Tagged French

So, dear readers, last week I was sick with an upper respiratory infection and did absolutely nothing but lay down for about five days. During this time, the amount of media that I usually consume went way up,...

“Portrait of a Lady on Fire” is a French period-piece romance directed by Celine Sciamma. The film follows Marianne (Noémie Merlant), a painter tasked with painting a rich woman, Héloïse (Adèle...

Jean-Honore Fragonard’s “The Swing,” one of the best-known pieces from the French Rococo period, speaks volumes for what we expect from French art. The sweet buttery elegance of the aristocratic French....

One of the pieces of advice I got for studying abroad was, “try the local food everywhere.” I took it to heart, because I love food. In Geneva, Switzerland, I was ready to use this approach because the...