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The once-vaunted values of public life are now reduced to the lower standards of private life—venality, vulgarity, rudeness, incontinence, and ignorance.
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Benoit delights in language as much as her heroine, weaving Regency-era slang throughout and appending a chapter-by-chapter glossary of vulgarities.
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The building's opulence is a humbling, stunning testament to this city's centuries-long commitment to the arts.
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Its interior is notable for its opulence, with a rear-seat experience that rivals the front for comfort and luxury.
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French oak contributes richness without overwhelming the fruit, allowing citrus, stone fruit and fresh acidity to remain at the forefront.
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Lean into this richness and creative legacy by spending an entire day checking out the city’s world-class museums.
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Each piece spells out a message—happiness, beauty, and magnificence—in the ancient pictorial writing.
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Championing not just human magnificence but human imperfection is a radical turn.
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Here, the journey itself is the extravagance, turning slow, long-distance rail into something decidedly cinematic.
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The color palette reflects an extravagance the duo had on their side—two whole years to redo the space’s layout and interior.
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Each of the Maisons is represented via artifacts that tell their unique stories of sumptuousness and cultural dialogue that helped shape diplomacy, identity, and popular culture.
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In the sumptuousness of the bibliophile’s parlor, studying Black history occasioned reverent, joyous gatherings.
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But then, what is art if not an attempt to tidy up the real world’s teeming luxuriance?
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The comic luxuriance of Roman references should not blind us to the significance of these constant appeals to the Roman Republic and to classical virtue.
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“Tawdriness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tawdriness. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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