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1 avril 2011

Who (and what) was Jean Paul Sartre?

“A human person is what he is not, not what he is.” The first impact made by Sartre on his French audience came from his play “Mosaic” on what it is to tell a story. It was the tale of a man sitting in a library writing documents. It is cleverly constructed,...

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19 novembre 2010

The lessons of the cholera outbreak in 1832 shaped the Paris we know today

1832 - The deadly epidemic that helped shape today's Paris RFI Hidden Paris - Article published the Thursday 18 November 2010 The cholera epidemic as seen by Le Petit Journal illustrated paper Public domain By Molly Guinness At the end of March 1832,...

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16 octobre 2010

Students join the strikes

School's out as students dive into pensions fray RFI Janak Rogers By Janak Rogers France's pension reforms have seen three national strikes, and an ongoing mobilisation in key sectors. Now students are joining the fray, after voting to go on strike at...

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10 octobre 2010

To pee or not to pee, that is the question...

Paris celebrates the call of nature By Alison Hird for RFI Throne, loo, WC, bathroom, latrine, bog, the good old toilet goes by many a name, its function remains the same. And in a world where some 38 per cent of the world’s population has no access to...

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6 septembre 2010

Varian Fry, the forgotten hero

Goodness, have I got a tale to tell you this afternoon! Utterly inspired by DD (to whom I dedicate this post - thank you DD!) I have discovered a story of danger, espionnage, bravery, a certain amount of the devil's luck and the selfless saving of several...

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4 septembre 2010

Friday prayers in Paris

(Photo left: Francaisdefrance )Valérie told me the other day that there are streets in paris that get blocked on a Friday night for Friday Prayers. Huh? Where? I asked. Oh, she told me, not in your area, I don't think - the XVIIIè maybe. Whilst on holiday...

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27 septembre 2008

Pyramid Project - 15è

Dear Everyone, It's not only in Bucharest that architects (so-called) have no taste, or at least, have bizaaaaaaaarre taste if 'no' is too critical - high rises and visual horrors are cropping up here too. Look what we have to contend with as, I hope,...

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15 octobre 2008

No..........!

By RACHEL DONADIO Published: October 13, 2008 In a revelation that could tarnish the legacy of one of the best-known Eastern European writers, a Czech research institute published a report on Monday indicating that the young Milan Kundera told the police...

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29 novembre 2008

Richard Hickox

With great sadness, I've just read about the incomparable conductor, Richard Hickox who died last Sunday. Singing under his baton is one of the most memorable experiences of my time with the Orchestre de Paris. Maitre Hickox was simply unforgettable to...

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27 janvier 2009

Commemoration, 26th January 2009

Last night I found myself sat in the auditorium of Unesco for a commemoration marking the international day in memory of victims of the Holocaust. Aline and Sabine had managed, heaven knows how, to get tickets and I’m so glad they did. Sabine was singing...

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4 juin 2009

The Dark Continent: Spiegel article

From Spiegel On-Line...excellent article, bravo! bravo! which brings to mind John Sacks and his 'Eye For An Eye' for its courage although the subject is not at all the same - the only parallel (apart from the courage) is cover-ups. The Germans are not...

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7 décembre 2008

Sisley in London

In praise of ... Alfred Sisley The Guardian, Monday December 1 2008 Monet painted in central London, at Westminster. Pissarro preferred the south, at Upper Norwood. Alfred Sisley, on the other hand, liked best to paint in west London and particularly,...

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11 septembre 2010

Looking to the future knowing one cannot forget the past...

It is already nine years and yet it seems like only yesterday. We all remember where we were, what we were doing when the news of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Centre in New York City rocked the world. Its legacy was two-fold: a coming together...

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17 octobre 2010

Sheudarebelia !!!!!

Just back from Elisso's concert at Salle Pleyel. On the programme this morning, Camille Saint-Saëns' Concerto for piano n° 2 wth the Colonne Orchestra, conducted by Laurent Petitgirard. Elisso (HERE Schubert's Impromptu) has been so busy with tours in...

