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After I finish telling you about this, I’m going to write a letter to someone; with a pen, and a piece of paper, and an envelope. Because, when was the last time you received a beautiful letter? This is the question being asked by Lettres d’un Inconnu (Letters from a Stranger), a most charming new [...]
The garden state; where gas prices are cheaper and boardwalks are longer, and also where Napoleon Bonaparte’s penis is being held. Quick history recap: Napoleon was exiled to the British island of St. Helena after his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo. It was on this island that he was poisoned with arsenic by his own [...]
I had you at ‘Free Wine & Cheese‘, didn’t I? If you’ve been umming and ahhing over what to do this summer, I might have an idea for you. Through the grapevine (mind the pun), I heard about France Passion, a society of more than 1,750 friendly private wine-growers and farmers across France that invite [...]
I remember when I first saw it, Avenue Junot, the cobblestone road that winds up to Montmartre lined with some of the most delicious architecture in Paris. It’s art deco ironwork, those tall glass windows bathed in light for artists in residence, colorful cul de sacs peeking out from behind corners; here is the Paris [...]
After only five years in Paris, “Genevieve de Milwaukee” has gone from editorial translator at Vogue.fr to Fashion Editor of a children’s luxury fashion shop online. An ex-pat success story…right? Despite maintaining she still loves the French, during those five years, the Milwaukee native has acquired a few funny (or-not-so-funny) stories about the trials and tribulations of an [...]
In 1954, Edith Piaf would have been 38 years-old. It was a time when she was trying to beat her severe addiction to alcohol and was known to take morphine before going on stage to perform. Nevertheless, I think you’ll agree, her performance moves you, even through the grainy black and white recording of this [...]
Anna Karina arrived in Paris at the age of seventeen from Denmark. She spoke no French and performed on the streets for money. One day, while sitting at the famous Café Deux Margots on the boulevard Saint-Germain, she was discovered by an advertising agent who asked her to do some photos. She would soon find [...]
What is more enchanting than an artist’s studio? When these painters, sculptors and creators make a space their home, it changes the environment forever. The living space inevitably becomes a rich source of inspiration for the artist; from the furniture, the objects and books to the colour of the walls, floors and most importantly, the [...]
The boulangerie, boucherie, the epicerie, the caviste, the chocolatier, la coiffure; everyday things just look and sound better in French! Even the British can admit it, like artist Johnny Bull who made his own illustrated series inspired by the shops in St. Remy de Provence in the South of France. “I love ‘em, those French [...]
Still screening movies on 35 mm film, tucked away in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris is a 1960s cinematic time warp with a loyal appreciation for the forgotten vintage paragons of French erotica. It’s not everyone’s cup of tea, I’ll admit, and you might be thinking that I’m really scraping the barrel here but hear [...]
The garden state; where gas prices are cheaper and boardwalks are longer, and also where Napoleon
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I had you at ‘Free Wine & Cheese‘, didn’t I? If you’ve been umming and
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I remember when I first saw it, Avenue Junot, the cobblestone road that winds up to Montmartre
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Who will make the better Gatsby? Can DiCaprio pull off a pink suit as well as Robert Redford did in
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After only five years in Paris, “Genevieve de Milwaukee” has gone from editorial
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Image via Jane Sanders Up in that impressive glass dome is where the projectionist would have
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Anna Karina arrived in Paris at the age of seventeen from Denmark. She spoke no French and
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What is more enchanting than an artist’s studio? When these painters, sculptors and creators
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The boulangerie, boucherie, the epicerie, the caviste, the chocolatier, la coiffure; everyday
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The Citroën Karin was probably one of the most revolutionary concepts that came out of the 198os
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I stumbled upon a great little website dedicated to collecting old pin-ups and found they had a
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The luxury French resort of a different variety … Photo source: Flick User An Agent Like a
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