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“Et Moi, et Moi, et Moi” (“And Me, and Me, and Me”) Posted by Hichem on Aug 21, 2012
You listen to this famous and catchy French song, and you tell me if the French gentleman who wrote these lyrics back in 1966 has never been more right today than he ever was… The French singer, Jacques Dutronc, summarizes the process quite well: The narcissism and egomania of the “Baby Boomers” (his own generation…
La Plume de Ma Tante (My Aunt’s Pen) Posted by Hichem on Apr 29, 2011
For the now-graying baby boomer generation, the title of “la plume de ma tante” often evokes some fond and vivid early childhood memories; whereas for the progeny of the “Generation X” and above (Generation Y and Z), it most likely reminds them of a rather ghastly scene of le film d’horreur (horror movie) “l’Exorciste“, which premiered…