival FacebookTwitterEmail   One of Newburghs most notable pieces of architecture is the 1835 Dutch Reformed Church, located next to the Newburgh Free Library. Today, the front of the church features raised garden beds growing fresh vegetables as part of the Newburgh Urban Farm and Food Initiative.Cloey Callahan City of Newburgh historian Mary McTamaney described the small, four-square-...

Print this article Art history has only partly emerged from the shadow of Giorgio Vasari, whose Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects is its foundational text. Cognitive aesthetics, or the study of art in light of the psychology of perception, is a half-century old, as are various computer-based techniques of art analysis. But the broader discipline remains dominated by monographic studies of figures or movements distinguished by talent or genius, with great emphasis...

In July 1573, Veronese was put on trial for heresy before Venice’s Tribunal of Inquisition because the latter considered that the former’s L

France Stands at Crossroads, as Members of Military Demand Action Commentary In 1971, first-time novelist Frederick Forsyth, a former RAF pilot, journalist, and war correspondent, published “The Day of the Jackal,” a grippingly realistic thriller about an anonymous hired assassin known only as the Jackal, who very nearly assassinates French president Charles de Gaulle in revenge for his abandonment of France’s long-time colony of Algeria in 1962. Outraged at what they saw as a national be...

A lack of understanding of the potential killing power of machine guns escalated the carnage.

1st May 2021 Royals and fashion have gone hand in hand for centuries. In 1574 under Queen Elizabeth I, Parliament passed an act dictating who could wear what colours and textiles based on their social status. The preferences of the king and queen have long dictated what is in fashion for society. This Fashion Favourites series will look at some of the most fashionable royals and their favourite designers, starting with Eugenie, Empress of the French and Charles Frederick Worth.  María Eugenia...

Author In 1870s London, at 67 Charlotte Street, there was a grocery shop called le Bel Épicier, run by the Frenchman Victor Richard. Here, a London shopper could find French coffee, mustards, pâtes, cornichon and wines — particularly those from Richard’s native Burgundy. As well as providing much-needed epicurean relief, Richard’s shop was “for many years a head centre, where political refugees, as they arrive from the Continent, go for advice and help in finding lodgings or work,...