Manifestations contre les violences policières: le préfet des Alpes-Maritimes dit "non" et prévoit un dispositif spécial ce week-end à Nice - Nice-Matin

Thought and expression should never be sacrificed in favor of even the public health argument here. The action should not be to bar speech; it should be to develop a plan to allow both, working with the protestors in advance.

Macron Beat Back the Coronavirus. France Is Not Impressed. - The New York Times

This is, sadly, not surprising.

So Press lance "So Good", le magazine de ceux qui luttent pour un monde meilleur

Bon.

Parisians Savor More Than the Coffee as Cafes Reopen - The New York Times

This is not sustainable.

Live Coronavirus News - The New York Times

Love it!

How France Lost the Weapons to Fight a Pandemic - The New York Times

So much everywhere that did not happen as we expected.

Is the European cheek kiss greeting gone for good? Etiquette experts help navigate the new normal. - The Washington Post

Let's hope not!

Comparing

The value for Labor force, total in France was 30,316,800 as of 2019.

In the US:

About 30 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits over the past six weeks

Streets Should Be Car-Free During Lockdown. And After. - The New York Times

Great story both in Paris and New York City. We need to make the right decisions.

Coronavirus World Updates - The New York Times

Where will this lead us?

Coronavirus live updates: Italy easing lockdown, U.S. cases near 1 million as Birx says social distancing will continue through summer - The Washington Post

Huge downside for this.

Coronavirus in France: Without Tourists, Paris Again Belongs to Parisians - The New York Times

I am sure it does.

Billionaires’ compound with its own coronavirus testing center stokes anger on the French Riviera - The Washington Post

Really bad.

France Weighs Using Digital Tracking in the Fight Against Coronavirus - The New York Times

It's needed.

‘What Rhymes With Purell?’ Franglais Rappers Push Language Boundaries in Quebec - The New York Times

Hmm.

RIRES DU MONDE S01 (TV5 QUEBEC CANADA) - French humour

Bon!

One of Europe’s Most Polluted Towns Stages a Noisy Revolt - The New York Times

Good.

France Tries Limiting Joblessness to Confront Coronavirus Recession - The New York Times

Sustainability is the key and who really knows?

Paris Coronavirus: Lockdown Turns Magnet City into a Ghost Town - The New York Times

Eerie.

Schools and seniors

Never could have imagined this.

Uber Ruling in France Boosts Gig Workers’ Rights - WSJ

Issue in both countries.

As Emmanuel Macron’s Impact Grows, So Does French Disdain - The New York Times

Sometimes I wonder who is drinking whose Kool-Aid.

Des filtres pour capter les micro-plastiques dans les lave-linge à partir de 2025

Seems really important! US?

Searching French TV

US TV is no better, but why do they make it so hard to find anything. Look at my search criteria here on Google "france 2 journal 20h raisins fev 2020" Nothing better on the French Televisions site either. 

Coiffeurs Justes une demarche de recyclage de cheveux ecologique – Coiffeurs justes une solution, de récupération et recyclage du cheveu pour la dépollution des eaux, le recyclage, l'écologie. Une action de Thierry Gras pour l'environnement.

Seems like a great move.

French chef Paul Bocuse's iconic L'Auberge du Pont de Collognes loses its third Michelin star - The Washington Post

It is quite remarkable.

Must You Say Hello to Your Co-Workers? - The New York Times

The question would never even get asked in France where everyone knows that they need to say hello to everyone else at their jobs at the beginning. Up and down the totem pole, it makes no difference.

Versailles : transformez vos selfies en cartes postales - Le Parisien

Great idea. Another on Telematin this morning - Selfize or something like that. A crowded field, it appears.

Pas-de-Calais : Loos-en-Gohelle, une ville exemplaire en matière d'écologie

What an inspiring and hope-giving story!

Macron Scraps Proposal to Raise Retirement Age in France - The New York Times

Serious problem and serious money at stake, not to mention the senior lives of so many.

At the Heart of France’s Long Strikes, a Fight Between Haves and Have-Nots - The New York Times

Will want to read this!

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!

Speed Cameras: The Cities With the Worst Offenders - WSJ

Compare with France.

Own part of a French castle, Château de Vibrac, for just $55 | CNN Travel

Hmm.

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.

Opinion | America Doesn’t Need France’s Economy - The New York Times

 A point of view.

French Strike Aims to Save an Envied, but Convoluted, Approach to Pensions - The New York Times

Could get worse before better.

General Strike in France Challenges Macron’s Latest Ambition for Change - The New York Times

Such a complicated phenomenon.

Coming out of the shadows: what it means to be French and Chinese | World news | The Guardian

Such complicated situations.

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.

Student Sets Himself On Fire, Highlighting Broader Distress in France - The New York Times

Serious situation.

Fighter jets: World's largest collection of fighter jets located in France's Wine Country - CBS News

Well, surely something I did not know!

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.

Weird earthquake just put a crack in France

Fascinating.

The French Theaters Where the iPhone Is No Match for Guignol - The New York Times

Neat!

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.

BBC - Travel - The word that encapsulates ‘Frenchness’

Wonderful. Count me among them!

