January 8, 2014 | By Heidi Ellison | What's New Potpourri
Paris Update What’s New in Paris PAPÀ ROMA Pier Paolo Pasolini and Anna Magnani on the set of “Mamma Roma,” 1962. © Immagine fotografica dell’Archivio Storico Istituto Luce Cinecittà SRL The exhibition “Pasolini Roma” at the Cinémathèque Française (51 Rue … Read More
January 8, 2014 | By Heidi Ellison | What's New Potpourri
Paris Update What’s New in Paris BOOK SOON FOR HIDDEN PARIS The private gallery of the Rosenbloom Collection. The annual three-day event Paris Face Cachée (Jan. 31-Feb. 2) opens the doors to 90 unusual places and activities in Paris and … Read More
December 16, 2013 | By Heidi Ellison | What's New Potpourri
Paris Update What’s New in Paris LAST-MINUTE POP-UP SHOPPING & Friends by Kapok: menswear by up-and-coming designers. Pop-up shops have sprung up all over Paris in anticipation of the holidays. Here’s a quick look at a few of the more … Read More
November 27, 2013 | By Heidi Ellison | What's New Potpourri
Paris Update What’s New in Paris COWORKING CAFE Customers hard at work at L’AntiCafé. Following Craft, a handsome café designed as a place for freelancers to work, a new Wi-Fi-equipped office-haven-away-from-home with a different concept has opened: L’AntiCafé (79, rue … Read More
November 20, 2013 | By Pierre Tran | What's New Potpourri
Paris Update What’s New in Paris Parachutists arriving during the Battle of Dien Bien Phu. Photo: Daniel Camus/RMN-Grand Palais/Musée de l’Armée. The Musée de l’Armée in Paris is holding a fascinating exhibition, “Indochine: Des Territoires et des Hommes, 1856-1956” (through … Read More
November 13, 2013 | By Heidi Ellison | What's New Potpourri
Paris Update What’s New in Paris “Le Pierrot Lunaire,” by Gustave Vichy. Photo: Nathalie Prebende There is always something creepily fascinating about automatons, and visitors to the exhibition “Histoire d’Automates” at the Théâtre des Sablons (62-70, avenue du Roule 92200 … Read More
October 30, 2013 | By Heidi Ellison | What's New Potpourri
Paris Update What’s New in Paris KITTY-CAT CAFE & CHIC ARCADE Customers can pet and eat at the same time at Le Café des Chats. Do you get bored sitting around in cafes? If so, two new spots in Paris … Read More
October 15, 2013 | By Heidi Ellison | What's New Potpourri
Paris Update What’s New in Paris TOURING PARIS WITH AN IPHONE Rue Mallet-Stevens in Paris’s 16th arrondissement, from the app Guide Paris Archi. © L’Architecte 1927/BHVP/ADAGP 2008 The Pavillon de l’Arsenal has launched a free application for iPhone, Guide Paris … Read More
September 25, 2013 | By Heidi Ellison | What's New Potpourri
Paris Update What’s New in Paris BACK IN WITH THE OLD What do tourists love most about Paris (aside from the Eiffel Tower)? Its charming old-fashioned bistros and shops. Unfortunately, these old-timey treasures are disappearing one by one. A new … Read More
September 11, 2013 | By Heidi Ellison | What's New Potpourri
Paris Update What’s New in Paris SOMETHING FISHY GOING ON What could be a more appropriate location for Paris’s new chippy (fish and chips shop in British slang) than the rue de Vinaigriers (vinegar makers) in the 10th arrondissement? Fans … Read More