🇺🇸 When I was living in Europe in the 80’s and 90’s, French music wasn’t globally recognized or popular amongst my friends. The music scene was essentially commercial in style, “les variétés,” so if you were more into alternative music, there was not much to choose from. However in 1986, France passed a law that […]
🇺🇸 ENGLISHIn case you have missed the news about Mori Yoshiro, the (former) Tokyo 2020 Olympics president, sexist comments that led to his resignation, here is a great article from French newspaper Le Monde. It details what happened and the events that led to his resignation, much of which he had originally denied. The primary push for […]
🇺🇸 Like art? Me too! The prestigious musée du Louvre and Japanese brand Uniqlo have started a collaboration, and it looks good! I personally like the sweatshirts. See anything you like? 🇫🇷 Vous aimez l’art ? Moi aussi ! La marque japonaise Uniqlo vient de commencer un partenariat avec le célèbre musée du Louvre, et c’est […]
« Jusqu’à ma mort je me souviendrai de cette minute où j’ai laissé tomber mes valises et senti vos bras autour de moi. » Simone de Beauvoir Lettres à Nelson Algren (1947) 🇫🇷 Belle formule pleine de passion que Beauvoir a écrite à son amant américain. Malheureusement pour eux, ils se sont séparés quelques années après… […]
« Il pleure dans mon cœur Comme il pleut sur la ville, Quelle est cette langueur qui pénètre mon cœur ? » Paul Verlaine Extrait de « Romances sans paroles » (1874) 🇺🇸 ENGLISH Since I mentioned Rimbaud earlier, today I’d like to post an extract of Verlaine’s poem. Verlaine’s poems are known for their musical beauty, and have served as inspiration […]
« Les privilèges de la beauté sont immenses. Elle agit même sur ceux qui ne la constatent pas. » Jean Cocteau Les enfants terribles (1929) 🇯🇵 ジャン・コクトー、美貌の特権について。
🇺🇸 Congrats to Hervé who just won the French music awards at the “Les Victoires de la musique” as the revelation of the year! I really like several of his songs too, it’s very well deserved🎵 You can check out a short video clip where he is interviewed in French about his nomination, before he […]
🇺🇸 ENGLISH Interesting article in French about the « poète maudit » of the 19th century, Arthur Rimbaud. There was a petition to make him enter into the Pantheon next to Paul Verlaine, another legendary poet and former lover. However on the request of his family, Macron decided not to. Rimbaud is one of the most talented poets of […]