What I've Seen In Paris (So Far)
Oh Messy Life #27
Welcome to Human Pursuits, the column that features need-to-know names and stories in media and other creative spaces. Today, words and photos from Paris, and some more updates from Friends of the Newsletter.
I saw two apple turnovers from Boulangerie Poilâne and a mom with a lot of rings on her fingers smoking next to her baby outside Noir and I saw couples picnicking along the banks of the Seine and young Parisians buying bouquets of fleurs for €3 and I saw long lines outside of Notre-Dame and teenagers eating baguettes on stoops in the 6th arrondissement and I saw Jardin du Luxembourg in the sun and a small blister on my left foot and un Bavette black angus à l’échalote at Café Varenne and I saw the street lights come on outside Bar American.
I saw the Metro at eight o’clock on a Tuesday morning and Hall 2 at Gare Montparnasse thirty minutes later and there was The Hall of Mirrors and the Ladurée cart near Versaille’s exit and I saw two geese on the lawn outside and Leah biking along the side of the Grand Canal and I saw Vigipirate guards with machine guns strolling the paths beneath the Eiffel Tower and a lot of women wearing scarves and a lot of men wearing nice denim and I saw a table for two at Ober Mama and truffle pizza that took up most of the table and a pug named Gigi seated inside by the bar and a group of sorority girls from the United States over my shoulder talking about some girl who “freaked out” and I saw people smoking cigarettes on the sidewalks in Montmarte and Mads Mikkelsen selling Zegna glasses in ads across the city.
I saw waiters arranging chairs Wednesday morning along Boulevard Raspail and I saw the Louvre and the Mona Lisa and I saw two crepes cut in half so that Leah and I could share them; one with ham and cheese, the other with Nutella and banana.
Oh Messy Life
ICYMI: Last week’s interview was with podcaster Zach Mack. We talked about running the Brooklyn Half Marathon, complicated auteurs, and more. Plus, an afterthought about agreeing to disagree.
This week’s reading included on ‘The Great Midwestern Road Trip Tip Line’, and Chris Payne on From Under The Cork Tree’s 20th anniversary.
is one of 40 trailblazers featured in Maybelline and Bustle’s #FaceTheDifference campaign, which celebrates the broad spectrum of Asian Pacific beauty for Asian Pacific Heritage month.
Giddy-up: Isabel Pless is taking her album, Workhorse, on tour. Dates have been announced for Brooklyn, Burlington, and Los Angeles, with more to come. Buy tickets HERE.
Hot Pups: Friends of the Newsletter and are touring Europe this month. Buy tickets HERE.
got engaged – congrats to the happy couple!
Proper Chune
“I’m O-O-O for the week”
My next guest is…
Musician Colin Miller. His new album, Losin’, is very good.
Meme machine
