This is part six of a seven-part series on my trip to Paris. Read the other parts here. When I first moved to New York, one of my early adventures was spending an entire day at the Met. I walked every nook and cranny until my legs ached, soaking up gallery after gallery. On my first trip to ...
Paris Part Cinq (Place des Vosges, Le Marais…)
This is part five of a seven-part series on my trip to Paris. Read the other parts here. For those of you paying attention at home, by this point in Paris I've enjoyed quite a bit of food but - somehow - not a single croissant! That was quickly remedied on Friday morning when I walked just the ...
Paris Part Quatre (Champagne in Champagne)
This is part four in a seven-part series on my trip to Paris. Read all the parts here. By Thursday, I was feeling more comfortable than ever in the city. I had the Metro system down pat, a favorite shop to stop for necessities like instant coffee and nutella for my breakfast toast. With a lot of ...
Paris Part Trois (The Opera, Macarons and Wandering Paris)
This is part three of a seven-part series on my trip to Paris. Read the other parts here. After a packed day of experiences on Tuesday, both my aunt and I were game for a more chill day on Wednesday. More to the point, Wednesday had long been designated Macarons Day, as I'd signed up in advance for ...
Paris Part Deux (Eiffel Tower, Versailles & Rodin)
This is part two of a seven-part series on my trip to Paris. Read the other parts here. Monday morning arrived with no sign of the rain or clouds subsiding. With its persistent dreariness, Monday was also the day my aunt arrived in town and I'd transfer over to the apartment she'd rented for the ...
Paris Part Un (Arrival and Montmartre)
This is the first post in a seven-part (!) series on my trip to Paris. Subscribe in the field on this page to be notified when a new post is published. After weeks of anticipation, I finally boarded a plane for Paris on the evening of Friday, March 3. Well, I boarded a plane for Reykjavik, which ...
Watch This: Chicago’s DOC10 Film Festival
Next week, Chicago Media Project presents DOC10, an annual film festival that presents the most compelling documentary films of the year over the course of a few days. This year, organizers have partnered with the newly-revamped Davis Theater in Lincoln Square to showcase films covering subject ...
Paris, Here I Come
Just before the holidays, a dear, generous aunt shared over dinner that she had a trip to Paris planned for March, including an extra bed available in the Airbnb apartment booked for the week. I had my ticket to the City of Lights confirmed practically before the day was out. The last time I ...
Watch This: Get Out
Last month, Film Twitter went all a-twitter when it was revealed that this year's Sundance Film Festival secret screening was comedian Jordan Peele's directorial debut, Get Out (he also wrote the original screenplay). Early buzz was effusive, a promising reception after a work-in-progress Keanu, ...
Maybe Watch This: A United Kingdom
In 2014, director Amma Asante - former actress turned filmmaker - hit the scene in a big way with one of the most underrated films of that year, Belle. Actually her sophomore feature, she'd previously been named Most Promising Newcomer at the BAFTAs in 2005, a prescient prediction. This week, ...
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