• 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)

Photo credit:  ADenegar@sxc.hu

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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 top of my list!

Also in the news:

•  French court fines ebay over counterfit goods (yahoo.com)
•  Obama’s claim gets upbeat response across the globe (iht.com)
•  New Hints Seen That Red Wine May Slow Aging Process (nytimes.com)
•  Nicolas Sarkozy plans for ‘Grand Paris’ (telegraph.co.uk)
•  Christian Lacroix’s timely way to go back in time (iht.com)

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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)

Photo Credit: flickr:  Stuck in Customs 

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