Edith Piaf, dead now for nearly 50 years, has become one of France’s great national monuments, as lucratively exportable a product as Maurice Chevalier, Claude Monet and Crépes Suzettes. Everyone here ...

I recently read the New York Times obituary for the famous American boxer, Jake “Raging Bull” LaMotta, who was portrayed by Robert De Niro in the acclaimed 1980 film of the same name. The article’s ...

Zaho de Sagazan has become a shooting star of contemporary French pop music by reimagining the chanson genre for a younger, more dance-oriented audience. By Thomas Rogers His dozens of songs included ...