McFrance

McFrance

Sketches, ideas, and chapters in progress for a future book on life in modern France: From binge watching to burgers, the shocking but true story about how the French really live.

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Dazed And Confused: On France's Weed Crackdown

The French want Marijuana rules relaxed, but a new Macron policy sent those hopes up in smoke.

Jun 27 •

Americans Versus The French Bank

Or, how we learned never to ask "why."

Apr 13 •

Paris, NFTs, And The Digital Avant-Garde

A new exposition at Centre Pompidou highlights how Paris has once again become ground zero for a movement that makes us question the nature and value of…

Apr 6 •

French Crossroads: The Rise Of France's Other Liquors

There is more to this nation than champagne, wine, and Cognac.

Feb 16 •

Can France Save Its People From The Internet?

Porn, influencers, hackers. It's a mad, mad, mad online world.

Feb 14 •

The Startup President: Part I

In which a young presidential wannabee melts hearts at a tech conference and a wayward journalist renews a fraught relationship with Paris.

Apr 4, 2022 •

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