dispatched from the paris bureau desk, le 13 septembre 2025
weekly observations department:
We’ve spent the last week in Paris, and as of this writing, are on our way to London for Week 2. Unfortunately, we spent several days in Paris waylaid with what turned out to be severe sleep deprivation from jet lag – I honestly thought there was something wrong with me, my heart rate was incredibly elevated, I couldn’t sleep, I couldn’t eat, etc. But thanks to some assistance of a sleeping medication, and the attentiveness of the American Hospital of Paris, I am back in business again.
Thankfully, I was well enough to engage in the primary point of my trip: Alizée’s 25 Ans Déjà concert at the Olympia Hall in Paris. I met many friends there, some of them for the first time in years and years. It was an absolutely excellent show, and was entirely worth the travel and ensuing ill-health. To feel the balcony shaking from the energy of the crowd was truly magical.
In a similar vein, I am pleased to announce the documentary project I have mentioned before is progressing well. I cannot mention more at this time until we get some legal rights sorted out, but I will provide more information as soon as I can. It’s a labor of love, and I’d love for you all to see it.
coups de cœur de la semaine derniére :
performance : Alizée – L’Alizé, 25 Ans Déjà, at L’Olympia 2025
de rêves et de bleuets, me plonger dedans
chanson : Lenaïg – Aussi simple que toi
j’voudrais juste être tranquille 🫠
article : ICE officer kills man during traffic stop in Chicago
good job mister president
éditorial : Charlie Kirk assassination another tear in the unraveling fabric of American life
it worries me
meme :
à demain, chéries !
