At Least They Still Speak French Here… This stately edifice on the Left Bank of the Seine is the HQ of the Académie Française. If you listen closely on a quiet day, you can hear the ghost of Balzac groaning, … Read More
Princely Comforts at Parisian Dream Palace The recently redecorated restaurant Alain Ducasse au Plaza Athénée. © Pierre Monetta Favorite
Dancing Through Bacon’s Bleakness Dorothée Gilbert and Adrien Couvez. Photo: Agathe Poupeney/Opéra National de Paris If the video of Ukrainian ballet star Sergei Polunin dancing to Hozier’s Take Me To Church has been on your YouTube account’s most-played list for … Read More
DESIGNER FLEA MARKET Chairs by Pierre Paulin at the last Puces de Design on the Quai de Seine. Here’s your chance to pick up a Pierre Paulin armchair or a lamp by Isamu Noguchi. The annual Puces du Design, a … Read More
ANTIQUES AND HAM Here’s an unusual idea for a weekend outing: take a trip just outside of Paris to the island of Chatou, where the Impressionists used to hang out and paint, for the 80th edition of the Foire Nationale … Read More
WHEN GIVING IS NOT A GIVEN Like all city dwellers, Parisians are subjected to a daily barrage of solicitations. And I’m not just talking about the usual horde of beggars and buskers. For years, there have been survey takers outside … Read More
Apparently It’s Worth Saving The Earth looks pretty green to me in this satellite photo. I like to think it’s because so many Parisians are already taking my advice. This week, delegates from all over the globe will gather in … Read More
Say Something Nice or – Oh, What the Hell… A car leaving the presidential palace after the election. Probably Sarkozy’s astrologer heading for the unemployment office. Contents title: Checking Out the Action at the Auction House Photo title: It’s Amazing … Read More
One Nation Under… Oh My Gawd! Illustration by Charles Giai-Gischia. Visit his blog, Traits-Drôles, for a larger version and more drawings First, a shameful confession: one of my favorite online news sources is the e-version of a French tabloid newspaper. … Read More
When Did John Wayne Learn Such Fluent French? The face is familiar, but I can’t place the voice… It was quite a day. By lunchtime I had already been in four fights, and had gotten knocked out cold every time. … Read More
