Sunday, August 31, 2003

Adam GOPNIK in The New Yorker

Adam GOPNIK writes for the New Yorker from Paris aboutThe Anti-Anti-Americans in the 1 Sep 2003 issue.

French Agricultural Policy

France is in a tough spot trying to defend its agricultural policies. For those who are interested in the global ramifications, the New York Times presents one point of view in this 31 Aug 2003 editorial - A French Roadblock to Free Trade

Jerusalem Post in French

The Jerusalem Post is an English language newspaper in Israel owned by Conrad Black. This is a link to its French edition - Edition francaise Jerusalem Post

Saturday, August 30, 2003

French deaths

France tries to determine how many people died this summer because of the heat, why they died and what can be done to make sure fewer people die in any future heatwave. There are many related issues ranging from the role of the government in the lives of French families to the impact of the same climatic event on everything from agriculture to tourism. There will be many stories to tell about the process in France as it evolves this fall.

New book on Daniel Pearl by French author

A new book about the death of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel PEARL by Bernard-Henri LEVY - "Who Killed Daniel Pearl?" - is being published in English in the US this week. Here is a New York Times story about the book.

Monday, August 25, 2003

France and French!

This is the first posting to what I hope will reflect the evolving story of France, French things and what many might call the French lifestyle. See the publications (Journal Francais and France Today) from FrancePress, Inc.