Paris celebrates the International Year of Forests

The United Nations has designated 2011 the International Year of Forests and Paris is celebrating with exhibitions about its trees - Stephen Clarke is going to show us some of the flora and fauna we can find in the streets of Paris. Plus, Stephen brings to light some cases of politicians living in city-owned housing that was meant for lower-income families.

CULTURE CRITICS

Jessica Michault

Fashion Critic
Amobe Mevegue

Music Critic
Sean Rose

Art Critic
Lisa Nesselson

Film Critic
Stephen Clarke

French Culture Critic

05/04/2013 - CULTURE

A New Fashion Icon

Designer Hedi Slimane's revamping of Saint Laurent has already raised a few eyebrows. But you'll never guess who he chose as the newest face for the French brand. Find out who in Fashion!

04/04/2013 - CULTURE

The short story is having its moment, and rightly so. When you don’t have time to read an entire novel, a short, self-contained story is the perfect alternative, giving you a compressed blast of reading pleasure. Our book critic, Sylvia Whitman, tells us about some of her favourite short story collections.

03/04/2013 - CULTURE

The rain in Spain stays mainly on the plane

After nearly two decades of (slightly) more serious fare, Pedro Almodovar gives full flight to flamboyance in "I'm So Excited," an outlandish confection set almost entirely on a circling plane. Our cinema critic Lisa Nesselson tells us more.

02/04/2013 - CULTURE

Justin Timberlake: the Triumphant Comeback of a Pop Icon

Our music critic Amobe Mevegue tells us about Justin Timberlake's extraordinary musical comeback with "the 20/20 experience" album. Plus, we discover the Qwartz electronic Music Awards, and sounds from the promising Ivory Coast artist Serge Beynaud.

01/04/2013 - CULTURE

'Art At War'

'Art at war, 1938-1947', an exhibition that explores the state of the visual arts in France from the rise of fascism to the aftermath of the Second World War. After Paris’ Museum of modern art, the show curated by art historian Laurence Bertrand Dorléac is moving on to Guggenheim Bilbao.