Jim Morrison & Lipstick Kisses at Oscar Wilde’s Pere-Lachaise
by Kevin E.G. Perry “They say, Lady Hunstanton, that when good Americans die they go to Paris.” ~ Oscar Wilde, “A Woman of No Importance” Oscar…
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Zelda Fitzgerald: The Roaring ’20s Icon
by Sara Hodon Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald was one of the most celebrated figures of the 1920s. Along with her husband, novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald, Zelda…
‘Bad Boy Poet’ Francois Villon in Medieval and Modern Paris
by Alysa Salzberg The first time I read Francois Villon’s works, I discovered a world I had yet to unearth, however, knew by heart. One…
The Adorable Madeline: A Parisian Adventurer
by Jennifer Ciotta In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines lived twelve little girls in two straight lines. Austrian-born Madeline creator…
Alexandre Dumas and Monte-Cristo
By Patti Lecron “Ah! Monte-Cristo is one of the most delicious follies ever made. It is the most royal bonbonniere that exists!” wrote Honore Balzac,…
The Story of Edith Piaf
Edith Piaf has always had a cult following. A voice like hers comes along perhaps once in a century. Her sad and valiant life story steals hearts.
Hemingway at Shakespeare & Company
For Ernest Hemingway, the walk from his Latin Quarter flat to Gertrude Stein’s pavillon at 27, rue des Fleurs, would have been a pleasant one:…