A Francophile East Coast U.S. Road Trip (1): French Bakeries, American History
Part of a week-long, 1400-mile European-style road trip from New Jersey to Florida, with stops at Philadelphia, Richmond, Raleigh, Charleston, Savannah and Orlando and south Florida.
Va-nu-pieds: Running in Parc Montsouris with Christian Boltanski
Va-nu-pieds, the Barefoot Photographer, is a frequent visitor to the gardens and parks of Paris. Here in Parc Montsouris he captures a runner against the stillness (and murmur) of a bench.
Mano Solo has died. If you don’t know his work check it out.
Mano Solo, one of the most remarkable, independent voices of contemporary French music since the release of his first album in 1993, has died at the age of 46. He is buried in Pere Lachaise Cemetery.
Winter in Paris: Does size matter on the ice canal?
Winter in Paris: As ice forms on the Canal Saint Martin photographers take to the bridges and cobblestones and snowy edges.
Va-nu-pieds: The Eiffel Tower
The barefoot French photographer Va-nu-pieds expresses the can-can-like joy of seeing the Eiffel Tower, even if for the umpteenth time.
Va-nu-pieds: Square Paul Painlevé, La Neige / Snow
The barefoot French photographer Va-nu-pieds enjoys a rare walk in the snow in Paris and stops by a Siberian elm in the Latin Quarter.
Va-nu-pieds: Parc de Sceaux, A Family
Barefoot French photographer Va-nu-pieds visits the Parc de Sceaux, south of Paris, and spots a family enjoying a day in the sun.
On a Train from Paris to Rome
One of these days we'll get around to making a real video for "On a Train from Paris to Rome" -- music by Jordan Zell, lyrics by Gary Lee Kraut -- but in the meantime you can watch and listen to a practice performance of the song by Jordan Zell and Yuri Stolov at the Putin Bar in Jerusalem in November 2009.
Junior Year Abroad: English as a Second Language
During junior year abroad, Kim Sotman abandons Paris for London for the weekend to reaccustom her ear to English, though it's far cry from the English she knows.