The Brief

“Our Customers Are the General Public and the Soldiers”

To learn more about the National Museum of the United States Army, south of Washington D.C., its inception, and its mission, we sat down […]

By Clément Thiery
| May 31, 2023

Museum

The U.S. Army’s French Treasures on Display in Virginia

The U.S. Army has inaugurated a free museum devoted to its history and its soldiers’ experiences south of Washington D.C. A “front door” to […]

By Clément Thiery
| May 31, 2023

Cinema

Didier Allouch, a Frenchie between Cannes and Hollywood

Didier Allouch is getting ready to leave his base in Los Angeles, where he has lived for nearly 30 years covering the Oscars for […]

By Clément Thiery
| May 10, 2023

Streaming

Transatlantic: “Marseille Is a Character in the Show”

Anna Winger, the American writer behind the hit series Unorthodox, has brought the story of the Emergency Rescue Committee to Netflix. Based in Marseille […]

By Clément Thiery
| April 26, 2023

The Brief

Renewable Energy: “There’s So Much to Do!”

In 2002, Electricité de France (EDF) acquired a Danish company originally founded in the 1980s to maintain a wind farm near Palm Springs, California. […]

By Clément Thiery
| April 19, 2023

Streaming

Damoiselle: Humor, History, and Beauty

What if beauty tutorials had always existed? This question is the starting point for Damoiselle, a show created by TV5MONDEplus, whose second season has […]

By Clément Thiery
| April 13, 2023

Portrait

The Pilot Who Never Came in from the Cold

In the late 1960s, French pilot Dominique Prinet flew rudimentary bush planes all over northern Canada. In a riveting book, recently translated into French, […]

By Clément Thiery
| March 28, 2023

Diptych Icons

Did This French Château Inspire the White House?

The Château de Rastignac, in the Dordogne region, might have inspired the American presidential residence. Or perhaps it’s the other way around? […]

By Clément Thiery
| February 20, 2023

Streaming

Richard Orlinski: Long Live Street Art!

How have urban cultures stood up to the post-Covid reality? This is the question asked by sculptor Richard Orlinski, one of today’s best-known French […]

By Clément Thiery
| February 8, 2023

Luxury

Chapal, America Under the Skin

Fur coats for her, rabbit felt hats for him, and sheepskin jackets for bomber pilots! The French company, which is celebrating its 190^th anniversary […]

By Clément Thiery
| December 21, 2022

Author: Clément Thiery

“Our Customers Are the General Public and the Soldiers”

The U.S. Army’s French Treasures on Display in Virginia

Didier Allouch, a Frenchie between Cannes and Hollywood

Transatlantic: “Marseille Is a Character in the Show”

Renewable Energy: “There’s So Much to Do!”

Damoiselle: Humor, History, and Beauty

The Pilot Who Never Came in from the Cold

Did This French Château Inspire the White House?

Richard Orlinski: Long Live Street Art!

Chapal, America Under the Skin

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