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December 2022

Inventing Paris

The Paris we love was born in the late 19th century – an elaborate staging engineered by Napoleon III and Baron Haussmann. Read our interview with Esther da Costa Meyer, professor of art and archeology at Princeton, who invites us to see the French capital in a new light. Also in this issue: As part of World AIDS Day on December 1, read about the French-American race to discover HIV; discover how Jean-Luc Godard, who passed away in September, is still influencing American filmmakers; and pay a visit to the Fouquet’s, the chic Parisian brasserie and hotel that just opened in Manhattan!

Featured Articles

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THE OBSERVER

LESSONS WELL-WORTH THE CHEESE

On Camembert, Culture, and Cleanliness

For months, an epic battle has been raging in France between artisan and industrial cheesemakers over one of the world’s most famous cheeses, Camembert – that disk of creamy, ivory-colored delight which, according to the poet Léon-Paul Fargue, smells of God’s feet.

By Anthony Bulger

BUSINESS

FROM PARIS TO TRIBECA

The Fouquet's World Tour

You no longer need to stroll along the Champs-Elysées to eat or sleep at the Fouquet’s. The legendary Parisian brasserie has just opened its first American hotel in Lower Manhattan, and is now wooing the fashion and film elite.

By Benoît Georges

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CINEMA

GODARD IS NOT DEAD

(For American Filmmakers)

Richard Brody must be Jean-Luc Godard’s biggest fan in the United States. The Francophile film critic and New Yorker writer has published a number of articles about his work, as well as a landmark biography. Two months after the passing of the French-Swiss director, we asked him about Godard’s 70-year career, his enduring popularity in the United States, and the time the two met in Switzerland.

By Pauline Guedj

SCIENCE

HIV

A Hotly Contested French-American Discovery

As part of World AIDS Day on December 1, France-Amérique is looking back over the years of transatlantic cooperation and competition that led to the discovery of HIV. This virus continues to kill people – last year alone, some 650,000 people died of AIDS-related illnesses.

By Vincent Dozol

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Table of contents

FROM THE NEWSDESK

Going Nuclear: The Pros and Cons of the Quarante-Neuf-Trois. By Anthony Bulger

COME ON OUT

French Cultural Events in North America. By Tracy Kendrick

EDITORIAL

The Ups and Downs of French-American Friendship. By Guy Sorman

INTERVIEW

Esther da Costa Meyer: Inventing Paris. By Guy Sorman

THE OBSERVER

On Camembert, Culture, and Cleanliness: Lessons Well-Worth the Cheese. By Anthony Bulger

BUSINESS

The Fouquet’s World Tour, from Paris to Tribeca. By Benoît Georges

CINEMA

For American Filmmakers, Godard Is Not Dead. By Pauline Guedj

ALBERTINE DIARIES

Does Creativity Give Astronauts an Edge? By Caroline Gueye

BON APPÉTIT

Rebekah Peppler: The American Food Writer in Paris, Reinvented. By Caitlin Raux Gunther

Recipe: Oysters on the Rocks

LUXURY

Chapal, America Under the Skin. By Clément Thiery

FRENCH AMERICA

New Rochelle, New York. By Anthony Lacoudre

SCIENCE

HIV, a Hotly Contested French-American Discovery. By Vincent Dozol

GIFT IDEAS

Five Coffee-Table Books for Francophiles. By Clément Thiery

BOOKS

Camille de Toledo: The Lost Dreams of Europe and America. By Sophie Joubert

THE WORDSMITH

Francocide, from Fantasy to Reality. By Dominique Mataillet

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