Culture
Associations, Calendars, and the Rhythm of French Life
September in France: The Season of Sign-Ups
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Leaving the US
Book Boxes, Phone Ghosts, and a Queen or Two
A casual scroll through the UK phoneboxes - all pictures.
Table & Foraging
Slow and Popular Food Options
Snail racing in 2 countries: In England, they race for sport. In France, they race for survival—and sometimes end up as dinner.
Leaving the US
Starting from Zero - Unfurnished Apartments in France
How a bare apartment, an old lamp, and a secondhand sofa taught us the true cost—and charm—of moving abroad.
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Claude McKay and Banjo: A Story Without a Plot in 1920s Marseilles
Claude McKay, Marseille, and Visible Lives in a decade of erasure
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The Immortal Schmaltz of Johnny Hallyday
Ubiquitous, committed and completely without irony, Johnny was France's rock icon
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Not the plan, but the routine
Living in Europe was never the dream. But here I am, sorting archives, mispronouncing things, and learning how to stay.
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Hemingway, Myth, and the Paris We Thought We Knew
Paris, on Hemingway’s Terms - Masculinity, Myth, and an "American" France
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Charles Trenet and France's Start of Summer
How “La Mer,” a seaside anthem born inland, became the sound of French summertime
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We’re Not From Here. Lines We Weren’t Supposed to Draw
stories written in exile, quiet resistance, and echoes of Cortázar’s France
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French Radio and More Serendipity on the road
On French radio and familiar errands
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An American in Paris, passport not required
The Musical Ballet That Cost a Fortune—and Invented an American Fantasy of France