Annette and Lost Illusions Win Big at the 2022 César Awards

Xavier Giannoli’s big-screen adaptation of Honoré de Balzac’s novel, Lost Illusions, won the top prize.
Coping With War & Reconnecting With My Ukrainian Roots

The last time I was in Ukraine, I flew to Budapest from Paris. I then drove to the Carpathian Mountains…
Letter From Normandy: Remembrance of Wars Past and Present

Today, France has been jolted back to a very dark time in its past, when a bloody war of expansion was raged by a land-grabbing despot.
9 French Women From History You Need To Know About

You may know Coco Chanel and Joan of Arc, but you need to know these 9 history-making French women.
How Well Do You Know French Polynesia – a Paradise in the South Pacific Ocean?

[Sponsored article] As winter keeps going on, we’ve recently found ourselves dreaming about Tropical places.
Letter from Paris: Watching Russia Invade Ukraine from Here

After weeks of tension, Russian President Vladimir Putin decided yesterday, on February 24th, to declare war and invade Ukraine.
Le Weekend, 2/25/22: Ukraine, Soutine & Modigliani in Paris ??

If there is one piece you read this weekend, it should be this wonderful essay about Soutine’s atelier in Paris
5 Addictive French Pastry How-To Videos

I love pastry videos. What else can I say as someone who learned French by watching “Qui Sera Le Prochain Grand Patissier?”
Les Grottes de Lascaux: To the Caves!

We wanted to see the art in place, inside stone, inside the mountains, in the wet darkness.
France’s Cave of Forgotten Dreams

Walking into the cave is like stepping back in time, because the paintings are the oldest ever found.
Yves Saint-Laurent is in Les Musées

Yves Saint-Laurent said once, “I believe I have found [my aesthetic ghosts] in Mondrian, Picasso, and Matisse.”
Le Weekend, 2/18/22: Coffee, Yves Saint-Laurent & Van Gogh ??

Anyone who knows me well can tell you how crazy I am about coffee.

