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		<title>The Paris Blog&#8217;s New Etsy Shop</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wear your francophilia on your sleeve! French-themed accessories are part of the debut collection of rehabilitated vintage evening bags on the Etsy shop for TheParisBlog. Click here to see the entire collection. Each item is $29.]]></description>
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		<title>Paris vs. NYC</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How fabulous is this? Two images (click to enlarge) from a book full of such visual wit. Click here for more examples of work from the book Paris vs. New York: A Tally of Two Cities.]]></description>
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		<title>Cheesy Calendar Girls</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Have enough calendars for 2012 yet? If you’re looking a French calendar for yourself or as a gift, try something more original than the ubiquitous Impressionist paintings, historic black and white photos, or Parisian aerial scenes. This year you’ll find a whole new crop of risqué calendars coming from the most interesting places.  My favorite [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome to the Monkey House</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Inside the Jardin des Plantes is La Ménagerie, a zoo founded in 1794. It is considered to be the oldest in the world along with de Schönbrunn, in Vienna. Among its 2,000 inhabitants, the ménageriecelebrated 168 births in 2010. One of the newborns in the singerie (monkey house), Coumba, became a bit of a celebrity in 2011 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Flea Market Finds</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As a child, I remember spending hours and hours waiting while my parents shopped for antique furniture. They used to bribe me with Famous Five novels, but those books had no chance of lasting long enough for my speedy eyes and their lengthy negotiations. As I sat in dark corners illicitly popping bubble wrap, I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Francophile Valentines</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mon Dieu! Valentine&#8217;s Day is a mere 11 days away! Here are two more French-themed Valentine greetings from The Paris Blog&#8217;s collaboration with Hipster Cards. Click here to see the entire collection and to send one for FREE to your hearth-throb or girl-crush.]]></description>
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		<title>Francophile V-Day Cards!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Say &#8220;I love you&#8221; to a friend or lover with French-themed Valentine&#8217;s Day cards. This collection was created by The Paris Blog for our friends at Hipster Cards. We love that site because it doesn&#8217;t require registration in order to send fun and cheeky greetings to friends for FREE. Check out the rest of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Video Valentine to Paris</title>
		<description><![CDATA[American synth-pop duo Class Actress have just released their latest video, for the track &#8220;Bienvenue,&#8221; set in none other than the city that we heart so much, Paris. Directed by Gregory Faure and Clement Gino, the video was shot at various Paris landmarks, including the Canal St. Martin and Gare du Nord, and a roof [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Knit Wits</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Grab your knitting needles, embroidery threads, patchwork and hoops. The Paris Needlework Fair (l’Aiguille en Fête) takes place in February (February 9 and 12, 2012). The fair is not restricted to age or gender. The men are knitting along side the women and there is even a sporting event: Speed Knitting! The annual Paris needlework [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Historic Brasserie Wepler</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Brasserie Wepler is just up the street from my work.  It’s one of those famous artists’ cafés that could have easily fit into Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris (i.e., Picasso, Utrillo, and Modigliani slurped here)…if it were still in its original state.  It’s not, but who cares?  It’s still a great place to go and [...]]]></description>
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