Culture Le Weekend, 5/27/22: Joan of Arc, Gun Violence in France & Moveable Feasts ?? We no longer have the right to bear arms when we use arms to kill innocent kids going to school.
Politics Firearms in France: How is the Situation Different from the U.S.? Every year, about 5 times more people die from firearms in the United States than in France.
Politics French Election Update: The Borne Identity Élisabeth Borne is only the second female prime minister in French history!
Culture Le Weekend, 5/20/22: Downton Goes to France & Honey on Napoleon’s Grave ?? Our old Downton friends have not come through Covid unchanged and unscathed.
Film & TV Not Even All the Pretty Car Chases—and Superstar, Omar Sy—Can Save The Takedown Everyone clearly had a lot of fun making this movie and there will be viewers who appreciate the nonstop action and frat boy humor.
Art LUMA’s Parc des Ateliers in Arles is Not to be Missed The whole campus is free with a reservation; you can pick a chair in a little window nook, take advantage of the free wifi, and hangout all day.
Film & TV What To Watch: Ten Films Français Streaming Now! French movies to put at the top of your list. I’ll go one step further: Watch one tonight!
Culture Le Weekend 5/13/22: Philip Seymour Hoffman at the French Dump & May Grumblings ?? In France, the month of May makes some people grumble.
Film & TV The New French Netflix Show, ‘The 7 Lives of Lea,’ is a 90s Kid’s Worst Nightmare The show should issue a warning to any millennial watchers to proceed with caution.
Music James McAvoy as Cyrano in Brooklyn We rediscover Cyrano with blue eyes, a powerful body and the Scottish accent of a movie star.
Culture Five Can’t-Miss French Cultural Happenings in May Around the U.S. In the turbulent aftermath of the 1804 Haitian Revolution, president Henri Christophe adopted a royal title.
Culture Le Weekend, 5/6/22: Roe v. Wade Reverberates in France & Cake for Mother’s Day ?? Choosing is a human matter, not a political one.
