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Julia Langbein spent her formative years doing sketch, stand-up and improv comedy in New York before getting her doctorate in art history. She is the author of a non-fiction book about comic art criticism and has since written about food, art and travel for Gourmet, Eater, Salon, Frieze and other publications. A native of Chicago, she lives outside of Paris with her family.