Paris Update
Eblabla
WANT TO EBLABLA? Always attentive to the invasion of the French language by English words, the Secrétariat d’État à la Coopération et à la Francophonie has announced the winners of a competition called Francomot that challenged students to come up … Read More
No Vote for Expats
NO VOTE FOR EXPATS The French National Assembly has rejected a bill, proposed by the Socialist Party, that would have allowed citizens of non-European Union countries living in France the right to vote in French local elections, an idea proposed … Read More
Saut Hermès
TOP HATS OPTIONAL The Belle Époque is back in Paris this weekend. Equestrian shows, a favorite upper-crust Parisian entertainment at the turn of the century, have not been staged in the city for over half a century, but on April … Read More
Autour d’un Verre
Regulars help themselves to a glass from the mismatched set. This unusual restaurant is easier to define by what it is not. It has no trendy (or otherwise) decor, no arty food presentations, no flashy service. And yet it is … Read More
Place de la République
VIVE LA PLACE DE LA REPUBLIQUE! Paris’s Place de la République, which should be one of the city’s handsomest squares, has long been a most unappealing and neglected place: noisy, with heavy traffic, parked tourist buses, smelly fast-food outlets, rats … Read More
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Tuileries Garden. Photo © Ron Fox Favorite
Scene seine boat
{youtubejw width=”300″ height=”220″}Jvawpa6UPp0{/youtubejw} One-minute Paris: Seine scene. Favorite
Simone Veil
WEIL SIXTH IN A SHORT LINE OFFEMALE ACADEMICIANS Last Thursday, Simone Veil, World War II concentration-camp survivor and the person who deserves the most credit for the legalization of abortion in France in 1974, became only the sixth woman to … Read More
Gaultier Legs
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Scene no sarko day
{youtubejw width=”300″ height=”220″}pSn6MtkHnAc{/youtubejw} One-minute Paris, March 23, 2010: Preparations for a demonstration protesting the French government’s employment policies after the Socialists swept regional elections over the weekend. The lion statue is being plastered with stickers protesting the planned closure of … Read More