Winter sales at Galeries Lafayette running to Feb. 14, 2012

Okay, fellas, it's time to think about making an impression on Valentine's Day. You can do like every other guy in town and take the love of your life flowers. Or, you can score lots of  points by offering her a gift of the gods that's...

Musée CarnavaletThe Musée Carnavalet takes a look at working-class Paris from the end of the French Revolution to the First World War with an exhibition titled "Le Peuple de Paris au XIX Siecle, des guinguettes aux barricades" (The People of Paris in the 19th century. Guinguettes and...

Paris' Hotel de Ville pays tribute to the French cartoonist Jean-Jacques Sempé with a retrospective exhibition "Sempé, un peu de Paris et d'ailleurs"of more than 300 of his illustrations (until March 31).  Known simply by the name Sempé (born 1932, Bordeaux) his work is often described as a...

Love film? Love Paris? How about combining the two and discover the settings that belong to some of the most iconic films based in the City of Lights? The Paris Mayor’s office has put together a compilation of downloadable pdf files which map out the locations in Paris of some of the world’s...

Wine shops (caves à vins) in Paris have a more important role than in many other European countries. The wine specialists behind the counter see their role as counsellor, much like a pharmacist, ready to offer advice to the novice and connoisseur alike. Often, these shops take the next step, and...

The Word of the Wives by Abby Guinness performed by Diana Stewart in English with French subtitles and bilingual narration. Behind every great man there is a great woman. Discover the point of view of six unheard wives of famous men of the Bible·.·Biblical history and fiction mixed with a...

Originating in the suburbs of Paris in the 1930s, this distinctively energetic style of jazz was created by the legendary Django Reinhardt, who played with fellow gypsy musicians in Parisian jazz haunts during the 1930s and 1940s. Reinhardt grew up in a caravan in the Parisian suburbs and...

Blvd Haussman window courtesy Paris Tourist Office, photo A Dupont

There's no better way to start a new season in the fashion capital than with a whole new look. True, Paris can be pricy, but during the two yearly sales, prices are slashed to invite some healthy indulgence of retail therapy. The...

The discreet, green façade of the store makes no effort to pull in a crowd and some of the cooking implements in the window look tired.  Yet if the light catches in just the right way, you might spot a gleam of copper through the open door.  If you have a food-loving bone in your body, you'll...

Paris Metro consists of 16 lines spanning all of the city and its suburbs. The metro is classified into 5 zones, with the first two zones covering Paris and the rest traveling to outer neighborhoods. Each of the lines are identified by a color and a number making it easy to locate the correct...

The Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson is showing an exhibition of black and white photographs of Mexico taken in the 30's by Paul Strand (1890 – 1976) and Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908 –2004). The exhibition juxtaposes Bresson's fluid 35mm Leica candid style pictures with Strand's more "formal"...

Foto/Grafica: A New History of the Latin-American Photobook is an exhibition (to April 8) at Paris' Le Bal featuring 40 photobooks produced between 1921 and 2012. The exhibition, based around six themes: History and propaganda, urban photography, photo essays, artists books, literature and...

Diane Arbus (1923–1971) once said “A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you, the less you know...” The same could be said about Arbus herself. Although this enigmatic photographer has become one of the world's most  influential artists, considerable mystery surrounds her...

If you wander down the Rue de Seine in the 6th arrondissment in the direction of the river, you will pass a little restaurant called Fish, la Boissonnerie. Known for its excellent food and extensive wine list, Fish has been a favourite among locals and tourists since it was opened by a New...

Australian brother/sister duo Belle Roscoe, aka Matty and Julia Gurry, aren't afraid of a challenge. Two years ago the pair traded Melbourne's sunny beaches for a country where both the language and the music market are notoriously difficult to crack: France.

But after selling out shows around...

American expat poet John Kliphan died in his beloved Paris recently. His friends will gather for a tribute to him with a special dedicated poetry evening (March 4, 3pm) at the Highlander, 8, rue de Nevers, 6e.

John Kliphan (b. April 6, 1933, Boston – d. January 26, 2012, Paris) was a passionate...

Stephen Clarke, photo: Johnny Ring

His new work looks...

Stephanie Campion, photo: B. CruvellierThe man in the hot seat the other night in the basement of Carr’s Irish pub was American playwright Roy Lisker. Seated on a stool in a vaulted, tubular chamber beneath the bar, Lisker faced an audience of 35 or so amateur theater critics who had just heard...

Think Paris, think pâtisserie.  Few visitors can resist the buttery crumbs of a croissant, the sweet tang of strawberry tart or the sugary puff of a chouquette. But of all the treats lining the pâtisserie wall, the macaron is the fairest of them all. Said to have been the preferred treat of...

Voltaire once said "It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce." Most anglos have a negative view of the word and would agree with the Merriam Webster Dictionary definition that seduction implies "the enticement of a person to sexual intercourse or the act of leading aside... "But...

With over 30 million visitors a year, Paris is the world’s most visited city. Among its many attractions are its 153 museums, which showcase an incredibly diverse collection of art from all around the world. In a bid to widen accessibility to this impressive cultural heritage, the city of Paris...

Often, the term “Pygmalion” is used to describe artist, Jean-Paul Goude and the intimate rapport he has with his muses. However, instead of sculpting object of desires out of stone, Goude transforms women with whom he cultivates a relationship into his living, breathing works of mythical art....

Once upon a time, 80 years ago there was a little elephant named Babar. Today, eight decades later, the iconic children’s character remains one of the top icons of the children’s literary market. Marking this very special birthday, the toy museum of the Musée des Arts Decorative plays host to an...

Mosquée, ©DudleyAlthough Paris is known for its cafés it also has many cosy and elegant tearooms where you can pass an afternoon enjoying fine-quality tea with delicious cakes and pastries. While many people know about the city's most famous tearooms such as the "Mariage...

The iconic French singer comes to life in this enthralling biography written by Australian author Carolyn Burke, who captures Edith Piaf’s immense charisma along with the time and place that gave rise to her unprecedented international career. Burke's previous biographes include  “Lee Miller: A...

With "Crazy Horse," celebrated American documentarian Frederick Wiseman pulls back the curtain to reveal what many consider to be "the world's most classy nude dancing show."  In his 39th film, Wiseman explores "Désirs," the current creation of the world famous cabaret club, Crazy Horse, located...