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This month's favorite tracks are heavily influenced by my new favorite band, Bastille.
Not only are they a-m-a-z-i-n-g live, but they're true 90s kids who released a mix album, sampling from T.L.C., and City High, among others. You'll recognize Corona's Rhythm of the Night in their cover, Of the Night, a track so catchy you'll accidentally spend two hours hitting replay.

xoxo. 

a note on equilibre.

Just as soon as April hit, so too did a storm of health-centric articles, turning the newstands of Paris from a mess of colorful covers to an attack on the kilos amassed from winter hibernation. My beloved monthly mailbox magazines changed from fun and frivoulous fashion spreads, taken over by a health obsession. There was nowhere to turn without seeing the words, "MAIGRIR," "EQUILIBRE," and "MINCIR" in big block letters. { Despite being printed in spring-y, pretty pastel colors, the block letters were telling me I was doing something very wrong. }

The 'equilibre' attitude even seeped into my everday life through conversations with the French women in my life. All of a sudden I started to notice hearing the phrase "faire attention" in while preparing or more often, during weekly meals.

 What exactly is a diet equilibre, anyway ?

A search of my favorite glossy magazine, Glamour Paris, results in  a whopping 37 results for the term "equilibre." Enjoy. 

And if you haven't read it already, French Women Don't Get Fat is a must-read.  Just as interesting are Mierelle's  blog-posts on the importance of maintaining equilibrum.

Finally, it's all good and well and repsonsibilty to practice moderation, but I won't pretend that I didn't play Ben Howards' Keep Your Head Up on repeat to write this piece. One can only be so strong.

xoxo. 

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xoxo. 

la journée de la femme

via {yx}

snapshot.

An end-of-the-week stroll through a favorite quartier today led me to stumble across the most brightly-colored { and classically French } advert.

Nothing but the basics : a great set of legs, a tri-colore palette and a tulle-textured skirt.

xoxo.

films. films. films.

This weekend, the film-aficionados over at Hulu have decided to make the Criterion Collection gratuit. 

For the next 72-hours, hope for the rainy weather that merits a guilt-free film marathon. With so many to choose from, it pays to be strategic. If you find yourself overwhelmed, take a look at my picks below.

Chinese Roulette (1976)

Cléo From 5 to 7 (1961)

A Woman Under the Influence (1974)

Belle de Jour (1967)

Or really anything New Wave.

And for the internationals, don't forget that you too can get your fix of all things American.

jalouse.

I've already mentioned my obsession with Devour--hand-picked YouTube videos that cater to my nerd-slash-artsy side. In another rainy-day internet browsing spree I came across the genius of Matthieu Frost. 

Je craque over the outfits and pride myself on recognizing the view out her window as being just two metro stops from my own....bref, this video is everything I pretend to be on a daily basis.

Off to pick up my own copy of Jalouse. 

xoxo.