maya's musings

There’s this new show on Bravo you’ve probably heard about, as it is the first “scripted” show broadcast by Bravo, labelled as many as a sort of L.A version of “Sex And The City” (which it’s not but, hey, people love a label, right?) and, last but not...

This week-end, for the lucky ones who get to be there, it will be possible to observe a fantastic phenomenon along the French littoral in Brittany and Normandy: exceptional tidal ranges – actually the biggest in Europe at the moment! For sea lovers, two...

The Oscars nominations were revealed earlier this week. Amongst the nominees for best movies, I was happy to see ‘Whiplash’ by Damien Chazelle, with Miles Teller and J.K Simmons (nominated as Best Actor in a supporting role) who’s quite formidable, indeed,...

In 1968, Jacques Brel, incredibly talented artist, expressed his Best Wishes for the New Year on the radio. They were beautiful, and most of all, they seem so appropriate these days, I thought I should put them there... Happy New Year, everyone! « Je...

Mon récit de la Marche Républicaine La semaine qui vient de s’écouler a été émotionnellement éprouvante de mille et une façons. D’abord, mercredi : à midi, lorsque j’ai appris, sidérée, ce qui c’était produit dans les locaux de Charlie Hebdo, c’est le...

My telling of the Republican March This past week has been overwhelming in so many ways. First, Wednesday: at noon, when I heard, appalled, of the attack that took place in Charlie Hebdo’s conference room, I felt almost literally knocked out by the news....