Especially today the 11th of November I’m wondering if this day should be a bank holiday. In France, it is. But a part, old people who go to put flowers to commemorate the soldiers who fought and died during the WW1, no one is really commemorate anything. But maybe in the UK it should be [...]
Archive for November, 2009
“Casse toi pauv’ con”: Not the same treatment…
November 4th, 2009
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Can someone explain why in France, the president Sarkozy can say to someone “Casse toi pauv’ con” (Go away bastard) without being punished…. And a guy who put in front of Sarkozy the same sentence is condemned??? Today the justice confirmed he has to pay a fine just to have done the same than the [...]
Goncourt: And the winner is …
November 2nd, 2009
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Today it’s a big day in France in the literature world. The most famous prize, The Goncourt, is chosen. And this year the winner is Marie Ndiaye for “Trois femmes puissantes” (Three powerful women) published at Gallimard. This competition recognizes the talent of a writer and a novel but it’s also a competition between publishers… [...]
