Ahead of Bastille Day, Slowing Down to Glean its Many Meanings

Plus, Tips on Choosing Where to Stay in Paris, & News on Art and Film

This Wednesday marks yet another Bastille Day, the 14th-of-July celebration that marks France's “Fête Nationale” (national celebration). Rather than telling you what you already know— e.g. fireworks erupting over the Eiffel Tower, military parades on the Champs-Elysées, etc.— I've aimed to scratch past the rote soundbites and predictable, chipper covera…