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Something True 2.1: Cœurs Brûlant

Something True by Idle Thumbs

Jul 16, 201900:15:32Society & Culture

Something True is back, with the story of a celebrated opera singer who set fire to a convent and whipped the buttocks of Parisian lotharios. Luciano Pavarotti? No, Julie d'Aubigny, who in 17th century Paris delighted th...

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Something True 2.1: Cœurs Brûlant is an episode from Something True by Idle Thumbs. Something True is back, with the story of a celebrated opera singer who set fire to a convent and whipped the buttocks of Parisian lotharios. Luciano Pavaro...

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