“I can’t believe it … you’re in Paris for two weeks and you already have a boyfriend,” my sister said on the phone to me last night. She was exaggerating, for sure. “Oh Jesus, hardly. We haven’t even kissed.” It’s true, Mr. Cupid and I had our second date this week, and there was no kiss on the […]
I got posed a rabbit. And I am not happy about it. That is to say that Pierre m’a posé un lapin, which is the expression for getting stood up. (Don’t ask me what rabbits have to do with it.) Technically, no, I didn’t go somewhere and wait around for no one to show up, but […]
While I was in NYC, a session with my old shrink told me that I really need to—as much as I hate, hate this expression—“put myself out there” more. “It’s not wrong to want to be in a relationship,” Dr. W reasoned. “It’s unhealthy, however, if you just sit at home all the time and do nothing about […]
Who wouldn’t love an excellent Cabernet Sauvignon with its velvety feel? With Cabernet Sauvignon, you can never go wrong. Its full-bodied and graceful, soft layering notes of berries, bring your palate to a different gastronomical dimension. Perhaps you are one of the enthusiasts? Or are you one of the newly enthralled wine aficionado? Either of […]
Romance, believe it or not, originates from medieval times. It is the legacy of french troubadours and chivalry. Paris might be the City of Love, but it’s medieval patina is hard to notice as Paris is varnished in art deco and classical style. But there lays much beyond the walls of Paris for those that […]
White bread, rich cheeses, and red wine are beloved staples of the Gallic diet. They smoke, they drink, they consume loads of saturated fats… yet they don’t have an obesity problem, they don’t lose their looks with age, and they have the lowest rate of cardiovascular mortality worldwide. What gives, France? We’re not the only […]
It took me three days to come up with a witty and grammatically correct text to send to Scrappy Bathroom Boy (not the best nickname I realize), the guy I’d met at the Prescription Cocktail Club last Saturday. Why is it so hard to find my personality in this language? I wondered as I made […]
The trend of camping has gone global, reaching from the national parks of Australia to the southern United States city of Atlanta. The Treehouses and Peace tent in the city with the world’s busiest airport can cost you $375 a night. These are also the most popular rentals on Airbnb worldwide. In Australia, the Bugaloo […]
This weekend, police apprehended International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn on an airplane moments before takeoff over accusations that he sexually assaulted a New York City hotel maid earlier that day. Strauss-Kahn, a French politician, is now the center of what the London Guardian is calling “France’s Monica Lewinsky moment” — as well as the […]
