Category Archives: culture
Les Gilets Jaunes
Last week I spent a few days in Paris, between two weekends. Several US-based friends emailed me to suggest I avoid the city because of the news reports of protests and violence by the Gilets Jaunes “movement.” It never entered … Continue reading
Posted in culture, expat, expat life, France, Gilets Jaunes, Nice, France, protests
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La Cuisine
There’s a lot to be said about French food, but the south is not where the best dishes originated. So while Nice is not a culinary hotspot, it has its high points. Among them are soupe de poisson (fish soup), … Continue reading
Posted in culture, expat, expat life, food, France, Nice, France
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Les Fumeurs
You can’t be a non-smoker and not be shocked, saddened and sickened by the popularity of cigarettes in France. In some French minds, smoking cigarettes is one of many indicators of Gallic superiority to Americans, with their puritanically oppressive anti-smoking … Continue reading
Posted in culture, expat, expat life, France, Nice, France
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Photography
A few years ago, somewhere, I discovered the Breton photographer Guy Le Querrec. I was smitten. Splendidly observed for telling gesture and detail, often catching people being human in humorous ways, his photographs can be visited again and again. So … Continue reading
Posted in Brittany, culture, Photography
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Ozu’s “Late Spring”
Some time ago I watched Yasujiro Ozu’s “Late Spring” again, in part to examine the parallels between that beautiful film from 1949 and a French one released in 2008, “35 Shots of Rum” by Claire Denis. In the bonus section … Continue reading
Posted in cinema, culture, film, France
Tagged cinema, Claire Denis, Hello Kitty, Japanese film, Late Spring, Superflat, Takashi Murakami
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