Berfrois

Paris

Ward Sutton’s illustrated review of “Americans in Paris”

Submerged Paris

‘Bohuslav Martinu was the out and out cosmopolitan – a lethal term of abuse under both Fascists and Stalinists, whose sustained attention he was therefore fortunate to escape’

Superficial normality of occupied Paris, for those without a yellow star

Book excerpt: ‘Awakening Joy’ by James Baraz and Shoshana Alexander
Podcast: Jerrold Levinson on Music and Eros
Slideshow: Famous Literary Drunks and Addicts
Short story: ‘Appetite’ by Saïd Sayrafiezadeh
Poetry podcast: Lesley Wheeler reads her poem Oral Culture
Photo essay: The Shooting War