Newsletters

Newsletters 2024

November-December
"The Paris That Never Was”
Scuttled Plans to Change Paris


September-October
“Through the Eyes of Eric Hazan
Tribute to a Flâneur Extraordinaire


J
uly
“Bonne Fete Nationale!”
Just Don’t Say “Bastille Day”


May-June
"A Year of Remembrance"
Commemorating 80 Years Since D-Day, Normandy and Liberation of Paris  

March-April
“L’Année Parisienne”
All Eyes are on Paris and the Olympics
 

January-February
“Bonjour Jeunesse!”
Macron’s Cabinet is a Youth Movement




Newsletters

Newsletters 2023

December
"Plus Ça Change" 
Is There Progress in History? 

November
Le Flâneur or Der Flâneur?
Could an Iconic French Character be German?  

October
Who is a Parisian?
How To Define Natives and Immigrants?   

September
Les Querelles de la Rue
The Debates Over Public vs. Private  

August
Mark Twain Takes a Shave in Paris
It Does Not Go Trés Bien  

July
Myths and Mysteries of the Bastille
Zoom Presentation: View it on You Tube 

June
France’s Conversation About Slavery
“There Are No Slaves in France.” Vraiment

May
Sapiosexuality
Were the Enlightenment Philosophes Lovers of the Mind? 

April
"Le Chemin d’Egalité" 
How France and U.S. Differ on Achieving Equality

March
Take the Proust Challenge
Reading “A la Recherche du Temps Perdu” 

February
Decoding the Street Art of Paris
From A2 to Invader  

January
Raising Retirement Age in France
What Would Voltaire Say? 

Newsletters

Newsletters 2022

December
Is Paris Greenwashing?
The Quest to Be the Greenest City in Europe

July
France, the U.S., and Secularism
Are We Non-Kissing Cousins?


Newsletters

Newsletters 2021

The Intellectual Index of Paris