Culture Why Do Americans Celebrate Bastille Day? Why are Americans breaking out berets, fake mustaches and baguettes for France's independence?
Culture Bastille Day: Music, Dance and Molière in Central Park on July 14th A big "bleu-blanc-rouge" party at Rumsey Playfield in Manhattan's Central Park from 6pm to 10pm (free entrance).
Art These 10 Great Summer Reads Will Transport You to France You can avoid all those airport hassles--lost bags, late flights, carry-ons full of what feels like rocks!
Film & TV The Tortured Loves and Mesmerizing Charm of Juliette Binoche Onscreen we watch Binoche rip herself open, allowing a depth of feeling to simmer or sear and then explode across the screen.
Film & TV A Fresh Dangerous Liaisons Drops on Netflix: It’s All Liberté, Égalité and Sexualité in Biarritz Think: Bridgerton meets Euphoria, but with le French touch.
Culture Le Weekend, 7/8/22: My Cake Theory of Life and Eating It, Too ?? Marie Antoinette is famously remembered as having said, “Let them eat cake.”
Culture French Goings on Around the US, July Edition: It’s All About Bastille Day, Baby The French cultural calendar in July is dominated by Bastille Day celebrations.
Books 9 Contemporary French Books You Should Have On Your Reading List This Summer These are contemporary French books you won't want to put down.
Books Mommy Dearest: A Review of Violaine Huisman’s The Book of Mother Oh, the monstrous mothers of literature!
Politics France Reacts to the End of Roe v. Wade In Paris, several hundred people gathered on the Place de la République to demonstrate solidarity with Americans.
Culture Le Weekend, 7/1/22: Our Bodies, Our Selves in America & France & A Book Giveaway ?? Yesterday was the anniversary of the death of Simone Veil.
Books Summer Read: Pierre La Mure’s Classic Book, Moulin Rouge, is a Lush Time Machine to La Belle Époque The most thoroughly Parisian read, ever.
