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March 2021
Hurray, quality French TV shows are now everywhere! The Bureau, Call My Agent!, Lupin, which one do you prefer? Next, in the midst of the #MeToo movement and the Olivier Duhamel affair, and on the occasion of the simultaneous publication in the United States and in France of Consent – Vanessa Springora’s shocking book – and La Familia grande by Camille Kouchner, discover the books inspiring change in French society. This month, we also take you to meet Lindsey Tramuta, an American journalist and author living in Paris. On her Instagram account with 100,000 followers and on Twitter, she tackles issues of feminism and equality head-on and reveals the best secret addresses in Paris!
Featured Articles
BUSINESS
FRÉDÉRIC MALLE
The Art of Perfume
The most American of all French perfumers founded Éditions de Parfums Frédéric Malle twenty years ago. Now based in New York City, he practices perfumery like a fine art.
CULTURE
LINDSEY TRAMUTA
American, French, and Everywhere
Influencer, journalist, author, podcaster – Lindsey Tramuta does it all. From the center of Paris, where she has been living for the past fifteen years, this American-born naturalized French citizen recently published an inspiring book about the women who are transforming the capital.
CULTURE
NANCY CUNARD
The Blue-Eyed Rebel
Nancy Cunard’s life began like a fairy tale in a château in the middle of the English countryside. Yet it had such a sordid, desperate, penniless ending that you could be forgiven for thinking it lasted too long.
By Jérôme Kagan
CULTURE
LOUIS MALLE
Perspectives on America
In 1978, Louis Malle moved to the United States, where he lived on and off until his death in 1995. He directed eight films there, including little-known masterpieces such as Atlantic City, My Dinner with André, and God’s Country. Rubbing shoulders with Hollywood’s elite and independent-film circles, he made a name for himself and stood out for the subtlety of his perspective on American society in the 1980s.
Table of contents
NEWS
Le bilan d’Emmanuel Macron: How Is the President Faring So Far? By Anthony Bulger
STAY IN
Recent Streamable Documentaries for Francophiles of All Stripes. By Tracy Kendrick
IDEAS
Editorial: God in America. By Guy Sorman
Roger Cohen: “Being a Francophile Is a Life Sentence.” By Guy Sorman
We’re Not in Dallas Anymore: A Short History of Series, in Parallel. By Anthony Bulger
BUSINESS
Frédéric Malle, the Art of Perfume. By Benoît Georges
FASHION
The Gentleman’s Style: Elegant Resilience. By Julien Scavini
LIFESTYLE
A Virtual Museum at Home. By Jean-Gabriel Fredet
BON APPETIT
The Return of the Green Fairy. By Clément Thiery
CULTURE
Lindsey Tramuta: American, French, and Everywhere. By Gabriel Bertrand
A Canvas, an Artist: Georges Seurat, A Sunday on La Grande Jatte. By Tracy Kendrick
Nancy Cunard, the Blue-Eyed Rebel. By Jérôme Kagan
Louis Malle: Perspectives on America. By Pauline Guedj
Sexual Abuse: Literature Inspiring
Change in French Society. By Sophie Joubert
The Orient Express, a Railway Legend. By Jonas Cuénin
LANGUAGE
HISTOIRE
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