Louvre lovers speak out The first visitors to the Louvre when it reopened last week explain why they just had to be there. (Artnet News). And the museum now has its first woman director. (The Art Newspaper) New rules for … Read More
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
A compendium of good reads about Paris and France in English. Illuminations The Christmas lights went on as usual on the Champs-Élysées on Sunday, but with fewer shoppers on hand since lockdown will not be eased and most stores won’t … Read More
Strikes, the Baccalaureate, Actors’ Livelihoods Train strike Today is the eighth day of a strike by some 14 percent of French railway workers, the longest action since 2010. They are protesting a proposal to open the SNCF, the French railway … Read More
Anti-Semitism, Love Locks, Museum Scandal, Clinton Love locks. Photo by David Jaggard. Bald anti-Semitism The latest anti-Semitic remark by Jean-Marie Le Pen, honorary president of the far-right-wing National Front party, has led to a public spat between him and his … Read More
