Jean Genet's (1910 - 1986) work is marked by a nearly obsessive and unusually savage treatment of recurring themes: Desire, Death, and Domination. These ideas, central to Genet's artistic voice, came directly from his travels, imprisonments, sexual and emotional relationships, … [Read more...]
Joséphine Baker Is First Black Woman Honored in Paris Panthéon
American-born artist Joséphine Baker became the toast of Paris, then worked as a French spy during World War II, then worked the rest of her life on political causes. Now she is the first Black woman named to France's Panthéon, an honor given to only 81 people … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Filmmaker, François Ozon
Screen-grab via YouTube November 15, 1967– François Ozon: "I think it’s easier for me to work with women and actresses. I take more pleasure because they are more clever, they are able to take more risks. I think there is a chemistry between us, more than with men. … [Read more...]
#RIP: French Actor, Jean-Paul Belmondo
Jean-Paul Belmondo's final credits rolled today. The great French actor is gone at 88 years old. ''Charm is the ability to make others forget that you look as you do.'' Jean-Paul He was a Style Icon, an accomplished actor and producer, and, well, I like looking at photographs of … [Read more...]
When Trump Visited Paris, He Swiped Art From the Ambassador’s Mansion (But He Got a Big Surprise!)
Worthless Trump stayed in Paris in 2018 with the U.S. ambassador as part of the commemorations for the centennial of the end of World War I and left with sone art treasures... or so he thought. He was as a guest of Ambassador Jamie McCourt at the Hotel de Pontalba, … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Bisexual French Filmmaker, Cyril Collard
Les Nuits Fauves via Youtube December 1, 1957 - Cyril Collard: "What happens when AIDS hits you? You feel fear, a profound fear. But at the same time a strange calm comes and takes you in hand. It turns fatality into destiny, in which you can dredge up - out of even the … [Read more...]
Hundreds of Bikers Crash Into Each Other on the “Mountain of Hell” Pile-Up. Watch
The Mountain of Hell, is a downhill mountain bike competition in France, lived up to its name this year on June 30. This is France's most famous marathon downhill race with a simple concept. 1,000+ riders all drop in from the snowy start line and battle it out all the way … [Read more...]
Billionaire Art Collector & the Richest Man In Europe Pledge $340 Million to Rebuild Notre Dame
Billionaire art collectors and businessmen François Pinault and Bernard Arnault have pledged around $340 million to help rebuild Notre Dame announcing their gifts within hours of a devastating blaze … [Read more...]
#Eurovision19: France Will Be Represented This Year By a Queer Muslim, Bilal Hassani (They Just Might Win Too) Watch
Bilal Hassani is a 19 year-old French singer that will represent France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019. Hassani was born in Paris to a Moroccan Muslim family from Casablanca. His mother is a naturalised French citizen and his father lives in Singapore. At the end of … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Writer, Colette
January 28, 1873– Colette: Do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm. Her name was Sidonie Gabrielle Claudine Colette Gauthier-Villars de Jouvanel Goudeket, but smartly, she went simply by "Colette". Colette put herself out to the world as an ingénue, an innocent young … [Read more...]
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