INTERVIEW WITH Sven Hansen-LøveSo you’ve seen the filtered EDEN posters splashed all over the London Underground (I think they used either ‘Amaro’ or ‘Toaster’), and...
Word up Your French: chouetteIs there any animal left out there whose name hasn't been used in an expression? Today we explore the fabulous paradox of the word...
GUEST POST BY PHILIP MANSEL: NAPOLÉON’S MYTH UNCOVEREDAs we celebrated the great battle of Waterloo – disregarding who won or who lost it –, a special figure came to mind: Napoléon Bonaparte....
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAMThrow away your boring A-Level Shakespeare notes and snuggle up with Benjamin Britten. Tonight, the Institut français will be streaming...
KID NORTH TEASES US WITH NEW SONGBefore the time has come for Kid North to amaze us with their second album (which should be released by the end of the year), the French...
REVIEWS AND DRAWINGS FROM Old Palace SchoolWowee! Look at these excellent drawings from Old Palace School created after their visit to the Institut français. #filmreviews...
HAUTE COUTURE OLD AND NEWThis week is Paris Haute Couture Week, the bi-annual celebration of the highest expression of the art of clothing. Only a very small...
Word up Your French: bémol"Good news Houston, we can see the Moon! There's a slight bémol though: our oxygen tank just exploded" is what could have been said by...
CELEBRATE BASTILLE DAY IN THE UK!Dress up in bleu, blanc, rouge, Bastille Day is coming ! 14th of July represents many things for French people: it's National Day (la...