An American-Trained Actress in Paris— France’s Michèle Laroque Hitting Her Stride as Comic Actress by Ky N. Nguyen As a student, I was in a bad car accident," said actress Michèle Laroque. "While lying in the hospital, I wondered if I was a good or a bad actress? I knew I had to find out." Armed with this burning question, Laroque began her quest for an answer. Following her recovery, she dropped her studies in economics and began to pursue acting. Born in Nice to a French father and a Romanian mother (who was a dancer), Laroque grew up taking lessons in sports, piano, singing, and theater. Night Lives Young Diplomats Collaborate on ‘Sights and Sounds’ at Upscale Lounge Gazuza by Serena Lei I had just finished a 10K run and I came across this field, with this incredible cloud structure, and this cow just looking back at me as if to say, ‘Well, are you coming?’" Katherine Foster fidgeted with nervous energy as she explained the origin behind "Gerry," a black-and-white photograph of a cow in the middle of a field. "It made me laugh because it was such a good expression—this white face, sort of matter of fact, as if he had seen me once before." IDB Exhibit Marries Ancient With Modern Honduras —Gary Tischler

Beach Business—New Hotels Inject Life Into Sleepy, Sun-Drenched Tobago by Larry Luxner SCARBOROUGH, Tobago—Described more than 40 years ago in Fodor’s 1960 Guide to the Caribbean as "Trinidad’s beautiful stepchild," Tobago — a tropical paradise located about 150 miles southeast of San Juan—is bracing for an unprecedented hotel construction boom that coincides with one of its worst tourist seasons ever. Defining German Art ‘Spirit of Age’ Moves From Romantic to Modernist Paintings by Gary Tischler It’s interesting that people feel the need to ask what German art is." Peter-Klaus Schuster said this after completing the tour of "Spirit of an Age: 19th-Century Paintings from the Nationalgalerie, Berlin," the expansive exhibition now in the East Building of the National Gallery of Art. The paintings are traveling from Alte Nationalgalerie (Old National Gallery), Berlin.... Dining: Built for Comfort— Christopher Marks Reinvents American Favorites by Rachel Hunt and Stephen Qualiana Events Film Reviews: Steamy Hanoi ‘Sun’ Story of Three Sisters Unwinds With Chekhovian Plot, Cinematic Poetry by Ky N. Nguyen Film Directory Cinema International Film Clips