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WATCH: A Fabulous French Caribbean Gem

Karen Schaler | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Resorts, Women, Hotels, Caribbean, Health, Beaches, Restaurants, Travel Therapy, French, Food, Travel, Martinique, Vacations, Culture, Karen Schaler, Video, Travel News

When I first started looking into visiting the French Caribbean island of Martinique I admit it, I was surprised.

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How to Navigate Markets Through the Euro-Zone Turmoil

Gemma Godfrey | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Europe, Banks, Debt, Spain, Euro, China, Portfolio, Dividend, Drachma, Investment, Portugal, Greece, Fsa, Wealth Management, French, Greek Exit, Election, Stocks, M&A, Buying Opportunities, Fund Managers, Allocation, Inflation, Emerging Market, Yield, Business News

As the euro zone crisis intensifies and global markets reflect investor concerns, we ask ourselves, is a Greek exit from the euro on its way? Preparations have already begun to protect shareholder interest.

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Face to Face With a New Language

The Minnesota Daily | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Foreign Language, French, Cognitive Development, Language, Skype, Culture, Second Language, College, College News

Learning about new and exciting cultures directly from the ones who live in it is one of my favorite facets of learning a new language. But taking a foreign language also offers a great opportunity to improve even in unrelated areas.

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Pardon My French: Our Heroine Gets To Know The Neighborhood

Katie Beck | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: France, French Elections 2012, Cote D'Azur, French, French Election, Food, Pardon My French, Arabic, Culture, Travel News

The neighborhood has been in protracted decline: Large family homes have been turned into cheap hotels and apartments. Pizza and kebab shops abound.

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Pardon My French: Our Heroine Counts Sheep

Katie Beck | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: South of France, France, Cote D'Azur, French, Pardon My French, French Riviera, Travel Blogs, Sleep, Travel News

Beyond the shingled roofs, I saw the stacked ochre buildings of the historic district in the distance and the green hillside beyond.

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Conquering A French Post Office

Katie Beck | Posted 06.02.2012

Read More: Europe, The Post Office, Learning a Language, France, Letter Writting, Katie Beck, French, Learning French, French Riviera, Travel, Travel Writing, Travel Blogs, Pardon My French, Travel News

With the hot sun and gentle breeze on my face, I reflected on the day. Absurd really. But I needed to break the seal of sounding stupid. I'll get used to it.

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Pardon My French: Our Heroine Sets Off... Again

Katie Beck | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: France, Europe, South of France, Travel, Cote D'Azur, Katie Beck, French, French Riviera, Pardon My French, Travel Blogs, Travel News

The pebbly beach is scattered with the constant sunbathers and students, but the glassy indigo water seems to be untouched for the moment.

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France: United in Grief, but for How Long?

Symi Rom-Rymer | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Anti-Semitism, Jews, North African, French, Muslims, France, Mohammed Merah, Racism, Neo-Nazis, Francois Mitterand, Nicolas Sarkozy, World News

In recent decades, French society has become increasingly divided. Social ills have become more increasingly apparent but little has been done to address them.

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2012 Rendez-Vous With French Cinema: A Preview

Farihah Zaman | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Kitty Genovese, Mathieu Amalric, Lucas Belvaux, French Film, 38 Witnesses, Lincoln Center, Film Society of Lincoln Center, French, Nyc Culture, Delicacy, Farewell My Queen, Film, The Film Society of Lincoln Center, Rendez-Vous With French Cinema, Movies, Cinema, Daniel Auteuil, Nyc, Benoit Jacquot, Americano, The Well Diggers Daughter, The Screen Illusion, Andre Techine, Unforgivable, Slidepollajax, Mathieu Demy, Zarafa, French Films, French Movies, Entertainment News

If you can't take advantage of the festival's NYC-based screenings, many of these films have a good shot at being picked up for U.S. theatrical and online distribution.

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PHOTOS: 10 Awesome Space Illustrations from the 1870's

The Huffington Post | Rebecca Searles | Posted 01.12.2012

Read More: Illustration, Stars, Planets, Historical, Astronomy, New York Public Library, Space, Drawing, French, Artist, Moon, Painting, Trouvelot, Science News

Today's giant telescopes offer amazing views of distant worlds. But it doesn't take modern technology costing millions to capture the awesome beauty a...

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A Peek into Blue Ivy Carter's Past

Megan Smolenyak | Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: French, Louisiana, Beyonce, Creole, Celebrity Kids, Barack Obama, Katy Perry, Cajun, Ancestry, Genealogy, Jay-Z, Barry Manilow, Ireland, Blue Ivy Carter, Family History, Acadian, Celebrity News

She's not even a week old, so the newborn daughter of Beyoncé and Jay-Z doesn't have a past yet -- except in the genealogical sense.

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French Design from the 1940s to Today at The Wolfsonian, Miami Beach (VIDEO)

VernissageTV | Posted 03.02.2012

Read More: Miami Beach, Exhibition, Design Museum, Philippe Starck, Roger Tallon, Design, French, Designers, Wolfsonian, Museum, Interview, Video, Arts News

Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity is the title of an exhibition at The Wolfsonian-FIU design museum in Miami Beach that has a look at French design from the 1940s to today.

