HeyJaredThis Week in France
Notes from a Californian who has lived in France for 12+ years and still survives off a steady stream of NPR and WhatsApp messages from home
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Paris will make you want to fill your calendar (opens the original)
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Today we’re taking an intermission in the story of Berthe Morisot to talk about cultural happenings around Paris. You could think of this as an advert break. So grab a snack and your agenda…We’ve survived the hard shock of la rentrée, and can now appreciate its upside: cultural programming is back, baby! If you’re like me, you want to do everything, and you want to be home every evening by 8, so let’s choose wisely.Book Event: Jo PiazzaThe first thing on my calendar was Jo Piazza
Who was the love of Berthe Morisot’s life? She was telling us all along. (pt 1) (opens the original)
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This one’s a bit of a deep dive. I’ll be back soon with a light roundup of things that have been going on in Paris and what I’m looking forward to this fall…Even if you’re not into impressionist gossip, if you saw Berthe Morisot’s paintings of her husband, Eugène Manet, you might wonder: How on earth did she end up married to this guy ?<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!o9uH!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-po
Keeping the summer spark alive (opens the original)
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I don’t mind being short—the only time it really got me was in grad school when I had an office with an ocean view I couldn’t see—but but it does mean when my kids had their friends over after we returned from summer break, it was a parade of middle school girls who are now taller than I am.In summer, kids grow in a way that makes you rub your eyes, blink, and say: weren’t you a foot shorter when I saw you last Tuesday? It was my incredible privilege to spend most of July and August surrounded b
What makes a summer ? (opens the original)
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Summer Reruns: Almost Never Built, Almost Never Seen (opens the original)
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I like to write while swimming laps. I’ll imagine the backstory for a character or play with a story idea. Yesterday, I let my thoughts roam over the Odyssey and I tried to weave together ideas on homecoming, home going, French poetry. It was turning into a nice little Substack article. Or so it seemed on lap 32. The only problem with writing in the pool is no paper. Which is fine, if you have a quiet afternoon, a notebook, and a pen. But we find ourselves in the stretch of summer where after th
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