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The House of Incest

Anaïs Nin-Hugh Guiler House in Louveciennes, Paris

  • Nigel Bruce

Nigel Bruce

Jul 31, 2023
Anaïs Nin-Hugh Guiler House in Louveciennes, Paris
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Photo: Kreg Wallace

Also see: Louveciennes and Le Vésinet

Syphilis came from the Americas

Syphilis came from the Americas

Casanova appears to have escaped the disfigurements of skin sores on the face and genitals, the "purple flowers" or lesions caused by syphilis (Treponema pallidum). But his memoir is full of lively anecdotes about syphilis and other STI's, some of which he was responsible for spreading,
Jul 28, 2025 2 min read
Princess Ozma of Oz is a trans character?

Princess Ozma of Oz is a trans character?

Well, yes she is! She first appears in L. Frank Baum's The Marvelous Land of Oz (1904), which was Baum's second Oz book and she appears in everything after that. It is well known on social media (Reddit, TikTok, Tumblr, etc.) and the trans community and
Jul 21, 2025 3 min read
Paraguay's own femme fatale

Paraguay's own femme fatale

Should an Irishwoman who died in 1886 be a national heroine of Paraguay? In 1961, then-Paraguayan dictator Alfredo Stroessner declared "Madame Lynch" a national heroine and had her body, which was buried in Paris, exhumed and brought back to Paraguay. Eliza Lynch had gained notoriety as the partner
Jul 14, 2025 2 min read
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  • Angel Incarnate
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  • Dreaming of the Virgin Mary
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  • Homer's Women
  • The House of Incest
  • How to Look at a Naked Lady
  • Immortal Beloved
  • The Judgment of Paris
  • Kama Sutra
  • Letters from Africa
  • Life as Opera
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