After 'Gatsby,' Fitzgerald took us to the Minnesota State Fair
Pioneer Press Wed, 24 Aug 2011 22:12 PM PDT
It was the spring of 1928, and F. Scott Fitzgerald was receiving praise for what would become his most famous work, "The Great Gatsby." But while he lived and wrote in Paris that spring, his muse was the Minnesota State Fair. |
Soil - Gareth Pugh To Stay In Paris
Contactmusic Wed, 24 Aug 2011 22:06 PM PDT
Gareth Pugh won't show in London for the foreseeable future. The British designer started showing his collections in Paris in 2008 and has no intention to move to his home soil any time soon, because he wasn't getting enough respect. He told vo... |
'Midnight in Paris' delights
Concord Monitor Wed, 24 Aug 2011 21:57 PM PDT
Review Woody Allen comedy recalls his past classics Woody Allen has found the right time and the right place with Midnight in Paris, his lightest, funniest and most satisfying movie in a long time. Shooting a full film in France for the first time, writer-director Allen has crafted a pastry-light romantic fantasy with virtually no dramatic pretensions, unlike the comic dramas and even outright ... |
Sarah's Key | An intelligent Euro-drama explores another angle of the Holocaust.
Pittsburgh City Paper Wed, 24 Aug 2011 21:39 PM PDT
In 1942, showing rare initiative, the Vichy government, with no help from its German guests, rounded up 13,000 Jews in Paris and environs and sent them off to the camps. Sarah's Key, an adaptation of the novel by Tatiana de Rosnay, revisits the ensuing horrors in wartime France, and als... By Harry Kloman. |
Soccer-Lille seek 'legitimate revenge' against Marseille
The Edge Wed, 24 Aug 2011 21:36 PM PDT
PARIS: Lille beat Olympique Marseille to last term's French title but the northern side still harbour feelings of revenge ahead of Sunday's (Aug 28) league clash after being denied by Didier Deschamps' outfit in last month's Trophy of the Champions, Reuters reported on Thursday, Aug 25. |
Meanland Blog â€" How I buy books: future, past, present
Spike the Meanjin Blog Wed, 24 Aug 2011 21:36 PM PDT
I have a dream: to travel the world, visiting its unorthodox bookstores . First stop is a shop on Newtown’s King Street titled Better Read Than Dead . Next is a secret room tucked away in New York that is possibly not secret anymore, thanks to Paris Review and others. |
PRESS DIGEST - British business press - Aug 25
Reuters UK Focus via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance Wed, 24 Aug 2011 21:18 PM PDT
The Times PARIS HITS SUPER-RICH WITH 3 PERCENT TAX RISE French President Nicolas Sarkozy moved to steer France clearof the euro zone debt crisis on Wednesday, with an 11 billioneuro austerity package that ... |
Champagne is a place, too
Canada.com Wed, 24 Aug 2011 21:07 PM PDT
The birthplace of bubbly is a fascinating and tasty side trip from Paris. |
Football: Scottish clubs in danger of Europa League exit
Channel NewsAsia Wed, 24 Aug 2011 21:00 PM PDT
PARIS : Scottish giants Celtic made history in 1967 when they became the first British club to win the European Cup but fast forward 44 years and on Thursday they could be party to a piece of unwanted football history. |
Libya: Rebels To Meet World Leaders In Paris
Sky News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News Wed, 24 Aug 2011 20:57 PM PDT
The future of Libya after the end of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's 42-year rule will be discussed by world leaders at a conference in Paris. |
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