Paris Update
Les Vedettes
SPICY STARSLily Allen meets the Spice Girls (with lots of extra spice) in Les Vedettes (The Stars), a singing and dancing troupe of young Belgian woman who may dress up like over-the-hill majorettes but have a funky, modern edge. Like … Read More
Even Napoleon Had his Josephine
EVEN NAPOLEON HAD HIS JOSEPHINEPourquoi tant de haine toward the French president from Britain? Well, it’s traditional, and then there’s the fact that Nicolas Sarkozy reminds many of Napoleon. Along with the French failure to invite Queen Elizabeth to the … Read More
Je l’Aimais
On almost every conceivable level, Je l’Aimais (I loved her/him) seemed designed to set my teeth on edge. Following the well-worn theme of so many French movies, this film appeared at first to center on an adulterous love affair told … Read More
City-Lit Paris
Did you know that Hans Christian Andersen spent time in Paris and wrote about his experiences in his diary? I didn’t until I read City-Lit Paris, an anthology of literary excerpts about the city edited by Heather Reyes. And I … Read More
Nominoë
The owner gets his oysters fresh from his family’soyster beds in Brittany. Alex Avery of the Hudson Institute was sure of raising more than a few hackles when he stated that organic food was six times more likely than non-organic … Read More
Smile: You’re in Paris
SMILE: YOU’RE IN PARISThe Paris Tourism Office isn’t giving up the good fight. For the third year in a row, it is mounting a campaign called “Paris vous sourit,” designed to present Paris as a friendly, welcoming city. Booths are … Read More
I Love My Adopted Country, but…
It is a matter of public record that I adore living in France in general and Paris in particular. So much so, in fact, that when a French friend asked me the other day if there was anything I … Read More
Expression airway robbers
AIRWAY ROBBERSWho are these modern-day bandits who seem to commit an armed robbery of a Paris jewelry store every few months, then escape by fleeing into the Métro and hopping onto a plane? The French police call them “les braqueurs … Read More
New Paris Boutiques
New Paris Boutiques Art Else Original, limited-edition jewelry at reasonable prices. 12, rue de Sévigné, 75004 Paris Bubble Wood Little-known international brands at reasonable prices. 4, rue Elzevir, 75003 Paris Roberto Cavalli Men’s and women’s designer clothing in spectacular setting. … Read More
Les Primitifs Italiens, Filippo et Filippino Lippi, Voir l’Italie et Mourir
Guido da Siena: “The Adoration of the Magi” (1270-80). © Bernd Sinterhauf, Lindenau Museum, Altenburg, 2008 Paris is paradise for Italophiles this spring, with two museums – the Musée du Luxembourg and the Musée Jacquemart-André – offering exquisite shows of … Read More