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April 27, 2022 | By Heidi Ellison | What's New Potpourri

RACE TO RESTORE A huge amount of work remains to be done before Notre Dame Cathedral can reopen to the public following the damage caused by the fire in 2019. Can it be finished in time for the 2024 Paris … Read More

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April 6, 2022 | By Heidi Ellison | What's New Potpourri

Bataclan Banksy The Bataclan door on which the artist Banksy created an artwork memorializing the people killed there in a terrorist attack in 2015 was stolen in 2019 and recovered a year later in Italy. The eight thieves have now … Read More

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March 30, 2022 | By Heidi Ellison | What's New Potpourri

The politics of food Anyone who wants to become president of France must promote traditional French foods, even though the people may prefer couscous and pizza. (The Local) Mummy discovered in Notre Dame While digging up the cathedral’s floor to … Read More

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March 16, 2022 | By Heidi Ellison | What's New Potpourri

Current and upcoming art shows A preview of 10 art exhibitions being shown in Paris this spring. (France 24) Quieter (not car-free) city center Paris will soon ban through-traffic from the center of town. (Fast Company) France welcoming refugees France … Read More

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March 9, 2022 | By Heidi Ellison | What's New Potpourri

Talking to Putin French President Emmanuel Macron is one of the few world leaders keeping the lines of communication with Russian President Vladimir Putin open in hopes of giving Putin a diplomatic way out, so far with no results. (France … Read More

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March 2, 2022 | By Heidi Ellison | What's New Potpourri

French sanctions against invasion of Ukraine A number of moves are underway in France to implement sanctions against Russian assets in the country. (The Local) Invasion of Ukraine a boost for candidate Macron French President Emmanuel Macron has seen his … Read More

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February 9, 2022 | By Heidi Ellison | What's New Potpourri

Truffaut revisited It’s been 90 years since the birth of the great French director François Truffaut, who died too young, at the age of 52. A look back of some of his best films. (The Guardian) “Immoveable Beast” A veteran … Read More

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December 8, 2021 | By Heidi Ellison | What's New Potpourri

Outcry over Notre Dame restoration The scary word “Disneyfication” has been used to describe the proposal for the renovation of the interior of Notre Dame Cathedral, which calls for sound and light installations and multilingual explanations of Christianity. (Artnet News) … Read More

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November 17, 2021 | By Heidi Ellison | What's New Potpourri

Making art for Wes Anderson The artworks seen in Wes Anderson’s new film The French Dispatch are real, made to order in France by a team of artists to the demanding specifications of the director. (Artnet News) How to look … Read More

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November 10, 2021 | By Heidi Ellison | What's New Potpourri

Our daily baguette The price of the sacred baguette may soon increase due to the rising costs of wheat and energy. Will another revolution follow? (Euronews) French Donald Trump? The xenophobic Éric Zemmour, avowed (but not officially announced) far-right candidate … Read More

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