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Grabbing a Bistro on the Postcard Side of Paris

Gendarmes hold back people at a street corner in the 7th Arrondissemen as the Obamas arrive for dinner at La Fontaine de Mars on June 6, 2009. [Photo source: Associated Press /NPR] According to Obama Foodorama (no kidding, there is … Continue reading






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Fashionably Down & Out: In Paris, The Gleaners

Paris is famous for its open-air food markets. But difficult economic times are turning them into giant foraging sites — and not just for the poor. [Source: iStockphoto.com/NPR] In my mind, NPR’s Eleanor Beardsley has become the Janet Flanner of … Continue reading






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ChaCha Eiffel Tower: What Would Freud Say?

The question sent to the human-powered search engine ChaCha: “Randy Newman show at Seattle’s Moore Theater tonight. What time do the doors open?” The answer, please: “An Eiffel Tower is a threesome with two guys and a girl. The guys … Continue reading






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“As Befits A Caprice of Love and Magistracy”

New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, with his wife, Silda, announces his resignation at his Manhattan office. [Source: NYT] I admit, I’m as guilty as the next guy when it comes to prurient interest and schadenfreude. I came of age in … Continue reading






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Flaneur’s Gallery: Olympia

Édouard Manet. Olympia. 1863. Musee d’Orsay, Paris.






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