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Paris Expos: Velazquez – at the Grand Palais until 13 July 2015
For those that are already familiar with the Spanish master’s work, this exhibit is a wonderful voyage through his work in roughly chronological order but intelligently organized by the various themes he worked on. For those that are unfamiliar with … Continue reading
Paris Fall Art Expositions: Hokusai at the Grand Palais (until mid-January 2015)
There are quite a few big expos in Paris this fall, the most interesting, for me anyway, is that of Hokusai at the Grand Palais. I saw this one twice actually – once on my own and once with my … Continue reading
10 Things the French Do Better
I often get accused of being a bit of a francophobe because I yearn for things american while living in Paris for so long (18 years!), but there are things that I do appreciate here. Recently, on the French edition … Continue reading
Fino’s Guide to the French – Issue #1 – Intro and Double Shot
Hopefully Humorous Observations and Occasional Tips in Dealing with the Gauls and Parisians [Author’s Note for 2014 Re-Publish: To celebrate my 18th year in Paris and the 4th anniversary of this series of post, I am republishing this first article … Continue reading
Paris with/out Kids: Place de la Republique, a parental lunch in the 3rd, and a bike excursion
After nearly 2 years of crippling traffic jams in the neighborhood, Paris finally unveiled the “new” Place de la Republique. Basically it eliminated traffic passing on the north side of the square and created two way traffic down the “Grands … Continue reading
A Tale of Unmatched Socks
I noticed yesterday that I had six unpaired socks in my socks-n-undies drawer. This caused lots of existential questions to surface to my consciousness. Where did the “other halves” disappear too? Is there a singularity that appears occasionally in the … Continue reading
More Paris Burgers: Loulou’s Friendly Diner – A Great Left Bank Grill
A reader of this blog and colleague suggested Loulou’s to me months back and I was finally in the neighborhood to be able to check it out. On the Blvd St Germain within striking distance of The Abbey Bookshop (stop … Continue reading
Theatre Review: “L’importance d’être sérieux” at the Théâtre Montparnasse
Don’t be put off by the poor translation of the title of the Oscar Wilde classic “The Importance of Being Earnest” (I would have used the word “sincère” rather than “sérieux” personally), this new translation by Jean-Marie Besset with direction … Continue reading
NSFCCDP Movie Review: Oblivion (2013) – Tom and Morgan Save the World, Again
In a record crowd for the NSFCCDP, seven of us took the occasion to see the Paris opening for Tom Cruise‘s new scifi movie Oblivion. I will try to avoid spoilers because I know the film is coming out in … Continue reading
Being Dad: A Surreal Parisian Open Doors Experience
Living in the City of Lights has its ups and downs and a large share of surreal moments – particularly when dealing with any portion of the French administration. Saturday, the various municipal centres for sports (besides the city pools … Continue reading
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