Enjoy your Sunday.
Man on Wire (2008) (nytimes.com)
France tops bill for costly holidays (timesonline.co.uk)
Eau dear! French turn on the tap (guardian.co.uk)
Gulp! Mystery oyster killer threatens to deprive France of its precious delicacy(timesonline.co.uk)
Bored by the Tour de France: No doping, no drama (chron.com)
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Enjoy your Sunday!
Thieves ride off with 3,000 of Paris’s free bicycles (independent.co.uk)
In Paris, burgers turn chic (iht.com)
French combat youth binge drinking (time.com)
France Rediscovers Its Love of Trams (businessweek.com)
Let them eat Meil Pops (ft.com)
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Enjoy the day!
Le Corburbusier: the artist’s high-rise, low rent life (timesonline.uk)
French to shell out over snails (bbc.co.uk)
Parlez-vous ‘purchasing power’? (iht.com)
French winemakers abandon the cork (telegraph.co.uk)
Carla Bruni ‘hurt’ by critics of new album (yahoo.com)
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Happy Sunday reading.
Struggle in Bordeaux (chicagotribune.com)
Jean Nouvel-the architect as artist (timesonline.co.uk)
French designer Stark mints new euro coins (reuters.com)
In the French heartland, the franc lives on (iht.com)
Hidden Gardens of Paris (nytimes.com)
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Enjoy your Sunday!
Armagnac, France’s Oldest Brandy: Six hundred years old and still no respect (everywheremag.com)
Getting the French to Work (bbc.co.uk)
‘Crazy is believing you’re normal’ (guardian.co.uk)
A Monet sets a record: $80.4 million (iht.com)
French university raises private funding for the the first time (webinfrance.com)
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Articles from around the world. Enjoy!
Apollonia Poilâne builds on her family’s legacy (iht.com)
Patisserie in need of protection (bbc.co.uk)
Crushed by Italy, France’s old guard reaches end of line (iht.com)
Climate change threatens French truffle (reuters.com)
Un Homne in Full (theatlantic.com)
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I have to wish all you dads out there a very Happy Father’s Day!
France looks to expand Champagne production (iht.com)
Cozy Paris neighborhood a window on local life (cnn.com)
Zippy French cars beat European Gloom (Forbes.com)
Toasting the Joys of Imbibing Properly (nytimes.com)
Do I Detect a Hint of…..Joe? (nytimes.com)
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The news that gripped all of Paris this week was the passing of Yves Saint Laurent, a fashion icon, whose influence is perhaps second in revolutionizing women’s fashion to Coco Chanel. I cannot speak from experience as I am a bit too young to have sensed that change nor could I afford clothing designed by him. But each time I choose to wear pants to an evening event, I have him to thank. It was he who liberated women from the shackles of pantyhose and skirts 24/7. Forget the little black dress–Mr. Saint Laurent is at the …read more
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Happy reading.
Contemporary Architecture: The Good, the Bad and the Really Monstrous (france today)
French Railways Buy British Baguettes (guardian.co.uk)
The Miracle Fruit, a Tease for the Taste Buds (nytimes.com)
In Paris this Spring? Smile! You’re on Google Street View (webinfrance.com)
A Less Expensive Way to Own Paris (nytimes.com)
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Happy Sunday reading.
The Health Care System I Want Is in France (abc.go.com)
Starbucks appoints third managing director for France in four years(timesonline.co.uk)
A Passion for (and Against) Sarkozy (nytimes.com)
Letter from Paris (sun-sentinel.com)
Wine Pleasures: Are They All in Your Head? (nytimes.com)
Coffee and naps not helping your jet lag? Try starving instead (iht.com)
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