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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
Princely Comforts at Parisian Dream Palace The recently redecorated restaurant Alain Ducasse au Plaza Athénée. © Pierre Monetta Favorite
Dancing Through Bacon’s Bleakness Dorothée Gilbert and Adrien Couvez. Photo: Agathe Poupeney/Opéra National de Paris If the video of Ukrainian ballet star Sergei Polunin dancing to Hozier’s Take Me To Church has been on your YouTube account’s most-played list for … Read More
DESIGNER FLEA MARKET Chairs by Pierre Paulin at the last Puces de Design on the Quai de Seine. Here’s your chance to pick up a Pierre Paulin armchair or a lamp by Isamu Noguchi. The annual Puces du Design, a … Read More
ANTIQUES AND HAM Here’s an unusual idea for a weekend outing: take a trip just outside of Paris to the island of Chatou, where the Impressionists used to hang out and paint, for the 80th edition of the Foire Nationale … Read More
WHEN GIVING IS NOT A GIVEN Like all city dwellers, Parisians are subjected to a daily barrage of solicitations. And I’m not just talking about the usual horde of beggars and buskers. For years, there have been survey takers outside … Read More
Apparently It’s Worth Saving The Earth looks pretty green to me in this satellite photo. I like to think it’s because so many Parisians are already taking my advice. This week, delegates from all over the globe will gather in … Read More
Say Something Nice or – Oh, What the Hell… A car leaving the presidential palace after the election. Probably Sarkozy’s astrologer heading for the unemployment office. Contents title: Checking Out the Action at the Auction House Photo title: It’s Amazing … Read More
