Toulouse-Lautrec Ep 1: But, First... A Tale of French Lineage in Three Acts
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The Curving Bulge of Leadership
David's 1812 portrait is of that version of Napoleon, the exhausted leader. The painting has foreskin. How am I not supposed to think this story is about a bunch of dicks when I literally have a half-chub staring me in the face? And why is he fluffed? At the end of the day, all this intellectual leader doing only what I must nonsense from Napoleon, it's window dressing. He wants power. This half- chub is the dead giveaway,. and the timing of this painting sorta confirms it.1812 was also the year when Napoleon decided he didn't have enough. His refractory period was over, and he needed to seed more of
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