Schengen states extend border checks, ignoring EU court – DW – 11/17/2022

Schengen states extend border checks, ignoring EU court – DW – 11/17/2022

Important story.

Cancer, My Husband’s Doctor, and Catherine Deneuve - The New York Times

Cancer, My Husband’s Doctor, and Catherine Deneuve - The New York Times

I will read this again.

Europe’s Energy Risks Go Beyond Natural Gas - The New York Times

Europe’s Energy Risks Go Beyond Natural Gas - The New York Times

It would be instructive to see all of this presented in comparison with the US.

In France, an Outburst Is a Setback for the Far Right - The New York Times

In France, an Outburst Is a Setback for the Far Right - The New York Times

A history book with many chapter yet to be written.

Jordan Bardella: heir of France's Le Pen at just 27

Jordan Bardella: heir of France's Le Pen at just 27

France is quite a place. 

In southern France, drought, rising seas threaten traditions

In southern France, drought, rising seas threaten traditions

A lot of change to absorb.

Schoolgirl’s Killing Shocks France and Fuels Right-Wing Fury - The New York Times

Schoolgirl’s Killing Shocks France and Fuels Right-Wing Fury - The New York Times

To analyze.

A Shrinking Town at the Center of France’s Culture Wars - The New York Times

A Shrinking Town at the Center of France’s Culture Wars - The New York Times

Also, to read.

France Returned 24 Skulls to Algeria. They Weren’t What They Seemed. - The New York Times

France Returned 24 Skulls to Algeria. They Weren’t What They Seemed. - The New York Times

To read.

With Leaps and Bounds, Parkour Athletes Turn Off the Lights in Paris - The New York Times

With Leaps and Bounds, Parkour Athletes Turn Off the Lights in Paris - The New York Times

What would happen in the US?

French Feminist Rabbi Captivates Multifaith Crowds With Musings on Mortality - The New York Times

French Feminist Rabbi Captivates Multifaith Crowds With Musings on Mortality - The New York Times

Might be worth learning more.

‘Glorious’ Hero or ‘Deplorable’ Traitor? Pétain’s Legacy Haunts French Island - The New York Times

‘Glorious’ Hero or ‘Deplorable’ Traitor? Pétain’s Legacy Haunts French Island - The New York Times

It's time to refocus on important stuff. 

Europe’s Scorching Summer Puts Unexpected Strain on Energy Supply - The New York Times

Europe’s Scorching Summer Puts Unexpected Strain on Energy Supply - The New York Times

I don't think we have come close to understanding what all this means.

France Faces ‘Most Severe’ Drought as Heat Persists in Europe - The New York Times

France Faces ‘Most Severe’ Drought as Heat Persists in Europe - The New York Times

In Nice, I do not sense any panic. 

A French University Confronts Medical Crimes and Its Nazi Past - The New York Times

A French University Confronts Medical Crimes and Its Nazi Past - The New York Times

Reveal more!

French president Macron's Uber support ran deeper than the public knew - The Washington Post

French president Macron's Uber support ran deeper than the public knew - The Washington Post

Cold War warning sirens are sounding across France. Here's why | CNN Travel

Cold War warning sirens are sounding across France. Here's why | CNN Travel

Had not noticed here in Nice.

Opinion | In France’s Elections, Something Extraordinary Is Happening - The New York Times

Opinion | In France’s Elections, Something Extraordinary Is Happening - The New York Times

Interesting observations. 

French Diplomats to Strike Over Loss of Separate Status - The New York Times

French Diplomats to Strike Over Loss of Separate Status - The New York Times

Tough subject.

How a French Bank Captured Haiti - The New York Times

How a French Bank Captured Haiti - The New York Times

Sounds awful.

Haiti’s Lost Billions - The New York Times

Haiti’s Lost Billions - The New York Times

More.

The Root of Haiti’s Misery: Reparations to Enslavers - The New York Times

The Root of Haiti’s Misery: Reparations to Enslavers - The New York Times

To read, for sure!

Opinion | In French Election, Le Pen and Macron Court Voters With Emotion - The New York Times

Opinion | In French Election, Le Pen and Macron Court Voters With Emotion - The New York Times

Well said.

French Presidential Election: Live Updates and News - The New York Times

French Presidential Election: Live Updates and News - The New York Times

Nice collection of stories; I think it is much more precarious.

Plongée au sein d'Academia Christiana, mouvement catholique et nationaliste placé dans le radar des services de renseignement

Plongée au sein d'Academia Christiana, mouvement catholique et nationaliste placé dans le radar des services de renseignement

Strartling, but not surprising.

In France, a Racist Conspiracy Theory Edges Into the Mainstream - The New York Times

In France, a Racist Conspiracy Theory Edges Into the Mainstream - The New York Times

Sorrowful turn of events but long simmering.

