Category: France

What is Bastille Day?

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Bastille Day, put simply, is the French equivalent of the America’s Fourth of July.   On July 14, 1789, the mob of the revolution stormed the Bastille fortress, which marked the beginning of the French Revolution. Although there were only seven prisoners held at the Bastille during that time, the raid symbolized the attack on […]

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Hermione-Lafayette Makes Voyage from France to U.S.

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The French tall ship Hermione-Lafayette has been making her way up the East Coast from Yorktown, PA towards Lunenburg, Nova Scotia—she will be stopping at Fort Adams in Newport, R.I. during July 8-9. The Hermione-Lafayette—an exact replica of the Marquis de Lafayette’s vessel in 1780—is the most authentically built tall ship in the past 150 […]

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Author of Eiffel’s Tower to Speak at Rosecliff

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It’s been one year since I studied abroad in Paris. I miss it–a lot–and it’s gotten to the point where I am searching every online calendar to find out about any event related to French culture. Thankfully, in Newport, events for Francophiles are fairly easy to come across–I suppose that’s what happens when you live […]

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#JeSuisCharlie

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Considering the events that have occurred in Paris this past week, it’s fitting that the shootings at Charlie Hebdo deserve special attention.  It’s only the most violent attack against the freedom of speech in Western culture… And it’s no secret that political cartoons were offensive, but that doesn’t mean that anyone should be killed because […]

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"Paris" by Magic Man

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This song by Magic Man is a great alternative hit… It also doesn’t hurt that it’s about one of my favorite places on Earth. If you like “Paris,” maybe you can consider pre-ordering their album, Before the Waves.

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