By Laure Porché So, I was going to write a whole post about how sometimes you have to stop doing things you love because they're bad for you, but I feel that you're all better off without my musings. And once again, I am writing this with time holding a knife at my neck, so it's not really the best position to go in depth into any subject. Instead, I've got a discovery for you! My dad and brother being here from France to see that I settle easily, we tend to spend a lot of time wandering the city... Continue reading

By Laure Porché For the last installment of my French Art series, let me talk to you about a friend of mine. I had the chance to work with several photographers over the last few years: never have one captured so well the images I had in mind that my friend, Gilles Alonso. He's got an extraordinary eye for location, and his portraits of women always have a special feel to them, reflecting the person he's photographing. Find some of my favorite pictures of his below (click on the images to view them bigger). For more, visit his website. LAURE... Continue reading

By Laure Porché Soooooooooooooo.... here I am, on Friday, with no blog post in sight. I have some excuse, as the past week has mainly been occupied by moving from freakin' France to overwhelming NYC. I toyed with the idea of falling back on my already planned French Art 4th installment, but it would upset the symmetry of things. So, in an effort to entertain you anyway, here are 15 of my favorite theater related videos! Enjoy! LAURE PORCHE is a former dancer, now a translator for the Children/YA branch of Hachette Publishing. In addition, she wrote the texts for... Continue reading

By Laure Porche So, alternating between photography and illustration, here's the third installment of my French Art series. This time I would like to introduce you to the work of Anne Romby. Anne illustrates classic fairy tales by using an unusual technique that mixes paint and leaf skeletons... You can find her books on Amazon, either in Spanish or in French (you most likely already know these stories anyway). In the meantime, here are some of my favs from her. LAURE PORCHÉ is a former dancer, now a translator for the Children/YA branch of Hachette Publishing. In addition, she wrote... Continue reading

There is only one show in which you can find liberated females, puppets having sex, and aliens farting helium. By Laure Porché (Translator/Actress/Geek in chief) As I was reading Leah's great post the other day, it occurred to me that her point was not complete without mentioning one of the most feminists sci-fi shows I've ever seen: Farscape. I know I've spoken of my love for it in a previous post, but let's dive deeper, shall we? I myself waited 30 years to watch this show, having vowed that I NEVER would after a glimpse of make up and puppets... Continue reading

So, my French Art series continues, this time with some shameless family promotion. My brother Leonard, 22, discovered photography when he was 13 and has been developing his style ever since. His work is set mostly in urban settings (Paris!) at night. I personally think he has a lot going on for him, but I may be biased... So, I will let you be the judge. Below are some of his latests, some of which were in the exhibit that happened a couple months ago in Paris (some of those are better viewed big, so click click). His Blog ::... Continue reading

Who hasn't heard the expression "no regrets"? But the truth is, we'd better buckle up for some if we want to actually have lived... By Laure Porché (Performer/Translator) I don't know about you, but I tend to regret more the things I did than the things I didn't do. Because of this, I spent many years doing nothing, living in fear of having to one day regret my choices. Let's face it, the overwhelming message of any well-meaning friend or self-help book is "Live to the fullest, you don't want to have regrets". Ah, yes. But here's the catch: if... Continue reading

By Laure Porche I was wondering what French marvel I could possibly help you discover (I myself know more about American literature, cinema and theater than I do about French happenings), when I suddenly remembered that there are quite a few French illustrators and photographers whom I love. So without further ado, I give you part one of a French Art series I will carry out over the summer! François Place is a french author/illustrator, who not only writes and illustrates his own stories: he created a whole world, Orbae, with twenty six different countries/regions. For each, he wrote a... Continue reading