Macron Tries to Avert a European War and Reshape European Security - The New York Times

Macron Tries to Avert a European War and Reshape European Security - The New York Times

I fear that his audacity may make this miserable for all of us. 

Macron's government seeks to reshape Islam in France | AP News

Macron's government seeks to reshape Islam in France | AP News

I doubt this will work. Politics?

Emmanuel Macron pledges to ‘piss off’ the unvaccinated with new coronavirus restrictions - The Washington Post

Emmanuel Macron pledges to ‘piss off’ the unvaccinated with new coronavirus restrictions - The Washington Post

Challenges.

France says car ads must come with a caveat: Walk, bike or take public transit instead - The Washington Post

France says car ads must come with a caveat: Walk, bike or take public transit instead - The Washington Post

Good advice!

From museums to TV, far-right gives Dreyfus affair new meaning in France

From museums to TV, far-right gives Dreyfus affair new meaning in France

MOre tough times ahead.

In a France Fearful of Immigrants, Another Candidate Tacks Hard Right - The New York Times

In a France Fearful of Immigrants, Another Candidate Tacks Hard Right - The New York Times

Hard to choose beween sad and angry.

E.U. Proposes Changes That Would Chip Away at Borderless Model - The New York Times

E.U. Proposes Changes That Would Chip Away at Borderless Model - The New York Times

Bad direction to move.

In France, Criticism Grows Over U.S.-Inspired Activism on Race, Gender - WSJ

In France, Criticism Grows Over U.S.-Inspired Activism on Race, Gender - WSJ

I am still trying to understand.

A Son Sends Josephine Baker to the Panthéon | The New Yorker

A Son Sends Josephine Baker to the Panthéon | The New Yorker

Nice story.

France's Éric Zemmour Tries Channeling De Gaulle to Win Votes - The New York Times

France's Éric Zemmour Tries Channeling De Gaulle to Win Votes - The New York Times

Maybe.

Josephine Baker is first Black woman inducted into France’s Panthéon - The Washington Post

Josephine Baker is first Black woman inducted into France’s Panthéon - The Washington Post

Wonderful!

In a Nonbinary Pronoun, France Sees a U.S. Attack on the Republic - The New York Times

In a Nonbinary Pronoun, France Sees a U.S. Attack on the Republic - The New York Times

Hard and easy to imagine!

Enslaved to a U.S. Founding Father, She Sought Freedom in France - The New York Times

Enslaved to a U.S. Founding Father, She Sought Freedom in France - The New York Times

Need to read this.

Enslaved to a U.S. Founding Father, She Sought Freedom in France - The New York Times

Enslaved to a U.S. Founding Father, She Sought Freedom in France - The New York Times

Want to read this.

Wes Anderson’s Dream of France, and the Paris I Remember - The New York Times

Wes Anderson’s Dream of France, and the Paris I Remember - The New York Times 

Will read later.....

How 4 Weeks of U.S. Paid Leave Would Compare With the Rest of the World - The New York Times

How 4 Weeks of U.S. Paid Leave Would Compare With the Rest of the World - The New York Times

France 42; US 0

Europe’s Social Democrats Show Signs of Life, but France Poses a Roadblock - The New York Times

Europe’s Social Democrats Show Signs of Life, but France Poses a Roadblock - The New York Times

Lots to consider.

Home — Sierra Hull

Home — Sierra Hull

Not the mandolin de France!

Macron, France Reject American 'Woke' Culture That's 'Racializing' Their Country

Macron, France Reject American 'Woke' Culture That's 'Racializing' Their Country

Sorry, but I still don't get it. 

Ex-President Sarkozy Sentenced to Jail for Campaign Spending Violations - The New York Times

Ex-President Sarkozy Sentenced to Jail for Campaign Spending Violations - The New York Times

Will he ever go to prison?

Macron tells Europe to 'stop being naive' after France signs defence deal with Greece | Reuters

Macron tells Europe to 'stop being naive' after France signs defence deal with Greece | Reuters

Hard to imagine were all this leads.

France’s Power Is Questioned After Failed Submarine Deal - The New York Times

France’s Power Is Questioned After Failed Submarine Deal - The New York Times

Good question.

Covid-19 Live News: Vaccine Mandates and Variant Updates - The New York Times

Covid-19 Live News: Vaccine Mandates and Variant Updates - The New York Times

Need more study time on this one.

Josephine Baker to Be Honored With a Panthéon Burial - The New York Times

Josephine Baker to Be Honored With a Panthéon Burial - The New York Times

I hope this is well-received/

How a French Novelist Turns the Tables on History - The New York Times

How a French Novelist Turns the Tables on History - The New York Times

Hmmm.

Opinion | Emmanuel Macron Told the French What to Do. It Didn’t Go Well. - The New York Times

Opinion | Emmanuel Macron Told the French What to Do. It Didn’t Go Well. - The New York Times

That'll do it.

