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Women in Hip-Hop: The B-girl Be Festival

Lauri Lyons | Posted 11.18.2009 | Entertainment

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Lauri Lyons

When it comes to women in hip-hop, don't call it a comeback. Women have been here for years.

Village Green: The World's Best City Park

F. Kaid Benfield | Posted 11.16.2009 | Green


F. Kaid Benfield

The Jardin du Luxembourg embodies a variety of vistas and experiences, from the majestic old Luxembourg Palace (now the seat of the French Senate), to the pond in the center where kids play with toy boats.

Are We Happier in France? An Expat Explains

Vivian Norris de Montaigu | Posted 11.15.2009 | Business


Vivian Norris de Montaigu

I think I am. We earn a lot less salary-wise, but my child is in a great public school, we have great health care, live near free parks, museums, and the pollution level is down.

The Other Man

Charlotte Safavi | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living


Charlotte Safavi

I'm in love with another man. Let me call him Daniel. I met him through my husband Ron. He introduced us at Marseille airport and then offered him a ride to the village where we were staying.

Letter from Paris: Josephine Baker Back in Paris (This Time as a Man)

Beth Arnold | Posted 11.11.2009 | World


Beth Arnold

It was a beautiful bang of an evening with swishy chorus girls covering luminous curvy skin with a parade of splendid costumes. Modern burlesque diva Dita Von Teese headlines this extraordinary show at the historic Casino de Paris.

The Dazzle of a Rising Star

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 11.10.2009 | New York


Michael Henry Adams

New York has a way of continually affording one with opportunities to ask questions like, "What becomes a legend most?"

About Time: Fashion for the Seventy and Over Crowd

Zandile Blay | Posted 10.20.2009 | Style


Zandile Blay

Designer Fannie Kirst's catwalk shows only feature the gray haired and gorgeous. Her elderly models (youngest is 60, oldest is 80) elegantly sashay down the runway in a series of knee length shift dresses.

Letter From Paris: Books with French Twists

Beth Arnold | Posted 10.20.2009 | World


Beth Arnold

Sorbonne Confidential is the fictionalized story of Laurel Zuckerman's actual experience working to become a teacher of English in the maddening French school system.

French Women Don't Wear Shorts

Gioia Diliberto | Posted 09.27.2009 | Style


Gioia Diliberto

Michelle Obama seems acutely aware of the image she projects with her clothes. It was 104 degrees at the Grand Canyon, and maybe she just wanted to be comfortable.

Who Works The Least? The French, According To UBS Study

Posted 09.19.2009 | Business


Oslo, Copenhagen, Zurich, Geneva and Tokyo are more expensive than New York, according to a new study released Wednesday by UBS. The study analyzes...

On Julie & Julia, the Fake Movieland France and My Non-Buttery Menu

Barbara Probst Solomon | Posted 09.18.2009 | Entertainment


Barbara Probst Solomon

This past weekend, I was dumbfounded at the movie vision of a 1948 Paris resplendent with sumptuous food portrayed in Julie & Julia. That year much of Europe was suffering from starvation.

Paris Pool Denies Muslim Woman For Wearing Burqini

Huffington Post | Posted 09.12.2009 | World


A Paris swimming pool has refused to allow a young Muslim woman to swim after she tried to enter while wearing a burqini, a full body covering that re...

Croque Notes: Stalking the Best Croque-Monsieur in Paris

Beth Perry | Posted 09.15.2009 | Style


Beth Perry

Inhaling the smell of freshly bubbled cheese, I knew my search was done: Four-thousand miles from home in the City of Love, I'd finally found The One.

French Delights Overshadow Economic Slump, Uncertainty

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 09.10.2009 | World


Magda Abu-Fadil

France may be in a slump, with a hyper-kinetic president intent on structural reforms to counter mounting deficits, but it remains the number one international destination for visitors offering more delights than can be fathomed on a 20-day visit.

Wake up and Smell the Tea

Alex Henry | Posted 09.07.2009 | Living


Alex Henry

What might happen if the entire world tried switching from coffee to tea for, say, a week?

Open Letter to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger

Chantal Sicile-Kira | Posted 09.04.2009 | Politics


Chantal Sicile-Kira

I can't afford to volunteer for the community anymore. Got to spend every free moment earning money or taking care of my mom and son.

Hardest Reservation in Paris: New Trier Grad's Restaurant

Flora Lazar | Posted 08.24.2009 | Chicago


Flora Lazar

The high priests of French gastronomy may not have been convinced that American chefs have arrived, but the market itself has spoken. For the last year there's been a six-month wait to get a table at a young Chicagoan's Paris restaurant.

Walter: Everywhere and Forever

Joan Z. Shore | Posted 08.23.2009 | Media


Joan Z. Shore

My memories of Walter Cronkite are very precious. We met just over 30 years ago, when I was a junior correspondent in the Paris bureau of CBS News.

French Stores To Open Shop On Sunday

New York Times | Matthew Saltmarsh | Posted 08.16.2009 | Style


The French lower house narrowly approved draft legislation on Wednesday that would further loosen rules -- cherished by many traditionalists -- that r...

Paris' Bike Rental Program Celebrates Second Birthday (VIDEO)

The News Room | Posted 08.15.2009 | Green


Velib, Paris' public bicycle rental program, celebrates its second birthday today. Velib or "bike freedom" distributes 20,000 bicycles across Paris at...

Paris Launches Smile Campaign To Counter Recession, Unfriendly Reputation

The Huffington Post | Posted 08.14.2009 | World


The Paris tourist board has taken the bizarre decision to combat falling tourist numbers and a reputation for unfriendliness by launching a smile camp...

Top Destination Wedding Locations (VOTE!)

Huffington Post | Morgan Korn | Posted 08.14.2009 | World


Many couples are eschewing traditional wedding venues and instead choosing to exchange vows in unique and tropical destinations. Here is the HuffPost'...

Iranians Worldwide Roll Out Green Scroll Against Ahmadinejad (SLIDESHOW, UPDATES)

Diane Tucker | Posted 08.19.2009 | World


Diane Tucker

Updates, and video screen grabs from the ceremony in Paris, follow the post. AUSTIN, TX -- When a reporter asked Vaclav Havel to comment on Iran's p...

A Fashion Foreign Policy

Michael Likosky | Posted 08.12.2009 | Business


Michael Likosky

To protect American workers, in the luxury sector and elsewhere, our government trade negotiators should revisit outsourcing rules.

Will Haute Couture Make It Through The Recession?

AP | JENNY BARCHFIELD | Posted 08.07.2009 | Style


PARIS — During a recession, how do you hawk a dress that costs more than many cars? That's the dilemma facing the handful of luxury labels that...