Wednesday, December 25, 2019

Traffic Circles Are Everywhere in France. Not Everyone Is Happy. - The New York Times

Worthy of conetmplation.

France blocks export of Cimabue masterpiece found in kitchen - BBC News

So much yet to be found in so many places, including France!

Tuesday, December 24, 2019

Speed Cameras: The Cities With the Worst Offenders - WSJ

Compare with France.

Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Monday, December 16, 2019

In France, Dying at Home Can Mean a Long Wait for a Doctor - The New York Times

France needs a better strategy. This is headed in an awful direction.

Sunday, December 08, 2019

Saturday, December 07, 2019

Thursday, December 05, 2019

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Monday, November 25, 2019

Replay Télématin - Émission du lundi 25 novembre 2019 - France 2

At 2.06.15, great story on recylcing in France and some of the problems encountered by the poubelles jaunes. Worth watching again with Frederic.

Sunday, November 24, 2019

Monday, November 18, 2019

Sunday, November 17, 2019

Ikarian honey: The secret ingredient to long life? - CBS News

Interesting.

In Conversation With The Host Of Mija Podcast : NPR

I want to listen to some of these.

Friday, November 15, 2019

Weird earthquake just put a crack in France

Fascinating.

Sunday, November 10, 2019

For Quebec, a French Woman May Not Be French Enough - The New York Times

Some of us work so hard at this - the French - and it still often doesn't come out right.

Monday, October 28, 2019

BBC - Travel - The word that encapsulates ‘Frenchness’

Wonderful. Count me among them!

Friday, October 25, 2019

Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Tuesday, October 15, 2019

In France, Elder Care Comes with the Mail | The New Yorker

Innovation is the answer in either country.

Tuesday, October 08, 2019

France Rocked by Extremist’s Counterterror Role - WSJ

We/they cannot check everyone.

Sunday, October 06, 2019

The Greening of Paris Makes Its Mayor More Than a Few Enemies - The New York Times

Such an important story for France and the rest of the world.

Thursday, October 03, 2019

Zones rurales : des bistrots pour sauver les villages

Great!

Super!

Fascinating profile. Good for her!

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Saturday, August 24, 2019

PHOTOS. Balade dans les rues de Menton, entre fresques et graffitis

Gorgeous. Not much of any of this anywhere in the US!

Saturday, August 10, 2019

Monday, July 29, 2019

Sunday, July 21, 2019

Thursday, July 18, 2019

Un accord a été trouvé, les pompiers en intervention ne payeront plus le péage - Nice-Matin

This seems so incredibly bizarre even for France!

Thursday, May 16, 2019

Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Opinion | Why It’s So Hard to Learn French in Middle Age - The New York Times

I find something extremely irritating about this woman and her commentary, including this one. She seems to live in some sort of cocoon.

Saturday, April 20, 2019

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Why Notre-Dame Was a Tinderbox - The New York Times

So many questions.


Friday, March 08, 2019

Solidarité : les petits dons du quotidien

Compare France and US. WSM and Whole Foods asking for donations at checkout.