French Culture Archives | Live French https://live-french.net/blog/category/french-culture-outlook/ Learn French Online Thu, 25 Sep 2025 12:56:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://live-french.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/cropped-LiveFrench-Logomark-32x32.jpg French Culture Archives | Live French https://live-french.net/blog/category/french-culture-outlook/ 32 32 The French Press: Freedom, Tradition, and Modernity https://live-french.net/blog/french-culture-outlook/the-french-press-freedom-tradition-and-modernity/ Thu, 25 Sep 2025 12:56:14 +0000 https://live-french.net/blog/uncategorized/the-french-press-freedom-tradition-and-modernity/ Reading the French press is not just about staying informed. It also means stepping into a world of opinions, culture, and debates that reflect the richness of French society. For…

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]]> Reading in French: The Key to Progress and Cultural Discovery https://live-french.net/blog/french-culture-outlook/reading-in-french-the-key-to-progress-and-cultural-discovery/ Sun, 24 Aug 2025 08:26:48 +0000 https://live-french.net/blog/uncategorized/reading-in-french-the-key-to-progress-and-cultural-discovery/ Learning French is a much broader experience than memorizing vocabulary lists or studying grammar rules. To make real progress, you need to experience the language: hear it, speak it and…

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]]> Why Speaking French Changes Everything When You Visit France https://live-french.net/blog/french-culture-outlook/why-speaking-french-changes-everything-when-you-visit-france/ Mon, 12 May 2025 07:14:07 +0000 https://live-french.net/blog/uncategorized/why-speaking-french-changes-everything-when-you-visit-france/ I remember an Australian friend who told me about her very first trip to France. She didn’t speak a word of French when she arrived in Paris. The metro stressed…

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]]> Books for French learners as recommended by our Students https://live-french.net/blog/french-culture-outlook/books-for-french-learners/ Sat, 10 Dec 2022 18:14:06 +0000 https://live-french.net/blog/uncategorized/books-for-french-learners-as-recommended-by-our-students/ The French Book Club at Live-French is a moment of sharing and pleasure around the reading of books in French intended for all learners of French as a foreign language…

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]]> How is French writing becoming more gender-inclusive https://live-french.net/blog/french-culture-outlook/how-is-french-writing-becoming-more-gender-inclusive/ Mon, 22 Aug 2022 14:01:05 +0000 https://live-french.net/?p=21352 The Académie Française has made a statement against gender-inclusive writing. Gender-neutral French writing is seen as heavy and useless by some while others think the French language should evolve to…

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]]> Hommage à Georges Moustaki https://live-french.net/blog/french-culture-outlook/hommage-a-georges-moustaki/ https://live-french.net/blog/french-culture-outlook/hommage-a-georges-moustaki/#respond Fri, 07 Jun 2013 14:54:20 +0000 https://live-french.net/blog/?p=622 « Longtemps, longtemps, longtemps après que les poètes ont disparu Leurs chansons courent encore dans les rues. » Mort à Nice le 22 mai 2013 à l’âge de 79 ans,…

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]]> https://live-french.net/blog/french-culture-outlook/hommage-a-georges-moustaki/feed/ 0 Marseille-Provence 2013, capitale européenne de la culture https://live-french.net/blog/french-culture-outlook/marseille-provence-2013-capitale-europeenne-de-la-culture/ https://live-french.net/blog/french-culture-outlook/marseille-provence-2013-capitale-europeenne-de-la-culture/#respond Sat, 11 May 2013 20:08:28 +0000 https://live-french.net/blog/?p=616 Du 12 janvier au 31 décembre 2013, Marseille-Provence est capitale européenne de la culture avec Kosice (Slovaquie). Tout au long de l’année, ces deux villes vont déployer un programme d’événements…

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]]> https://live-french.net/blog/french-culture-outlook/marseille-provence-2013-capitale-europeenne-de-la-culture/feed/ 0 Notre-Dame de Paris fête ses 850 ans https://live-french.net/blog/traveling/notre-dame-de-paris-fete-ses-850-ans/ https://live-french.net/blog/traveling/notre-dame-de-paris-fete-ses-850-ans/#respond Sun, 17 Mar 2013 09:59:34 +0000 https://live-french.net/blog/?p=599 Notre-Dame de Paris : dès que l’on cite ce nom, on a en tête des noms de personnages, tels que Frollo, Quasimodo ou encore Esméralda. Ces personnages ont inspirés des…

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]]> https://live-french.net/blog/traveling/notre-dame-de-paris-fete-ses-850-ans/feed/ 0 Salvador Dali – exposition au Centre Beaubourg https://live-french.net/blog/french-culture-outlook/salvador-dali-exposition-centre-beaubourg/ https://live-french.net/blog/french-culture-outlook/salvador-dali-exposition-centre-beaubourg/#respond Mon, 11 Mar 2013 12:41:36 +0000 https://live-french.net/blog/?p=597 Si je vous dis : peintre célèbre, excentrique, tendance au narcissisme et à la mégalomanie, avec une grande moustache… à qui pensez-vous ? Et oui, c’est bien de lui qu’il…

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]]> https://live-french.net/blog/french-culture-outlook/salvador-dali-exposition-centre-beaubourg/feed/ 0 Le Festival international de la bande dessinée d’Angoulême https://live-french.net/blog/french-culture-outlook/festival-international-de-bande-dessinee-angouleme/ https://live-french.net/blog/french-culture-outlook/festival-international-de-bande-dessinee-angouleme/#respond Sun, 03 Mar 2013 14:08:34 +0000 https://live-french.net/blog/?p=579 Tintin, Astérix, Achille Talon, Boule et Bill, le Chat, Iznogoud, Gaston Lagaffe, Lucky Luke, le Marsupilami, Titeuf, que de personnages célèbres de la BD (bande dessinée). Tous les ans, depuis…

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