Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Sunday, March 29, 2015

CARTE. Départementales : regardez l'étendue de la "vague bleue" en gif animé

Wow!

Prison Planet - NYTimes.com

Note France-US difference.

Voter turnout

Friday, March 27, 2015

Inside America’s Toughest Federal Prison - NYTimes.com

Compared with toughest in France?

Départementales : trois graphiques pour comprendre le second tour

Captivating!

Thursday, March 26, 2015

Co-pilot appears to have crashed Germanwings plane deliberately: French prosecutor | Reuters

Compare how the US has/would handle a tragedy like this.

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Monday, March 23, 2015

Policing on Trial in France - NYTimes.com

Sadly, many comparisons to be made.

Départementales : les 10 chiffres clefs du premier tour du scrutin, Politique

Quite interesting and comparison opportunity!

Saturday, March 21, 2015

Friday, March 20, 2015

Parade's Community Table

So many of these kinds of sites!

BBC News - Uber cars outnumber yellow taxis in New York City

Compare with France, specifically Paris.

French departmental elections, 2015 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Compare with US.

Vaccinations

Compare with US. 

Le prix de l'eau des grandes villes augmente plus vite que l'inflation

Compare with US.

Thursday, March 19, 2015

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

French Parliament Debates Weight Standards for Fashion Models - NYTimes.com

Compared with the US?

​"An American in Paris" heads to New York - CBS News

A Frenchman in New York?

French Court Blocks Airbus Insider Trading Trial - NYTimes.com

Compare with US.

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Monday, March 16, 2015

Saturday, March 14, 2015

How The Luxury Fashion Industry Became All Business : NPR

Compare with the US.

Friday, March 13, 2015

Etihad Airways’ Rapid Growth Frustrates Rivals - NYTimes.com

How does this relate to US?

Eurozone Prices Continue to Fall, Fueling Concerns - NYTimes.com

Compare with US.

Armed Thieves in France Steal Jewels Worth Millions - NYTimes.com

France sure gets a lot of these.

Resource Revolution Tour

Compare.

Red-Light Camera Debate Is a Stew of Anger, Revenue and Safety - NYTimes.com

Compare.

Thursday, March 12, 2015

Pierre Millet Biography

Neat.

Coin

Victoire, eh?

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Delight or Dread as Euro Falls - NYTimes.com

Such a mixed story.

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

1965: French Wives Gain Freedoms - NYTimes.com

And in the US?

Saturday, March 07, 2015

Paris de nouveau sur le podium mondial des investissements

See NYC too.

30 ans de consommation d'énergie en France

Compare with US.

1951: Department Store Celebrates 2,000 Years of Paris - NYTimes.com

And how many years of NYC?

Friday, March 06, 2015

Albert Maysles, Pioneering Documentarian, Dies at 88 - NYTimes.com

Begs a comparison.

A Muslim Chaplain Caught in the Middle - NYTimes.com

Tough spot.

Robert Ménard distribue des blouses aux écoliers de Béziers - France 3 Languedoc-Roussillon

Compare with the US. Report on France2 3/4/15 suggesting this is gaining traction in France.

Bulle Immobilière • Consulter le sujet - 2.6 millions de logements vides en France

Compare with the US.

Thursday, March 05, 2015

Wednesday, March 04, 2015

New York City Adds 2 Muslim Holy Days to Public School Calendar - NYTimes.com

Compare with France.

In France, Young Muslims Often Straddle Two Worlds : Parallels : NPR

It's not easy.

Debate About French Muslim Identity Plays Out In Hip-Hop : NPR

Interesting juxtaposition with story on Jews in France.

Life Still Uncomfortable For Many Of France's Jews : NPR

And for many others.

The National Front’s Post-Charlie Hebdo Moment - NYTimes.com

A big issue.

The Forever Allure of French Guys

Odd, but probably true.

Court ruling

This a big deal?

Monday, March 02, 2015

Pierre Hardy Shares His Favorite Hometown Haunts in the City of Light

Compare.

Crif - Conseil Représentatif des Institutions Juives de France | Conseil Représentatif des Institutions juives de France

I found their advertisement in The New York Times today to be extremely limited in its appeal. They would have earned so much more support had they called for end to discrimination of all kinds against people of all faiths, not just Jews.

Payer ce que l'on veut consommer, la nouvelle économie de la consommation à l'usage

Compare with the US.

Sunday, March 01, 2015

The Next Great Migration - NYTimes.com

Much to learn here.

Le bivouac de Napoléon reconstitué à Cannes | Cannes | Nice-Matin

There really is no American Napoleon!

Bob Evans - Menu - Hot Off The Griddle

No mention of today's newspaper advertised "Brioche French Toast". Odd.

​Art and family history with Anne Sinclair - CBS News

Sort of interesting.