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Window-shopping with Voltaire: A Dangerous Addiction Posted by Hichem on Apr 7, 2011
“Tous les jours, je lave mon cerveau avec la pub” (“Everyday I wash my brain with advertisings”) * * * While it is not as widely renowned as “Candide“, the novel “Zadig ou la Destinée” (“Zadig, or The Book of Fate”) stands today as one of the major works of Voltaire, although, we are told…
How to Age Like the French Posted by Jennie on Aug 13, 2010
It’s no secret that French women are esteemed around le monde to be among the most alluring and beautiful women around. The New York Times published a list of 10 Ways to Age Like a Frenchwoman in July (on my birthday, en fait!), and I’ve been mulling it over ever since. Let’s see what vous…