Sad Songs & Waltzes: Georges Brassens, Les Copains D’Abord

Even in the wicked world of chanson, where a borderline pedophile like Serge Gainsbourg or an accused Nazi collaborator like Maurice Chevalier can become a massive international superstar, Georges Brassens was an odd duck.  Born in the beach town of Sète (which he remembered fondly in song his entire life), …

Diary of a Face

I’m beginning to think that my beard and I are going to have to part ways — not just for now, but for good. I have, in recent years, wanted to grow a big-ass, menacing beard.  (This has less to do with any hipster tendencies on my part than with …