Malgré la pandémie, la France devrait accueillir 50 millions de touristes étrangers cet été - Nice-Matin

Malgré la pandémie, la France devrait accueillir 50 millions de touristes étrangers cet été - Nice-Matin

Would be nice to know the countries from which they are supposed to come.

France Adopts Laws to Combat Terrorism, but Critics Call Them Overreaching - The New York Times

France Adopts Laws to Combat Terrorism, but Critics Call Them Overreaching - The New York Times

Big questionmarks.

France Takes the Lead in Pressuring People to Get Vaccinated - The New York Times

France Takes the Lead in Pressuring People to Get Vaccinated - The New York Times

Good piece but written from a politician's viewpoint. Does COHEN ever mix with just regular French people? Or just people he can see from his window wherever he lives?

France’s Ideals Are a Harder Sell Among Diverse Youth - The New York Times

France’s Ideals Are a Harder Sell Among Diverse Youth - The New York Times

A burgeoning subject.

Production de lin : des entreprises relocalisent en France pour faire revivre la filature française

Production de lin : des entreprises relocalisent en France pour faire revivre la filature française

Interesting.

France: Macron looks at pension reform ahead of election

France: Macron looks at pension reform ahead of election

Yup.

France Drops Plans to Enshrine Climate Fight in Constitution - The New York Times

France Drops Plans to Enshrine Climate Fight in Constitution - The New York Times

Hmmm.

Xavier Bertrand — Wikipédia

Xavier Bertrand — Wikipédia

To follow.

France's Xavier Bertrand: Macron and Le Pen have a new rival

France's Xavier Bertrand: Macron and Le Pen have a new rival

Lots more to come on this.

In France’s Military, Muslims Find a Tolerance That Is Elusive Elsewhere - The New York Times

In France’s Military, Muslims Find a Tolerance That Is Elusive Elsewhere - The New York Times

There is so much more to the core story.

France and U.S. Agree on the Perils of a Rising China, Blinken Says - The New York Times

France and U.S. Agree on the Perils of a Rising China, Blinken Says - The New York Times

I wonder.

French Muslim women push back on the politics of the hijab. ‘It’s my choice. It’s my life.’ - Washington Post

French Muslim women push back on the politics of the hijab. ‘It’s my choice. It’s my life.’ - Washington Post

Women should chose, not the "state". Period.

Regional Elections in France Will Test the Far Right’s Appeal - The New York Times

Regional Elections in France Will Test the Far Right’s Appeal - The New York Times

Extremely worrying.

The Mayor, the Teacher and a Fight Over a ‘Lost Territory’ of France - The New York Times

The Mayor, the Teacher and a Fight Over a ‘Lost Territory’ of France - The New York Times

La France.

French Political Leader Pelted With Flour During Protest - The New York Times

French Political Leader Pelted With Flour During Protest - The New York Times

Does it happen in the US?

Opinion | France Is Becoming More Like America. It’s Terrible. - The New York Times

Opinion | France Is Becoming More Like America. It’s Terrible. - The New York Times

Unsettling true. 

Coco’s Choice: A Charlie Hebdo Cartoonist’s Road Back From Hell - The New York Times

Coco’s Choice: A Charlie Hebdo Cartoonist’s Road Back From Hell - The New York Times

Will need to look at this.

France's Proposed Climate Law Is Stirring Divisions - The New York Times

France's Proposed Climate Law Is Stirring Divisions - The New York Times

To read.....

On the Scrappy Fringes of French Politics, Marine Le Pen Tries to Rebrand - The New York Times

On the Scrappy Fringes of French Politics, Marine Le Pen Tries to Rebrand - The New York Times

Her indirect impact, stemming from those she reflects, is hobbling the stature and life of France.

French court dismisses case against U.S. makers of Agent Orange - The Washington Post

French court dismisses case against U.S. makers of Agent Orange - The Washington Post

To review.

French soldiers warn of civil war in new letter - BBC News

French soldiers warn of civil war in new letter - BBC News 

So much to worry about here and there. 

A Farmer Moved a 200-Year-Old Stone, and the French-Belgian Border - The New York Times

A Farmer Moved a 200-Year-Old Stone, and the French-Belgian Border - The New York Times

And the earth shook?

With Napoleon Commemoration, Macron Steps Into National Debate - The New York Times

With Napoleon Commemoration, Macron Steps Into National Debate - The New York Times

Lots of urdens to bear.

French mayor Georges Tron, convicted of rape, runs the town of Draveil from prison - The Washington Post

French mayor Georges Tron, convicted of rape, runs the town of Draveil from prison - The Washington Post

I'll put this in the impossible to accept file.

Killer of French Police Officer Was a Radicalized Islamist, Prosecutor Says - The New York Times

Killer of French Police Officer Was a Radicalized Islamist, Prosecutor Says - The New York Times

Much more trouble ahead.

