Yes, it stinks. On the opposite sides of both the Seine and the curatorial value spectrum from the Louvre is the Musée des Egouts de Paris – the Paris Sewer Museum. The display space is part of the city’s actual … Read More
Behind That Face Lies A Veritable Database She’s not only more fun to look at than I am, she’s also, according to one set of criteria, smarter. Photo of Flora Coquerel, Miss France 2014, by Georges Biard. Readers, I have … Read More
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
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
