作为现行世界上最古老的选美比赛,法国小姐于1920年由莫里斯·德·瓦莱夫(Maurice de Waleffe)以“法国最美丽的女人”为题创立。 然而早在一战期间,“Miss France”这一说法就已经诞生,不过当时反美的巴黎新闻界并没有使用它。人们更喜欢“法国最美丽的女人”这一说法。战后,时任社会记者、巴黎时装周和拉丁新闻运动创...
It’s 10.30 AM here in France; 4.30 AM in New Jersey. My cell rings. It’s my dad. My heart stops. “Dad, what’s the matter?” Dr. Death Last spring Cal and I were having an apero on the terrace of the Vert Anglais when a woman at the adjoining cafe passed out at her tabl...
Rumored to have first been a nickname, thistraditional French surname meaning "large" or "tall"originated in the Burgundy region of France. Perhaps the parents who named their babies Legrand in 1963 were foreshadowing their great stature in the years to come. 1964: Royetta Canva 1964: Royetta...
I have known Michelle for a good decade, having bonded through our European/Francophone connection (Michelle is originally from the US, but has lived and studied in France and lived in Belgium over a decade-with dual French and American citizenship, where she raised her children.). And it is...
HeartSpoon // Wikimedia Commons #69. Great Pyrenees - Last year's rank: #63 (down 6) King Louis XIV's court loved this breed so much that they were declared the royal dog of France. Despite their upper-crust fans, the dogs were actually bred to watch over flocks at night. As a ...
Wikimedia Commons 1944: 'FRANCE INVADED' On June 6, 1944—four years after the fall of Paris—The Philadelphia Inquirer reported on another invasion of France, this time by the country's allies on the beaches of Normandy. Known as D-Day, Normandy was the largest seaborne invasion in history...
Credit:Wikimedia Commion Ethiopia is the latest nation where an international aviation accident is in sharp focus, but the country itself is treated merely as the hazy backdrop and tragic context for a larger geopolitical story. This one involves Boeing, China trade wars, and the credibility of...
~https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taraxacum_officinale The Dandelion O dandelion, rich and haughty, King of village flowers! Each day is coronation time, You have no humble hours. I like to see you bring a troop To beat the blue-grass spears, ...