A show at the Pompidou Center in Paris, “Beat Generation: New York, San Francisco, Paris,” is the first major retrospective on the Beats since the 1990s.
Source: The Beats’ Countercultural Ferment Still Bubbles, in Paris – The New York Times
How Toots Thielemans inspired a champion whistler from the Netherlands
Not long after Toots Thielemans came up with his inspired jazz tune Bluesette in 1961, his style caught the ear of a young Dutch whistler named Geert Chatrou.
Source: How Toots Thielemans inspired a champion whistler from the Netherlands | Public Radio International
The Power of Memories: ‘Muriel’ and ‘Cemetery of Splendor’
The French director Alain Resnais and the Thai filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul examine national trauma.
Source: The Power of Memories: ‘Muriel’ and ‘Cemetery of Splendor’
Tom Plevnik: Paris is always a good idea
More wonderful photographs of Paris by Tom Plevnik. Take a look at his amazing work by clicking the image below.
Today I booked a hotel and air ticket to Paris. See you on 21. October.
Whistling Through the Pearly Gates
Heaven has a new angel, and Jesus can this one whistle a tune.
Belgian jazz legend Toots Thielemans has passed away. Just yesterday, I was online checking the dates of the Toots Thielsmans Jazz Festival which takes place annually at La Hulpe, Belgium. I was hoping to attend next summer, and wondered if Toots would still be able to perform his magic.
Burkini beach brawl leads third French city in a week to ban the swimsuit for Muslim women – The Washington Post
The “burkini” — a full-body swimsuit favored by some Muslim women that resembles a wetsuit worn by divers or surfers — has become a political and cultural trigger point in France.
