Heidi Ellison
PHOTO OF THE WEEK 10.05.17
France’s new president, Emmanuel Macron, aka “Le Kid.” © Paris Update
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PHOTO OF THE WEEK 03.05.17
Parc de la Villette in the evening. © Paris Update
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Paris Update Events 03.05.17
The delights of design > The Festival D’Days offers a variety of special design-related events and exhibitions, including an auction of design objects for the benefit of AIDES. Various locations, Paris, May 2-14. Plays from all over Europe > The … Read More
Orties
Sting-free Nettles
THIS RESTAURANT IS NOW CLOSED When a French weekly magazine recently gave Orties a rating of five stars out of five rather than its usual maximum of three and called it the revelation of the season, I knew I had to get … Read More
Paris Update Events 26.04.17
through May 2 Silent films from Switzerland? They’re rare, but they do exist and can be seen at the Fondation Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé, Paris. Retail heaven > You can buy just about anything at the century-old Foire de Paris, a gigantic … Read More
Aéroports / Ville-Monde
All Aboard for A Flight to Nowhere
“Today my favorite kind of atmosphere is the airport atmosphere,” wrote Andy Warhol in The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B and Back Again). In the airport, the King of Pop could find “my favorite kind of food … Read More
Chameleon
Dirty Dishes, Bad Attitude
Why is it that the places closest to home are often the last ones we go to? So it was with Chameleon, which I have been hearing good things about for some time but have managed to avoid until now … Read More
Who You Think I Am
Who’s Who? Who Knows...
The first long section of Camille Laurens’ novel Celle que Vous Croyez, translated into English as Who You Think I Am (Other Press), draws you deeply into the story as the narrator, Claire, a divorced single mother, relates a twisted … Read More
PHOTO OF THE WEEK 26.04.17
Humor on the hoardings spotted before the first round of the French elections: “John Goodman (Jean Gentilhomme) for President,” the candidate of the “Nice Peoples' Party.” That would make a change. © Paris Update
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Paris Update Events 19.04.17
April 20-May 2 Silent films from Switzerland? They’re rare, but they do exist and can be seen at the Fondation Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé. Fondation Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé, Paris. April 19-29 Voices from the North The Pølar Festival celebrates Northern European culture with … Read More