Ubu, roi des Belges
On savait la Belgique berceau du Surréalisme; 9 ans de vie au pays le confirme chaque jour; même dans les plus hautes sphères de l’Etat. Au fait, quel Etat? Belgique: …
La Bible dénoncerait les sacrifices rituels?
Héros un jour, bouc émissaire le lendemain. Le dernier livre de René Girard (Académie française, prof émérite à Stanford), Sanglantes Origines – passe de Milomaki à Oedipe pour illustrer son …
A masculine Mona Lisa?
What an interesting article this morning – and yet not exactly a surprise to discover that the model Da Vinci used for his Mona Lisa may have been a… man! …
Can you kill with music?
Life and death, the Eros and Thanatos, or what you choose to feel within the duality of music? Arvo Pärt: “You can kill people with sound”. I also very much …
Did you say “Euromess”?
In his 12 January’s article in the IHT, Paul Krugman gives us – Europeans – an interesting reflection/reflexion on/of our current Euro/European issues. The Euro as protection shield during the …
Does progress really help?
Amis francophones, Amis fans de Philippe Bouvard, Je ne résiste pas à l’envie de partager avec vous le dernier Bloc-Notes de Bouvard (1ère partie au moins): Et oui, chaque élément …
Do we, witty 30-year-old ladies, scare men?
Les filles, avons-nous la tête trop bien faite pour espérer trouver un homme, un vrai? It’s Katrin Bennhold’s turn this week to be translated in French in the Figaro’s selection …
The September…no the November Issue!
Here it is! Driving past this boutique by the roadside in a village of the French Massif Central, I simply couldn’t resist! Would Anna Wintour approve of this?(!) I’m always …
Van Rompuy back and forth across the Ocean
In today’s edition of Le Figaro’s selection from the New York Times (which unfortunately is not published on www.lefigaro.fr) one will find one of Stephen’s article originally published for the …
Les jolies colonies de vacances..!
Homework for E.U.’s Top Diplomat This Summer Stephen Castle IHT, 30 July 2010 Alors que la France pousse ces messieurs dames (surtout Mme Ashton) à apprivoiser notre chère langue française, …