Charlotte Gainsbourg: Ring-A-Ring O’ Roses

Breathy, beautiful and cinematic, “Ring-A-Ring O’ Roses,” which just released, will be the opening track on French singer Charlotte Gainsbourg’s latest album, Rest. Gainsbourg co-wrote the song, which is partially sung in French, with Daft Punk’s Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo and production was helmed by French dance producer SebastiAn. An accompanying video, starring Gainsbourg’s son, was released on Apple Music exclusively. The album, her first in …

France Wants to Outlaw Catcalling

While potentially difficult to police, the French government wants to make catcalling illegal. The country’s women’s minister, Marlene Schiappa says that it’s important to do because at the moment, street harassment isn’t defined by law. But she says, “We know very well at what point we start feeling intimidated, unsafe or harassed in the street.” Politicians, police and magistrates will work together to figure out …

Matthew Tierney’s Three-Act Exhibition, “Empires Fall | The Dance Goes On”

Captured motion gives way to concentrated emotion, at NYC's Bryant Toth Fine Art

Even before entering Bryant Toth Fine Art, one can witness the power of color that’s been restrained, precisely framed and hung just beyond the glass. The works, by artist Matthew Tierney, capture dancers in a position of movement, and allude to movements of the past and future. Tierney’s exhibition, “Empires Fall | The Dance Goes On,” sits at many intersections: politics and dance, paint and …