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October 2021
The Wine Issue
Tanisha Townsend has one advice for you: “You don’t need to know a lot about wine to enjoy it!” The Chicago native, a sommelier in Paris and a rising voice among wine professionals of color, wants to make le vin accessible to all. She sat down with us for an interview. Also in this issue, read about the symbolism of wine in France! Done with your glass? Turn to our profile of Natalie Barney, the American heiress who reigned over Paris’s lesbian intelligentsia, and our story on the Covid castaways: couples, families, and employees who became stranded in the United States, Canada, or France due to travel and visa restrictions.
Featured Articles
IDEAS
COVIDEXODUS
Are Our Cities Really Emptying?
To believe the buzz, millions of big-city dwellers are scurrying to start a new life in suburbs, small towns, or even the deepest countryside.
PERSPECTIVES
TRAVEL BAN
The Covid Castaways
From couples and families to employees and investors, many people have found themselves stranded in the United States, Canada, or France due to restrictions on travel. What’s more, this plight is continuing with the fourth wave of Covid-19 and the Delta variant.
LIFESTYLE
E-1027
The Mystery of Eileen Gray’s Villa
This strange house with a funny name on the Mediterranean coastline stands as a testament to the birth of modern architecture
CULTURE
Eddy L. Harris
“I Know Paris Better Than Any Other City in the World”
Eddy L. Harris was born in Indianapolis. He has written seven books including Mississippi Solo, the story of how he canoed down the legendary river during the 1980s. But since 1996, his books have only been released in his adoptive country, France, where Le Mississippi dans la peau, his return to the scene of his first adventure thirty years later, has just been published.
Table of contents
NEWS
Bis Repetita? President Macron Visits Marseille. Again. By Anthony Bulger
COME ON OUT
French Cultural Events in North America. By Tracy Kendrick
IDEAS
Editorial: The New Melting Pot. By Guy Sorman
Gérard Araud: “The Afghanistan Disaster Is Not the End of America as a World Power.” By Guy Sorman
Are Our Cities Really Emptying? By Anthony Bulger
ENTREPRENEUR
Tanisha Townsend: “People Think They Need to Know a Lot about Wine to Enjoy It – You Don’t!” By Lindsey Tramuta
PERSPECTIVES
The Covid Castaways. By Clément Thiery
FASHION
The Gentleman’s Style: Jackets: How Low Can You Go? By Julien Scavini
LIFESTYLE
The Mystery of Eileen Gray’s Villa. By Jean-Gabriel Fredet
CULTURE
A Canvas, an Artist: Robert Delaunay, Eiffel Tower. By Tracy Kendrick
Natalie Clifford Barney: The Enchantress on Rue Jacob. By Jérôme Kagan
Christopher Anderson: In the Name of the Son. By Jonas Cuénin
Eddy L. Harris: “I Know Paris Better Than Any Other City in the World.” By Sophie Joubert
Joy Sorman: Skin Deep. By Sophie Joubert
LANGUAGE
The Wordsmith: The Symbolism of Wine in France. By Dominique Mataillet
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