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23 septembre 2008

The oldest house in Paris?

Dear Everyone, For years and years, 3, rue Volta was reputed as being the oldest house in Paris. All the history books on this capital city had a pic of it, under which the caption 'The Oldest House in Paris'...but they were wrong! It took the perseverence...

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16 novembre 2008

French cinema news...

France on the crest of a new New Wave A series of acclaimed gritty urban comedies and thrillers reflecting the realities of modern, multicultural France is rejuvenating French cinema - and challenging its bourgeois arthouse image... Jason Solomons guardian.co.uk...

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7 décembre 2008

Picasso in Paris

Picasso exhibition creates 'a cancer' in the Louvre, claim Paris elite A Picasso exhibition at the Louvre has sparked a row among Paris' cultural elite after critics complained the masses drawn to the populist show were like 'a cancer.' By Sarah Knapton...

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18 janvier 2009

Whitehall's Banqueting House

Whitehall's stale Banqueting House must be saved This great building is one of London's most poorly run and unloved visitor attractions. It's time to ditch the net curtains and restore its glory A citizenship ceremony at the Banqueting House. Photograph:...

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11 novembre 2008

Urban Myths

Apparently, one of the commonest urban legends features a warning to people of alligators in the sewers of New York City. It seems that wealthy residents often return home from sunshine holidays in Florida with baby alligators as pets. When they grow...

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3 avril 2009

Ada Louise Huxtable

"Art responds to its surroundings. Put it in the right environment and it sings...or it can just lie there." Ada Louise Huxtable Dear Everyone, I have just been totally inspired, and it's been quite a while since I can say that - just check out the last...

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13 juin 2009

Fancy an ambassadorship, anyone?

Dear Everyone, This hardly seems kosher does it? Donate a wad of cash and you too can have an ambassadorship... See below: Obama taps more big donors for ambassadorships Email this Story Jun 12, 12:16 AM (ET) By MATTHEW LEE WASHINGTON (AP) - President...

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26 juin 2009

Farrah Fawcett

Dear Everybody, With the breaking news of Michael Jackson's death, Farrah Fawcett's passing, also today, has gone almost unpublicised. She made rectal cancer something one could discuss, breached the frontiers of this terrible disease that one has trouble...

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15 décembre 2008

News

Dear Everyone Things are most festive here in Paris. The shop windows are quite lovely (with the exception of Le Bon Marché, a real disappointment in my opinion...Galeries Lafayette have really excelled themselves), the streets are bathed in coloured...

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2 décembre 2010

André Kertész au Jeu de Paume

Exposition André Kertész au Jeu de Paume du Dialogues France-Europecentrale - le site de référence des cultures centre-européennes du 28 septembre 2010 au 06 février 2011 "L'appareil photo est mon outil. Grâce à lui, je justifie tout ce qui m'entoure."...

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13 mars 2011

The scandal of Felix Faure

Felix Faure - a victim of Cupid in the Elysée Palace RFI- The Hidden Paris French President Felix Faure Wikicommons/Le Petit journal By Clea Caulcutt The ruby-cheeked cupid overlooking the silver drawing room in the Elysée Palace has witnessed history...

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Who (and what) was Jean Paul Sartre?

The lessons of the cholera outbreak in 1832 shaped the Paris we know today

Students join the strikes

To pee or not to pee, that is the question...

Varian Fry, the forgotten hero

Friday prayers in Paris

Pyramid Project - 15è

No..........!

Richard Hickox

Commemoration, 26th January 2009

The Dark Continent: Spiegel article

Sisley in London

Looking to the future knowing one cannot forget the past...

Sheudarebelia﻿ !!!!!﻿

The oldest house in Paris?

French cinema news...

Picasso in Paris

Whitehall's Banqueting House

Urban Myths

Ada Louise Huxtable

Fancy an ambassadorship, anyone?

Farrah Fawcett

News

André Kertész au Jeu de Paume

The scandal of Felix Faure

Sheudarebelia !!!!!