THÉRÈSE DESQUEYROUX
Despite their national and even international fame, some French authors remain fundamentally regional, writing about the milieu Continue reading “THÉRÈSE DESQUEYROUX”
DIGITAL UTOPIA & DYSTOPIA
Social media is populated with people who gracefully wake up in front of a camera, people who always Continue reading “DIGITAL UTOPIA & DYSTOPIA”
HOMOGENIZATION
Social media – Instagram and TikTok in particular – are quietly reshaping female beauty standards, creating a uniform ideal that now spans Continue reading “HOMOGENIZATION”
ROMANCE
I may be at the Parisian Museum of Romantic Life, I may wear a white dress which was sold a few years ago Continue reading “ROMANCE”
ONE DEADLY SUMMER
Tragic and incandescent, here are the adjectives that come to my mind when I think of this movie Continue reading “ONE DEADLY SUMMER”
MARIE-ANTOINETTE
If we have to talk about Marie-Antoinette, then we have to talk Continue reading “MARIE-ANTOINETTE”
LOLITA
Following the publication of the French novels, “Consent: A Memoir” Continue reading “LOLITA”
GONE WITH THE WIND
Should we be talking about “Gone with the Wind”? Of course, and especially now. Continue reading “GONE WITH THE WIND”
VEULES-LES-ROSES
A stopover in one of the most beautiful villages in Normandy: Veules-les-Roses. Continue reading “VEULES-LES-ROSES”
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF
Going up to a Parisian rooftop is the perfect opportunity to talk about Tennessee Williams, as a wink to his famous “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof”. Continue reading “CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF”
SPINNING AROUND
When Winter finally gives way to the warmth of spring and summer, I am always eager to start wearing long, flowing skirts, which I find excessively feminine, so long as they are properly cinched at the waist. Continue reading “SPINNING AROUND”