Top French Court Rules Killer of Jewish Woman Cannot Stand Trial - The New York Times

Top French Court Rules Killer of Jewish Woman Cannot Stand Trial - The New York Times

Probably worth trying to follow this.

France and Covid: Call My Agent star joins plea to reopen theatres - BBC News

France and Covid: Call My Agent star joins plea to reopen theatres - BBC News

Hmm.

French lawmakers approve a ban on short domestic flights | Reuters

French lawmakers approve a ban on short domestic flights | Reuters

Let's hope they got it right.

In France’s Delayed #MeToo, Powerful Men Fall, One After Another - The New York Times

In France’s Delayed #MeToo, Powerful Men Fall, One After Another - The New York Times

A lot to understand.

A ‘System of Espionage’ Reigned at Ikea, a French Prosecutor Charges - The New York Times

A ‘System of Espionage’ Reigned at Ikea, a French Prosecutor Charges - The New York Times

Sounds like France to me. 

Building a Mosque in France, Never Easy, May Get Even Harder - The New York Times

Building a Mosque in France, Never Easy, May Get Even Harder - The New York Times

I fundamentally disagree with how France has confronted all of these issues. They have confused some sense of past glory with freedom and the latter lost. 

Viewpoint: France's President Macron doesn't get the impact of colonialism on Algeria - BBC News

Viewpoint: France's President Macron doesn't get the impact of colonialism on Algeria - BBC News

This will continue for generations more.

Can France’s Far Right Rise to Power? One Mayor Shows How. - The New York Times

Can France’s Far Right Rise to Power? One Mayor Shows How. - The New York Times

To read more carefully.

Christopher Caldwell (journalist) - Wikipedia

Christopher Caldwell (journalist) - Wikipedia

I would have expected the NYT to tell us more about him before being asked to read what he has written, presumably from Massachusetts? Maybe those friends to which I referred are people who think like he does in the US, no less. 

Opinion | Is This the End of French Intellectual Life? - The New York Times

Opinion | Is This the End of French Intellectual Life? - The New York Times

My first impressioin is that this guy spends too much time focused on his friends, but I will read it more carefully.

African-American Sacrifice in the Killing Fields of France - The New York Times

African-American Sacrifice in the Killing Fields of France - The New York Times

I have a feeling that there is a lot more to this story and others like it. 

I’m French & I Had to Go to the Doctor in the US—Here’s What Happened | Observer

I’m French & I Had to Go to the Doctor in the US—Here’s What Happened | Observer

I bet this happens all the time.

Piratage : les données médicales sensibles de 500 000 français publiées sur internet

Piratage : les données médicales sensibles de 500 000 français publiées sur internet

We share this sort of problem. 

Lucky Luke, the Comic Book Cowboy, Discovers Race, Belatedly - The New York Times

Lucky Luke, the Comic Book Cowboy, Discovers Race, Belatedly - The New York Times

I hope that President MACRON does not condemn this as too much US influence!

‘It’s so unfair’: life on the streets of the French town branded as ‘lost to Islam’ | World news | The Guardian

‘It’s so unfair’: life on the streets of the French town branded as ‘lost to Islam’ | World news | The Guardian

Will sort this out later.

Heating Up Culture Wars, France to Scour Universities for Ideas That ‘Corrupt Society’ - The New York Times

Heating Up Culture Wars, France to Scour Universities for Ideas That ‘Corrupt Society’ - The New York Times

My first reaction to this is horror over the idea of goverment-approved (or disapproved) speech.

`Woke' American Ideas Are a Threat, French Leaders Say - The New York Times

`Woke' American Ideas Are a Threat, French Leaders Say - The New York Times

I'd look elsewhere; in fact, I would look at what is being defended.

France to Scrap Law Banning Desk Lunches - The New York Times

France to Scrap Law Banning Desk Lunches - The New York Times

These big incremental changes are really important.

Léna Situations, Upstart French Influencer, Is Rattling the Literary Lions - The New York Times

Léna Situations, Upstart French Influencer, Is Rattling the Literary Lions - The New York Times

So many conflicting forces.

At Elite French Universities, Students Demand Environmental Action - The New York Times

At Elite French Universities, Students Demand Environmental Action - The New York Times

Go guys!

France passes law protecting the sounds and smells of the countryside | CNN Travel

France passes law protecting the sounds and smells of the countryside | CNN Travel

C'est la France. 

Prominent French Intellectual Steps Down Amid Accusations of Incest - The New York Times

Prominent French Intellectual Steps Down Amid Accusations of Incest - The New York Times

If this cesspool starts to leak, it will be a flood. 

An Embattled Public Servant in a Fractured France - The New York Times

An Embattled Public Servant in a Fractured France - The New York Times

To read.