Heidi Ellison
Les Hirondelles de Kaboul
Just a Woman
It’s not exactly news that life for women in Afghanistan under the rule of the Taliban was a nightmare, but the animated film Les Hirondelles de Kaboul (The Swallows of Kabul), by Zabou Breitman and Eléa Gobbé-Mévellec, offers a pertinent … Read More
The World According to Roger Ballen
Chaos Rules!
American Photographer Roger Ballen does not have a very uplifting outlook on life. “Who’s the boss?“ he asked rhetorically at the press opening of the exhibition “The World According to Roger Ballen” at the Halle Saint Pierre. “Chaos!” he answered … Read More
Anona Restaurant
Good Conscience Dining
The restaurant Anona, in Paris’s 17th arrondissement, is named in honor of the custard apple (annone in French), a scaly fruit that is scary-looking on the outside but sweet, creamy and vitamin-packed inside. The analogy does not apply to the … Read More
Cimabue and the Master of Vyšší Brod
Two Rare Early Paintings Found in France
Editor’s note: Cimabue’s “The Mocking of Christ” far exceeded expectations and fetched €24, 180,000 (including fees) at auction on October 27, 2019. “Virgin and Child Enthroned” by the Master of Vyšší Brod, was sold for €6.2 million on November 30, … Read More
Paris Update Events 18.09.2019
September 21-22 Heritage days The doors to normally closed monuments and other buildings open to the public for the Journées Européennes du Patrimoine. Various locations, Paris October 8 Metaperceptions School of Looking artists Cleary & Connolly and neuroscientist Guillaume Dumas … Read More
Trees
Large Protagonists of the Living World
Trees are trending at the moment, with new discoveries about their ability to communicate with and help each other and even other species, and their importance to the environment the subjects of many publications. In any case, everyone loves trees, … Read More
Brasserie du Louvre-Bocuse
Where's the Bocuse Spirit and Oomph?
The Hôtel du Louvre recently reopened after a major renovation by Hyatt, but its brasserie looks exactly the same, with brass rails, booths with red banquettes and mirrored walls. The only apparent difference is that “Bocuse” has been tacked on … Read More
Château de Cheverny
Château Life, 1624-2019
The early-17th-century Château de Cheverny, one of the few in the Loire Valley that has been continuously inhabited for its entire existence by the same family, has added a new attraction to the many it already has: a “Love Garden” … Read More
Ker-Xavier Roussel: Jardin Privé, Jardin Rêvé
Bucolic Settings for Sexy Stories
Ker-Xavier Roussel (1867-1944) was something of a contrarian. He was classically trained but is best known as a Nabi painter, although he only painted in that style for a time in the 1890s and even then never subscribed to the … Read More
Pastore Restaurant
The Shepherd Knows the Way
When I heard that Lorenzo Sciabica, the chef at the new Italian restaurant Pastore (“shepherd” in Italian, located on Rue Bergère, “shepherd” French), in Paris’s ninth arrondissement, had formerly worked at Osteria Ferrara, owned by one of my favorite Italian … Read More