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This Week's Good Reads about Paris and France

April 13, 2021 | By Heidi Ellison | What's New Potpourri

Unsightly Paris Paris Update published a report on ugly street furniture a couple of weeks ago, and since then there has been a spate of articles on the subject in the French press. Unfortunately, the state of the streets is … Read More

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This Week's Good Reads about Paris and France

April 7, 2021 | By Heidi Ellison | What's New Potpourri

Why the Louvre rejected the Salvator Mundi There was an empty space on the well of the Louvre’s recent Leonardo da Vinci retrospective where the recently discovered painting, purchased by the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, for … Read More

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March 31, 2021 | By Heidi Ellison | What's New Potpourri

A wealth of online art It’s not the same as seeing them in person, but it’s all we’ve got right now. The Louvre has put every one of its 480,000 artworks online, including those in the reserves. (CNN) French family … Read More

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March 24, 2021 | By Heidi Ellison | What's New Potpourri

Top architecture prize goes to French firm In a victory for sustainability, this year’s prestigious Pritzker Prize for architecture has been awarded to Lacaton & Vassal, whose motto is “Never demolish, never remove or replace, always add, transform, and reuse!” … Read More

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This Week's Good Reads about Paris and France

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

Césars 2021 winners The French version of the Oscars had a tumultuous awards ceremony this year, complete with nudity, fake blood and plenty of political commentaries. Variety offers a rundown of the winners here and an analysis of the state … Read More

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

Van Gogh on the block It’s a rare thing when a painting by Vincent Van Gogh comes on the market. “Street Scene in Montmartre” (above) will go on sale at Sotheby’s Paris on March 25, but before then will be … Read More

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March 3, 2021 | By Heidi Ellison | What's New Potpourri

Covid in France Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo is asking the national government to avoid weekend lockdowns in the capital, saying it would be “inhumane.” She also called for a faster rollout of the vaccine (France has received 8 million doses but … Read More

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Paris Update Press Review

This Week's Good Reads about Paris and France

February 24, 2021 | By Heidi Ellison | What's New Potpourri

Proust retrouvé The 75 missing pages from Marcel Proust‘s first draft of À la Recherche du Temp Perdu have been found and published. (The Guardian) Architecture in France Richard Rogers, who designed the Centre Pompidou in Paris with Renzo Piano, … Read More

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

Cementing British-French relations Artists are invited to submit works to the I Love You, Moi Non Plus project to help mend bridges between the two countries after Brexit. (The Guardian) Good karma A French village that hid a Jewish man … Read More

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

An island in Paris Contemporary architecture for an inward-looking apartment that cuts out the hustle-bustle of the city. (Dezeen) Help for starving students A restaurant in Paris is offering students with financial problems a full meal for only one euro. … Read More

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