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Potatoes With Pizzazz: 12 Recipes To Last The Winter

Big Girls, Small Kitchen | Posted 02.14.2012

Read More: Italian, Pizza, Gluten Free, French, Winter, Smashed, Home Cooking, Gluten-Free, Potatoes, Vegetables, Gratin, Slidepollajax, Focaccia, Roasted, Casserole, Mashed Potatoes, Recipes, KitchenDaily News

With the exception of kale and squash, once winter comes, potatoes are it. Not that you'll hear us complaining. Potatoes are brilliant, infinitely adaptable and even gluten-free.

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WHY I DON'T GIVE A DAMN

Debra Ollivier | Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Pleasure, French, Older Women, Flirtation, Cougars, The Balanced Life, Love, Sex, Fifty News

By the time we hit fifty most of us stop caring so much what so many people think of us. We flip our middle fingers at the shoulds and shouldn'ts that used to tyrannize us. We focus on the essential.

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Marc-Olivier Wahler Inspires Palais de Tokyo (VIDEO)

Constantin Bjerke | Posted 12.31.2011

Read More: Exhibition, Art, Contemporary, Marc Olivier Wahler, Anne Lacaton, French, Artists, Gallery, Museum, Experimental, Jean Philippe Vassal, Palais De Tokyo, Paris, Urban, Creative, Video, Arts News

It is a "space for production, reflection and today's challenging art, but with a structure that is pro-active and flexible."

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Pardon My French: Our Heroine Gets a Lesson in Etiquette

Katie Beck | Posted 12.24.2011

Read More: France, Ex-Pat, Katie Beck, French, Etiquette, Living Abroad, Coffee, Travel Blogs, Pardon My French, Travel News

All of the quirky rules and formalities here give a sense that people are doing the same things -- in the same places -- that they have been done for centuries. This is precisely what I find so fascinating about this country.

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Garou Bids Adieu to Zarkana in NYC

Jon Chattman | Posted 12.06.2011

Read More: Nyc, New York City, Cirque Du Soleil, Garou, Zark, French, The Kremlin, Moscow, Zarkana, Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart, Pierre Garand, Radio City Music Hall, New York News

It's Saturday, Oct. 1 at 7:40 p.m. and Garou has most of his costume on.

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Pardon My French: Our Heroine Learns To Love/Hate The French

Katie Beck | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Living Abroad, France, French, Ex-Pat, Nice, Travel Blogs, French Culture, Pardon My French, Cultural Differences, France Travel, International Destinations, Travel News

It was clear that our presence was beyond an inconvenience to them. My lack of French, from the looks on their faces, was an offense punishable by death.

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Pardon My French: Our Heroine Learns To Express Herself

Katie Beck | Posted 11.05.2011

Read More: France, American Expat, Travel, French, Learning a Language, Expats, Language School, Studying French, Expat, Travel Blogs, Pardon My French, Foreigner Living Abroad, Travel News

I also received some very confused looks from the women at the home furnishing shop when I accidentally asked them if "they go measuring cups?"

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Restoring the Myth of French Romanticism Through Music

Marty Lipp | Posted 11.02.2011

Read More: France, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Chanson, World Music, Musette, French, Jazz, Stacey Kent, Swing, Rupa and the April Fishes, French Jazz, Arts News

For those who want to bask in the idealized France where l'amour permeates the air, there has been a small revival of music at the intersection of French popular music and jazz.

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Pardon My French: Our Heroine Goes On A Budget

Katie Beck | Posted 10.31.2011

Read More: France, French, Travel News, Travel, Farmers Market, Budget, Cooking, Learning French, Grocery Shopping, Pardon My French, Travel News

As an American, it's a novelty to go to the bakery for bread and the cheese shop for cheese, and not just for a special fancy item, but for everyday shopping.

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WATCH: At Home With Sacha Walckhoff, Creative Director Of Lacroix

Constantin Bjerke | Posted 10.31.2011

Read More: Couture, Christian Lacroix, Fashion House, Sacha Walckhoff, Designer, Theatre, Madonna, crane.tv, French, Wedding Dress, Fashion, Womenswear, Paris, Menswear, Arts News

Christian Lacroix may be known for theatrical couture dresses fit for princesses, but in the past few years the Lacroix story has been far from a fair...

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Sheen and Estevez Hit Home Run with The Way

Lonna Saunders | Posted 10.25.2011

Read More: Forrest Gump, Charlie Sheen, French, Martin Sheen, Chicago, Chicago International Film Festival, Hollywood, France, The Emperor's New Clothes, The Way, Erich Segal, Pyrenees, Christian, Spain, Emilio Estevez, Galicia, Chicago Around Town, Chicago News

Rarely does an audience laugh and cry during the same movie. Yet that's what happened at a Chicago International Film Festival prescreening of The Way.

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Pardon My French: Our Heroine Settles In (Kind Of)

Katie Beck | Posted 10.15.2011

Read More: France, South of France, French, New Start, Nice, Travel Blogs, Adventure, Pardon My French, Europe Travel, France Travel, Travel News

I felt a sudden deep pang of homesickness and, before I knew it, I had tears streaming down my face. Some of the enormity of what I've done seemed to dawn on me in that moment and I felt a very long way from home.

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Pardon My French: Our Heroine Sells Her Old Life

Katie Beck | Posted 10.04.2011

Read More: Katie Beck, French, Travel, Pardon My French, Travel Blogs, Washington, Nice, Travel News

I made the decision to move to France, quit my job and found renters. The big things posed little problem. It was the little stuff that proved hard to handle.

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