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16.23.a - Permission Not Required

16.23.a - Permission Not Required

FRANCE AS IT MEANS—Jeanne Toussaint's fifty years at Cartier, hidden theatres in...

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16.23 - France, With Zombies

16.23 - France, With Zombies

FRANCE AS IT HAPPENS—Hidden theatres, guinguettes on the Dordogne, and the Ameri...

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Seasons in the Southwest: Early Summer

Seasons in the Southwest: Early Summer

When the scent of star jasmine takes over and the guinguettes come back to life

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A Great American Painter in Paris

A Great American Painter in Paris

Once in a while, in doing my research, I discover that some well-known Americans...

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Discovering Paris’ Hidden Theaters — Zombies and all

Discovering Paris’ Hidden Theaters — Zombies and all

If you’d asked me a couple of weeks ago, I’d have told you I didn’t want zombie ...

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16.22.a - The Light Changed Everything

16.22.a - The Light Changed Everything

FRANCE AS IT MEANS—Matisse, les bulles, a Paris toddler, and the quiet art of be...

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The Café and the French Art of Sharing Space

The Café and the French Art of Sharing Space

Or: how the French learned to be alone together.

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16.22 - They Came, They Stayed, They Wrote

16.22 - They Came, They Stayed, They Wrote

FRANCE AS IT HAPPENS — Suzanne finds Matisse on the Côte d'Azur. Shelby's toddle...

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Matisse’s new lease on life, 1941-1954

Matisse’s new lease on life, 1941-1954

In Le Croissant, Baguette Gazette’s weekend special, we step into the world of H...

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Paris Parenting Pros and Cons and Cons

Paris Parenting Pros and Cons and Cons

Is it hard raising a child in Paris? Yes! Is it also wonderful and interesting a...

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French Wine: Les Bulles aka French Bubbles

French Wine: Les Bulles aka French Bubbles

1/4 - A series about French Wine. Each of the four articles comprises ~ 3 other ...

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The Best Father’s Day French Gifts for the Sophisticated Dad

The Best Father’s Day French Gifts for the Sophisticate...

Your dad will feel so very, very French on his special day, and you can’t go wro...

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16.21.a - France as It Contradicts, France as It Moves Us

16.21.a - France as It Contradicts, France as It Moves Us

FRANCE AS IT MEANS—the paradoxes France philosophises about and everyone else ig...

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French American Lunch at Chez Fabien Bistro in Historic Grapevine, Texas

French American Lunch at Chez Fabien Bistro in Historic...

For starters, we had an aperitif sitting on the sidewalk terrace of Chez Fabien ...

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Why Does France Feel So Paradoxical? (Spoiler: It’s Not Just France)

Why Does France Feel So Paradoxical? (Spoiler: It’s Not...

Every country contradicts itself. France philosophises about it, America ignores...

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16.21 - France as it Happens: New Arrivals, Fond Farewells, Fresh Stories

16.21 - France as it Happens: New Arrivals, Fond Farewe...

FRANCE AS IT HAPPENS — A new contributor arrives, a beloved one is remembered, a...