She’s the Face of the 2024 Paris Olympics, and France Is Aflutter - WSJ

Fascinating.

How Moving to France and Having Children Led a Black American to Rethink Race - The New York Times

Probably ought to read this.

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

Innovation is the answer in either country.

France Rocked by Extremist’s Counterterror Role - WSJ

We/they cannot check everyone.

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.

Zones rurales : des bistrots pour sauver les villages

Great!

Super!

Fascinating profile. Good for her!

Twitch Users Watch Billions of Hours of Video, but the Site Wants to Go Beyond Fortnite - The New York Times

Fascinating use.

What We Found About Notre-Dame’s Lead, and What It May Mean for You - The New York Times

Mauvais.

French company liable after employee dies during sex on business trip - BBC News

C'est la France!

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

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

Opinion | Parlez-Vous Anglais? Yes, of Course. - The New York Times

Pretty weak.

Fréquentation, chiffre d'affaires, conditions de travail... Coup de chaud sur la halle gourmande de la Gare du Sud à Nice - Nice-Matin

I hope they can get this right.

In an Industrial Corner of France, 18,000 Jobs Are On Offer. Why Aren’t People Taking Them? - The New York Times

As everything, nearly, in France - very complex.

Repas de la fraternité entre migrants et habitants dans ce village du Var - France 3 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

So clearly the right way to do the right thing.

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

This seems so incredibly bizarre even for France!

5 Lobster Tails and a $560 Bottle of Wine, at Taxpayers’ Expense, Give Macron a Headache - The New York Times

Awful situation.

Google Actualités - Couches, machines à café, télés, jouets... La destruction des invendus bientôt interdite en France

Vivre la France!

Partir - Tous ces Acadiens, toutes ces Acadiennes ! - France 2 - 05-04-2019

Interesting.

Glass, Golden Flames or a Beam of Light: What Should Replace Notre-Dame’s Spire? - The New York Times

Very instructive.

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.

Notre-Dame: A Calamity Threatening to Be Repeated Across France - The New York Times

Such a big task.bbb

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

So many questions.

Solidarité : les petits dons du quotidien

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

VIDEO. Etats-Unis : à plus de 80 ans, ils sont toujours obligés de travailler (et ils sont de plus en plus nombreux)

Great story!

Amazon.com: Rachel Cobb: Mistral: The Legendary Wind of Provence (9788862086189): Rachel Cobb, Bill Buford: Books

Might be nice - interviewed on ATC on NPR today.

Freedom, equality and brotherhood

Wouldn't it be nice if we could embrace these three in our way?

Trump mocks Emmanuel Macron over Paris Yellow Vest riots - Business Insider

We need facts about this and they are absent here. Far too superficial reporting.

These 5 Numbers Explain Why the French Are in the Streets - The New York Times

Important article!

Document : le discours d’Emmanuel Macron à l’Arc de Triomphe

The differences between our two leaders are starkly depressing.

Jours fériés en France

Very helpful.

Transport : les Français se passent de plus en plus de voiture

I'd sure like to try life with a cargo bike!

Auto - Brest : téléphérique urbain - France 2 - 04-09-2018

A really intriguing transport tool!

With Tampons and Concrete, Vandals Hit Paris Urinals Seen as Sexist - The New York Times

When you gotta go, you gotta go!

VIDEO. Nicolas Hulot, ministre de la Transition écologique et solidaire, démissionne du gouvernement - Nice-Matin

Not good news.

Smart birdies

Indeed they are.

Opinion | To Live and Die in Paris - The New York Times

To be taken with a T of salt.

Where to Go in Paris? The Red-Topped Trash Can - The New York Times

Curious.

French Labor Overhaul Led by Unusual Figure: A Business Executive - The New York Times

I should pay more attention to this.

Places 26 and 27: Summer in France, in Two Very Different Ways - The New York Times

Useful.

PHOTOS. À Menton, le front commun des jeunes nationalistes français et italiens se mobilise contre la "submersion migratoire" - Nice-Matin

Fortunately, apparently a small group. There are plenty of the rest of us, for now, to strike a note a greater harmony in the face of hate.

Operation Dragoon

Great map! A story to explain it.

‘They Spit When I Walked in the Street’: The ‘New Anti-Semitism’ in France - The New York Times

Hmmn.

Le débarquement oublié du 15 août 1944 en Provence

C'est important.

A Transgender Director Who Defies Genres (to France’s Confusion) - The New York Times

A chacun....

Aide aux migrants : la décision du Conseil constitutionnel saluée par la majorité et la gauche

Fascinating responses.

French Constitutional Court sides with farmer who aided migrants - France 24

Seems so right.

Famous Essayists from France | List of Top French Essayists

Compare with this.

Une majorité de Français contre l'accueil de l'Aquarius dans un port français

Pas bon.

Comment Mouans-Sartoux est-elle devenue un modèle de développement durable en Europe ? - Nice-Matin

Neat!

"Au 19e, un ouvrier avait 5.000 mots pour vivre, aimer, travailler. Aujourd'hui, il en a 500" - Nice-Matin

Super!